|
Post by Basket1lady on Sept 24, 2020 17:16:19 GMT
My sister is making a "spider web" out of rope to hang in front of her door (she lives in a townhouse) and will clothes pin candy to it. As kids take candy off she'll replenish. She's going to sit behind her glass door saying "happy halloween" and making sure kids take one. I think it will look cute. I'm dying to see pictures. This is genius! It solves the issue of exposure to you, lots of little boogery hands won’t touch all the candy, and it’s fun. Sadly, we don’t have TOTing here, although there is some celebration of Halloween.
|
|
|
Post by Basket1lady on Sept 24, 2020 17:16:56 GMT
My youngest is too old to really care, so that’s one thing I’m not too worried about. I saw this on Facebook this morning and think I’ll do the same for the small amount of ToTers we usually get. I’ll have no contact and there’s no contact with a candy bowl. This is a great idea, too! I love the creativity.
|
|
ashley
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,400
Jun 17, 2016 12:36:53 GMT
|
Post by ashley on Sept 24, 2020 19:21:57 GMT
We are not participating in Trick or Treating this year. Too much risk. We’ll stay home, I’m buying more chocolate than any of us need, and we will find some fun things to do!
|
|
|
Post by scrappintoee on Sept 26, 2020 19:25:20 GMT
I'm putting candy into rubber gloves. I am then going to throw said candy bags and beads out to the TOTers like it's Mardi Gras. For the littles I'll send the candy gloves down on a rope for easy detachment by the parent. I LOVE THIS !!!!! finaledition ....I couldn't quote you for some reason, but THANK YOU for posting that pik---what a GREAT idea !!!!! I am SO doing that, and I'll bet my neighbors will love that idea, too !!! SweetieBsMom .....LOVE what your sister's going to do with the spider web and would LOVE to see photos!!!
|
|
|
Post by scrappintoee on Sept 26, 2020 19:38:23 GMT
I could end up changing my mind, we’ll see. Right now I don’t feel much like celebrating anything. If it becomes R vs L fight like masks, I definitely won’t participate. Our town site on FB already has people saying, they can’t tell us there will be no Halloween. So far, everyone posting on our very friendly neighborhood page has ONLY discussed ways to make it SAFE and fun, and we're still not totally agreed it would be safe enough. IF....IF....anyone starts posting things that make it political in ANY way, I am OUT !!! We haven't had any Covid-deniers or anti-mask people post......YET.....
|
|
|
Post by nellej on Sept 26, 2020 20:32:37 GMT
For small children - try doing it from behind various doors in your home for a fun but safe alternative. Repeat visits encouraged!
|
|
georgiapea
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,846
Jun 27, 2014 18:02:10 GMT
|
Post by georgiapea on Sept 26, 2020 21:01:55 GMT
If I had ToT age kiddos they wouldn't be going door to door. I would plan a fun Halloween activity for them at home. Decorate a surprise room in spooky theme, then have an assortment of masks I would wear when they knocked on the theme room door to receive candy from me. Makes me wish I could actually do it.
|
|
|
Post by vjlau on Sept 26, 2020 23:00:41 GMT
We will not be ToTing at my house, nor giving out candy (but also, not too many come on a good year anyways, so I think we'll just forgo that).
We do plan to leave a "You've been BOO'd" bag at the door of DS's few good friends - and let parents know it was from us. We did this with Easter treats, and it was fun to deliver, and also receive. I'll pack up the bags several days before, and the bag is just a decorated grocery bag.
|
|
|
Post by refugeepea on Sept 26, 2020 23:46:03 GMT
I haven't heard officially from our town if Trick or Treating is happening. They only have a shit fest if it falls on a Sunday. Then of course it has to be on Saturday, because Jesus. But forget about the least of these, because candy.
I don't know if there will be merchant trick or treating. That is what we do instead of the regular kind. Straight up and down main street and you are done. We won't be participating if it happens and it kind of makes me sad, but I know my son doesn't care. I force him every year to work on being social.
ETA: I'm not handing out candy. I just do not care this year.
|
|
|
Post by myboysnme on Sept 27, 2020 1:03:49 GMT
My DGD is only bit younger than 2 and I think maybe they will take her to 2 or 3 neighbors. They are planning a halloween party on the 31st and I'm sure they will be giving out candy.
I will be at a scrapbook retreat weekend and I'm sure my DH will not be giving out candy. He wouldn't in any year.
|
|
|
Post by 950nancy on Sept 27, 2020 4:18:34 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. I think there are quite a few parents who feel this way. Mine are adults, but I would have had a hard time not TOTing. You are outside and can glove up. You can let the treats sit for a few days if you are concerned. We have little ones on either side of us and I have been adding to their treat bags this month. I don't know if they will TOT, but I want to have something for them either way.
|
|
|
Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 27, 2020 4:53:24 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. I think there are quite a few parents who feel this way. Mine are adults, but I would have had a hard time not TOTing. You are outside and can glove up. You can let the treats sit for a few days if you are concerned. We have little ones on either side of us and I have been adding to their treat bags this month. I don't know if they will TOT, but I want to have something for them either way. We were talking again tonight about it, and there were two parts to the equation. One, how many of the families that usually go with us on our hay wagon are going to want to sit shoulder to shoulder with other neighborhood families this year? Half the kids are doing 100% online learning like we are to lower the potential for Covid exposure. I can’t imagine they will want to throw all these kids together in a pack for 2-3 hours. We live in a neighborhood where the lots are mostly two acres each and the houses are spaced far apart, which is why they go together on the wagon. And two, how many of the mostly older residents in our neighborhood are even going to have their lights on this year? It could be that a few families do want to go with us and they drive around all night for almost nothing? As for passing out treats ourselves, it would be easy enough to put up a folding table in front of the steps up to the house and social distance put the Hershey bars we usually give out on the table for the kids (I can see them coming up the driveway long before they get up near the house) and then step back as they come up to get them. In a typical year we normally give out 35-40 of them, I can’t imagine we will have that many kids this year.
|
|
seaexplore
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,798
Apr 25, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
|
Post by seaexplore on Sept 27, 2020 5:03:22 GMT
I could end up changing my mind, we’ll see. Right now I don’t feel much like celebrating anything. If it becomes R vs L fight like masks, I definitely won’t participate. Our town site on FB already has people saying, they can’t tell us there will be no Halloween. So far, everyone posting on our very friendly neighborhood page has ONLY discussed ways to make it SAFE and fun, and we're still not totally agreed it would be safe enough. IF....IF....anyone starts posting things that make it political in ANY way, I am OUT !!! We haven't had any Covid-deniers or anti-mask people post......YET..... my town is calling it a “protest”. Yep. It’s political here.
|
|
|
Post by katiejane on Sept 27, 2020 5:27:48 GMT
We are doing a pumpkin trail. Decorating a pumpkin sign for our front window and then, parents walk round with their kiddos and if their kids spots a pumpkin the parent puts the sweet in their bag. TOT is too risky.
|
|
|
Post by 950nancy on Sept 28, 2020 2:01:27 GMT
I think there are quite a few parents who feel this way. Mine are adults, but I would have had a hard time not TOTing. You are outside and can glove up. You can let the treats sit for a few days if you are concerned. We have little ones on either side of us and I have been adding to their treat bags this month. I don't know if they will TOT, but I want to have something for them either way. We were talking again tonight about it, and there were two parts to the equation. One, how many of the families that usually go with us on our hay wagon are going to want to sit shoulder to shoulder with other neighborhood families this year? Half the kids are doing 100% online learning like we are to lower the potential for Covid exposure. I can’t imagine they will want to throw all these kids together in a pack for 2-3 hours. We live in a neighborhood where the lots are mostly two acres each and the houses are spaced far apart, which is why they go together on the wagon. And two, how many of the mostly older residents in our neighborhood are even going to have their lights on this year? It could be that a few families do want to go with us and they drive around all night for almost nothing? As for passing out treats ourselves, it would be easy enough to put up a folding table in front of the steps up to the house and social distance put the Hershey bars we usually give out on the table for the kids (I can see them coming up the driveway long before they get up near the house) and then step back as they come up to get them. In a typical year we normally give out 35-40 of them, I can’t imagine we will have that many kids this year. We didn't TOT in groups, and never on a hay wagon. I'd tell mine if they wanted to go, we'd go as a family. I imagine many lights will be dark (again) this year.
|
|