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Post by mayceesgranny on Sept 23, 2020 20:32:34 GMT
The small town I live in is planning on holding traditional door to door Trick or Treating on Halloween day for 2 hours in the afternoon. I have grandkids who have participated every year.
Not sure how I feel about it. I know the kids love it and will miss it if they can't do it. We do have in person school currently and high school football is being played.
Our area has also been experiencing an increase in COVID 19 cases...
Thoughts? concerns? WWTPD?
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Post by Linda on Sept 23, 2020 20:35:14 GMT
we're not trick or treating. I'm planning to buy everyone's favourite treats and divy them up into their treat bags (my girls have hand-sewn ones they use/d every year). I'll do a more elaborate Hallowe'en dinner and maybe make a pumpkin cake, play some spooky music, and perhaps watch a movie (I'm thinking It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown) so make it festive but different
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Post by luckyexwife on Sept 23, 2020 20:36:28 GMT
My kids have been asking, I've I've told them it's too early to decide. They will be putting together costumes, but we probably won't decide on trick-or-treating until much closer to Halloween.
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Post by LuvAgoodPaddle on Sept 23, 2020 20:54:32 GMT
I don't have kids at home any longer, but if I did I would be be putting together something really fun just for our family. Costumes, candy, party fun all at home.
My brain just can't get past how many germs from how many people that handed out that candy out are all over that bag of treats.
But I also now think the same when I see people clinking glasses together for a toast or sticking their hands in a bowl of chips in movies and on TV now too, LOL!
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Post by cmpeter on Sept 23, 2020 20:55:17 GMT
I would not participate.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 23, 2020 20:57:54 GMT
Undecided
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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 23, 2020 21:02:47 GMT
My kids are past trick or treat age, but my mom and I were just discussing it. I'm lucky that I live in a small neighborhood- so even in a typical year, my kids would hit 20ish houses. It's actually funny, because one year my daughter went to the "big" neighborhood with a friend so she could clean up on candy and learned that those neighborhoods give you one tiny piece of candy, where here they give you handfuls or multiple full candy bars as we only get a 10-20 kids. Hell at the end of the night I dump my bowl in some lucky kids bag and turn off the light. So I could have pretty easily sanitized between stops and then put the candy away for a few days and go for it. While my mom lives in a crazy neighborhood where they get 200-300+ trick or treaters. She really doesn't need that kind of exposure and she just laughs when I talk about putting out a bowl.
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Post by maryland on Sept 23, 2020 21:03:13 GMT
My daughter will not trick or treat and we will not be handing out candy. Not worth it. So sad that we will miss out on Halloween this year. We always have a big neighborhood parade and neighborhood dinner and it's so much fun. That's cancelled, but trick or treating is still on.
We may go for a walk (away from people) but not participate.
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 23, 2020 21:18:33 GMT
My kids are older, but if they were TOT age, I wouldn’t decide yet. It’s over a month away.
But I would probably let them go. We’d pick a costume with a mask, and stay away from crowds. It would be pretty easy IMO
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Post by gsquaredmom on Sept 23, 2020 21:19:39 GMT
If my kids were young, we would not. We get so few, and our dogs go nuts, so I put a bowl snd a sign out at the front walk.
I do wonder if it’s safe or not safe for kids to be in school in your area, does that affect your decision either way?
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 23, 2020 21:27:43 GMT
One of my kids' classes is doing a trunk-or-treat event that includes siblings, and I'm considering that.
As for neighborhood trick-or-treating, our house doesn't get anyone because of its location anyway, and I'm skeptical that there will be widespread trick-or-treating anyway. We're doing a ton of house decoration and Halloween home-based events and hoping that fills the void.
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Post by StephDRebel on Sept 23, 2020 21:30:21 GMT
Im doing a private party for just the neighborhood kids. We are putting up spooky stations in the backyard and one family at a time is coming through. (3 total)
They'll dress up, roast a wiener, have some hot cider, do the monster mash, take some pics by the photo booth, and then we will have a pumpkin full of treats for each of them and they're each scheduled about 30 mins apart.
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 23, 2020 21:31:49 GMT
Hear me out... I think it’s possible to make ToT-ing low risk. I’d let the kids dress up, they would wear masks, I would only let them go to the door if there are no other kids there. I’d ring the doorbell myself (or DH) with a chopstick or stick. The kids could say ToT and the neighbor would drop the candy in the bag that only DH or I carry. When we get home, the candy would be put aside for at least 3 days.
This way, the kids touch no one. They are outside, not near others, and they aren’t touching anything. My kids wouldn’t care that they didn’t get to ring the doorbell or carry the candy. They would just want to show off for the neighbors and eat candy.
I wouldn’t take a preschooler out and I’d let an older child out alone if they had proved to be trustworthy.
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Post by MaryMary on Sept 23, 2020 21:37:25 GMT
I tend to be much more cautious about things than... like every single person I know, apparently. But, I really don’t see ToTing as being super risky?? Or I guess I think it can easily be made low-risk.
Have all kids wear masks. Put a bowl out for kids to grab their own candy.
Transmission through touch is rare. As long as kids social distance when approaching houses... is there really that much risk involved?
I don’t know what we will be doing at this point. But, I think maybe stopping by a handful of close family/friends houses to ToT (not go inside) would be fairly safe, and might be what we do.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 21:53:25 GMT
We are not ToT. While we would be mindful to socially distance, wear a mask, and not go out sick, I can not guarantee others will.
Its not the end of the world to do something else for Halloween. I missed ToT as a kid due to illness and still had a fun time.
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 23, 2020 21:53:33 GMT
We don't have kids at home anymore. My guess is we just won't answer the door.
Sad I know, but my husband is high risk. This just isn't worth it to me for us to worry about it.
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Post by pinklady on Sept 23, 2020 21:56:41 GMT
Door to door trick or treating should be stopped, COVID or not. I just cannot fathom a parents reasoning that one night a year a kid can go to any strangers door and get candy. It's weird.
In non-COVID times, trunk or treating, costume parties, etc. with people you know is what should be the "norm".
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Post by playingcinderella on Sept 23, 2020 22:13:06 GMT
Parents send kids to school sick, they don't social distance in the school hallways, why would Halloween be any different? My kids will stay home and we are planning to do it up big with food, games and decor. I'm not worried about transmission via touch but the number of people and the inability or unwillingness to social distance.
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Post by katiescarlett on Sept 23, 2020 22:19:31 GMT
Our neighborhood goes all out for Halloween. We are the go to neighborhood for trick or treating and get anywhere from 200 to 500 TOT's per year. I love seeing all the little ghosts and goblins! My DD is past TOT age but she and her friends still dress up and hang out at our house for Halloween. I will decorate our house and yard for Halloween as always and will likely sit outside with a mask and a big bowl of candy for kids to grab out of. But I will wait to make my final decision based on what the Covid numbers are closer to Halloween.
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Post by stormycat on Sept 23, 2020 22:25:31 GMT
I’ll be the lone dissenter. We are trick or treating in our neighborhood. My kids are 3 and 4. We will walk the neighborhood like we do 3 times a day now. My kids will have some candy, and we will enjoy our night.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Sept 23, 2020 23:03:42 GMT
I don't really think trick or treating is super high risk- at least, I think it can be done safely enough. That said, my neighbourhood barely trick or treats on a normal year. So it is likely to be very off this year, unless we go to another neighbourhood. I don't think my kids care all that much, so long as I buy them candy. I am going to do a Halloween afternoon tea. We do lots of tea parties in my house, so it's going to be a gothy foggy affair this year. Also, I convinced my son to dress like David Rose, and I'm going to be Moira. Most apt dysfunctional Mother-son duo
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Post by gina on Sept 23, 2020 23:08:23 GMT
We are trick or treating here.
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Post by Linda on Sept 23, 2020 23:36:56 GMT
I do wonder if it’s safe or not safe for kids to be in school in your area, does that affect your decision either way? schools are open here with a virtual option. My DD was virtual - I pulled her out and we start homeschooling tomorrow. So no, imo, it's not safe to be in school here but an awful lot of people in my area think otherwise
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Post by heckofagal on Sept 23, 2020 23:54:55 GMT
My kids are older but we would not be trick or treating and we will not be handing out candy. If my kids were younger I’d try to make a fun party at home. Buy our own favorite candies, have a Halloween themed meal, play some spooky games, watch a spooky movie. There’s a good chance we might do most of these things anyway and my kids are in their 20s.
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2020 0:06:40 GMT
Also, I convinced my son to dress like David Rose, and I'm going to be Moira. Most apt dysfunctional Mother-son duo OMG.....Brilliant !!! I hope you will post piks! Moira would be sooo fun to emulate with the insane makeup, hair styles, and her UNIQUE couture wardrobe Oh, and David's wardrobe, also! I love David / Daniel !!! In an interview, he said some of the clothing he wore on the show was his. (I've always enjoyed peoples' very unique and BOLD clothing choices!!) On my neighborhood facebook group, we're figuring out ways to make T or T safer, or possibly have some type of outdoor gathering. I'm planning on decorating the yard and house a bit more this year to raise neighbors' morale. One of our fave parts of Halloween is that every year, several families say they look forward to "the house with the BULLDOGS in costumes!" If we decide to NO T or T'ing in our neighborhood, we could put the doggies in a stroller and walk by everybully's houses while staying safely distanced. We could see the cute kiddos' costumes, and they could still see the doggies....win win! Normally, some of the trick-or-treaters and their parents also like to hang out on our front porch a while to pet, rub ears and tummies, and chat with us and the doggies. Nope, not happening this year! They'll just get their candy and leave quickly.
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Post by shescrafty on Sept 24, 2020 0:23:57 GMT
My neighborhood is doing a costume parade with social distancing. I organized it for our HS graduates and it was awesome. Inviting neighbors to the sidewalk/street and the kids walk with their own family.
If kids trick or treat I will use a lacrosse stick to give out candy, or a “grabber” arm. I will wear a mask and spend less that 5 seconds with each. I have also seen big “chutes to put candy in and the bucket at the bottom. I like that idea also!
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 24, 2020 0:27:28 GMT
We’re probably not participating. We had a massive wind and rain situation last year. We kept our kids home. If my husband had taken them out, there was a serious chance that our 2 year old could have been blown down the street (she’s pretty tiny). So, the kids decorated all the doors in our house, and put on their costumes and tick or treated at home. They stayed dry and safe, they had fun, and they only got tons of full sized candy bars! (We buy full sized because we only have like 9 trick or treaters in our neighborhood. And 4 are mine! 😂).
So, we’ll probably do that again this year. It sucks, but it doesn’t suck as much as possible coronavirus. We may take them to their grandparents house to trick or treat there. Not sure.
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Post by huskermom98 on Sept 24, 2020 0:27:51 GMT
My boys are too old for TorT, but if they were younger we'd still be going out like normal. We'll have our light on and will hand out candy, but we don't live in a neighborhood with a lot of TofT traffic. I don't see if as a risky endeavor...then again we spent our summer going to baseball games, amusement parks and the Wisconsin Dells (without masks for the most part) and we've never gotten sick...
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Post by snyder on Sept 24, 2020 0:32:15 GMT
I don't have children the age to be trick or treating, but I do not think I would allow them to go. I use to be naive when it came to sanitation of "places" until one time while flying, and the flight attendant kept wiping their nose and then picking up a food item to place on a tray. Since then, I'm pretty cautious of eating foods outside of my home. I envision some person wiping their nose, grabbing a handful of candy to hand to the children and then the child goes home, picks that particular candy to pop in their mouth. Yeah, I'm nuts. lol
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Post by Sarah*H on Sept 24, 2020 0:39:46 GMT
It's my favorite holiday but we will not be handing out candy. My daughter also said she won't be trick or treating. She is hopeful that it will be temperate enough to do a scary movie in the backyard.
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