Comments on: Halloween is here

By: sarah r.

sarah r. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:05:29 +0000

Put it in myself.
Learned that the hard way after the first year in this neigborhood when kids (many not even dressed up) came up, looked at me and the candy bowl with greed, grabbed, and then ran off with no “trick or treat” or “thank you.”
Now we even remind the kids to say “trick or treat” and then say “you’re welcome” in order to prompt a “thank you.”
I think Halloween costumes and manners have definitely gone downhill.

By: Colin Wee

Colin Wee — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:04:17 +0000

I’m actually bewildered why they’d celebrate Halloween here in Australia.

However, I was very impressed with the well behaved groups of children I had on my doorstep two days ago. They had adult chaperons. They were all dressed up in amazing costumes!

All in all a very good way of doing the entire thing.

I’ll remember the advice to put lollies into bags first. That’s an excellent idea.

Colin

By: lissa

lissa — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:23:41 +0000

I give it to them myself.
I am anal.
And kids are grubby.

teehee!

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:55:49 +0000

Well, being the organizational freak that I am; I put the candy in little bags and then just give out the bags to them. I let them put those in their bag though.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:35:14 +0000

Personally I put the candy in their bags myself that way they don’t grab large handfuls and the candy last longer…
ps. I hope Fuller has a great time and well as you enjoy the fun time with your friends

By: vieja

vieja — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:31:11 +0000

Dayton’s “Beggars’ Night” as they call it, was Tuesday. (I think communities around here do that so parents can haul their kids around to other places and work other ‘hoods.)

When Daddy’s doing the job, he lets the kids do the grabbing. This year I bought huge bags of very good peppermint balls — soft — and put them in the basket. Then I handed out the bits — 2 to each kid. Guess I could have been more generous, but wanted the candy to stretch (It did!) and some of the little and not-so-little darlings around here can really get rowdy with their digging.