Trick or Treat Kids - any come to your door?

Live on a very dangerous main road so no callers, I drop 6 bags up to a very old family friend who practically raised me for her grandchildren. I remember when I was younger there were a few houses where we had to do something to 'earn' our treat.

Yeah loads. Our estate was built about 15 years ago, so many kids now.

Can't complain as my kids were knocking on their doors too.

All part of the game.

None here. I'm beginning to think no one in my town celebrates halloween.

Was stripped down to the boxers with all lights on and curtains wide open and not a sinner.

DoozerT6 wrote: »

I live in an apartment, so I never get kids calling round, they generally don't bother coming to the apartment blocks.

I remember it well as a kid myself, but we always had to do a little song/poem/Irish dance or something to get our treats, we never just knocked on the door and held out our bags. Was this just a country thing, or was it done everywhere and that part of the tradition has just died out in recent years?...

Agreed - I was brought up in a country town, and back then trick or treaters calling at Halloween had to sing a song, recite a poem, or something similar. They would dress up also, but not in the fancy costumes they have these days.

I hadn't seen any for a few years, as an adult, due to various living situations. However, the first time I had my own front door, the first caller was a little boy on his own. So, in my innocence, I asked him what he was going to perform! He eventually produce a short little poem. I'd say I scared him off forever....

Also, back when I was a kid, Halloween masks were the big thing. You'd have this plasticy mask that covered your face, and when you were breathing it would become really moist inside, which was pretty ukky.

I did have a number of callers this evening. I had bought some fun-size mars bars, so they got one each.

What I like to see now is that the callers are little children (supervised!), and they are very cute. I recall when I was young, sometimes gangs of teenagers could call, and they were sometimes quite pushy or aggressive. For this reason, after a few years, my Father refused to answer the door, and he never allowed us to take part in any trick or treating

My son's band were playing at the fireworks display in town so by the time I got home with their equipment all the trick or treaters were gone.

120ish had 100 bags made up and some spare bits for just in case which were needed. The house was dedecorated and in a large estate.

First caller at 5:30 and last at 8pm so not bad, in.recent years we had callers as.late at half 9 :rolleyes:

Tonight 90% between 6:15 -7:15 at one stage there was like 20 at the door.

Pingi wrote: »

120ish had 100 bags made up and some spare bits for just in case which were needed. The house was dedecorated and in a large estate.

First caller at 5:30 and last at 8pm so not bad, in.recent years we had callers as.late at half 9 :rolleyes:

Tonight 90% between 6:15 -7:15 at one stage there was like 20 at the door.

ThAts a lot of work to go to. Why bother decorating in the first place?