When trick or treaters call

MrsTinks

Last year I had a pumpkin outside and loads of treats for the kids and i had loads left Took me till spring to get shot of all the sweets!
Anyway - this year I haven't got my "vomiting pumpkin" and don't know if I want to do one... DH isn't home so it would be just me and the dog - who barks if you ring the doorbell Whilst she'd never hurt the kids she can be a bit frightening (which isn't always a bad thing!).
So... do I turn away the trick or treaters or do I get my butt down to tesco and buy some sweets and a pumpkin... hmmmmm

medsdemon

I actually hate Halloween, but since i hve a 12 year old I can't get away with ignoring it:rotfl: . I told her this year it will be her last year as i think any older is too old. Also she is under strict instructions to only visit people's houses we know. And definitely no calling at houses after 9pm.
i bought a tin of Roses chocolates and then each kid that comes to our door will get a handful. I do think though round us less and less come out guising now.

Cinny91

We don't answer the door normally, my parents just sit there and grumble because the dogs have gone crackers. I'll check out the window if it's teenagers I'll leave it but if it's a little kid I'll find something in the cupboard for them. We live on a main road though, so we dont get many.

Halloween for me just means cuddling up on the sofa and watching scary movies with the lights off (and I'm a right wuss)

RustyFlange

MrsTine wrote: »

Last year I had a pumpkin outside and loads of treats for the kids and i had loads left Took me till spring to get shot of all the sweets!
Anyway - this year I haven't got my "vomiting pumpkin" and don't know if I want to do one... DH isn't home so it would be just me and the dog - who barks if you ring the doorbell Whilst she'd never hurt the kids she can be a bit frightening (which isn't always a bad thing!).
So... do I turn away the trick or treaters or do I get my butt down to tesco and buy some sweets and a pumpkin... hmmmmm

If it is something you normally do then I don't think you can turn them away as kids have good memories ... I know my son remembers such a house where he got this fantastic thing It was cheap tat but for a little one then its great lol get your butt down to tescos and take any pent up anger out on cutting the pumpkin

blue_monkey_2

And Most Haunted Live!!! I love Most Haunted Live on Living and it is the thing I look forward to most once the kids are in bed. It's been a whole week this week and we was away for 2 days, I've just caught up for tonights which looks like it is going to be pretty good. Anyone else watching it?? The last couple of nights have been fantastic.

Sailor_Sam

Can we move away from the sweets theme, just for a minute. I wanted a bit of advice.
You know halloween is the night that that ghosts and ghoulies roam, well if the little kids come dressed up...........How can i tell if it is only someone in fancy dress, or a real live ghost ! whoa whoa whoa.

EssexGirl

blue_monkey wrote: »

And Most Haunted Live!!! I love Most Haunted Live on Living and it is the thing I look forward to most once the kids are in bed. It's been a whole week this week and we was away for 2 days, I've just caught up for tonights which looks like it is going to be pretty good. Anyone else watching it?? The last couple of nights have been fantastic.

Have watched Most Haunted and Dead Set all week. I'm not sure that MH has been fantastic, but it's been entertaining nonetheless Although I did feel for Yvette last night, she was properly sobbing her heart out after being in that chair.

Some of us mums are taking the kids out trick or treating tonight. We only ever go to houses that we know and ones that have pumpkins or decorations outside.

Shevs

blue_monkey wrote: »

And Most Haunted Live!!! I love Most Haunted Live on Living and it is the thing I look forward to most once the kids are in bed. It's been a whole week this week and we was away for 2 days, I've just caught up for tonights which looks like it is going to be pretty good. Anyone else watching it?? The last couple of nights have been fantastic.

I love most haunted live but I really dont like Brian, I really dont think he is that good. I could probably do a better job as a clairvoyant. BRING BACK DAVID WELLS BRING BACK DAVID WELLS

Siren137

My brother and I were never allowed to go trick or treating as kids as my parents believed it was wrong to expect people to give us sweets after disturbing them. My mum and dad live in a 200 year old pub which has been in the process of renovation for some time now and they have never had a trick or treater and they think its because the house looks creepy at night!!

Last year was my first year living away from home and my OH was away with work so I didn't have the lights on and sat in the back room as I was alone. This year we are in a top floor flat and so I doubt anyone will buzz us as they will have to climb up 6 lots of stairs to get to us hehe.

The OH and myself have also been watching Dead Set, still not sure what I think of it although I miss some of Wednesday nights as I fell asleep so that shows you how scary it is lol.

soblivion

When my two were younger I never let them do trick or treat, at the time there was a lot of much older people living here and very few people with children, in my mind it just didn't feel right.
Instead I would dress them up, we'd have soup, hotdogs and jacket potatoes for tea then do a halloween hunt for sweets in the house and garden with torches. I made up some spooky clues as to where the goodies were and they went off in search of. Then we'd watch something like scooby do and the werewolf type video or Goosebumps (when they got a bit older) while they ate some of their sweets.
I always got a pumpkin which I helped them carve the day before.
They still remember it because they were talking about it last week infact and they're 17 and 21 now.