Yes, @maya54, to me it is definitely worth the extra cost. They are thrilled, even the not so little ones. 
I don’t get gobs of trick or treaters so am able to spoil those I do get. Plus, you have go up a pretty big hill to my house.
I’m not a fan of the sanitized trunk or treat events, personally. I think it takes away some of the magic and mystique of Halloween.
We buy the full size Hershey bars at Costco and they are a big hit. It’s worth it.
I would have hated “trunk or treat” as a kid. Half of the fun was being able to be outside after dark!
My kids always went to the street of merchants in an area near their school so saw lots of school mates. It started early (like 4?) and then we went to the convent where the nuns pretended not to recognize any of them and then to the priest’s house where they’d get a homework pass. Then we’d go to eat Chinese food and then head out to the door to door route to make the big haul.
Some years it was 75 degrees, others 40 degrees.
I can remember going out without parents with a pillowcase to hold the candy, and running from house to house through our subdivision as a kid. Going home to dump the candy when the bag got too full, then going out again to hit the areas we hadn’t gotten to yet. Then carefully tallying up the count of each of the “good” types of candy so I could track if my brothers snitched any. And no restrictions on how much we ate every day after. One of those wild and free experiences most of our kids will never know!
We are supposed to have up to 4 inches of rain and thunderstorms in my area of the country tomorrow, so most communities moved trick or treat up to this evening. We have had temps in the low 70s with a dry breeze, so it was a perfect evening for families to get out. Big crowds - I live at the end of a cul de sac and this was one of the few times that I’ve run out of candy. I love the little kids, but I’m not programmed to think kids old enough to drive (or close to it) should be trick or treating. My parents pulled the plug on us when we left elementary school. My favorites were three little ones (brothers & sister) dressed as Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Yoda. Least favorite was 14-15 year old boy with no real costume or even a bag who put his hands out to receive candy as if he were receiving communion. I mean, really - no bag, bucket, or pillowcase?
I welcome the middle school and high school kids. The ones that come to my house are super polite and I’m all for letting them engage in such a wholesome activity/event as long as possible.
Growing up, all the middle school students trick or treated.
You’re never too old for Halloween treats right? As long as you have the right attitude?! I mean, I’m probably going to stop at the bakery tomorrow morning to pick up “treats” for my co-workers - BECAUSE ITS HALLOWEEN!!!
I’m with @doschicos on the middle and high school kids- i smile and give them a candy bar. They have always been polite to me. I don’t care if they wear costumes or street clothes. I also don’t care if kids from other neighborhoods come by. All are welcome.
And I give out candy to parents, too.
I spent most of my time at our 50th HS reunion talking to former neighborhood kids. We all remembered a local house where the butler had a tray of candy apples. We never thought about anything but how terrific they tasted.
The best house in my neighborhood as a kid was a guy who worked as a wholesale candy distributor. He had his kitchen counter lined up with at least a dozen huge bowls of candy. You were allowed to grab a fistful of each bowl. Needless to say, it was a popular stop.
Our company provides a giant bowl of candies for everyone in the kitchen… and we are not teens anymore!
We will have a little office party where we will vote for the best decorated cube and the best costume.
Many years ago when I was pregnant with my now grown up daughter our office had a Halloween costume competition between departments. Our group dressed up like circus participants and I was the ringmaster. We also had a haunted house walk through the cafeteria. Our team won for the best group costume and each of us on the team got a paid day off as the winning prize.
Posting this (courtesy of a former CCer):
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We had a witch in our neighborhood who handed out candy apples. She sat at the top of a long staircase, and most kids were terrified to even go up… but those were THE best candied apples ever.
My unique childhood memory of Halloween in addition to the “rich house” that gave full sized Hershey bars was our neighbor who made popcorn balls and individually wrapped them.
There was a retirement community near where I grew up and we always got the best treats there. Full size candy bars, homemade popcorn balls and individual bags of candy. I remember my brother and I running home to dump the candy from our pillowcases to head out for more.
I’ve told this story before, but it ties into the “when are you too old?” question. I’ve never minded giving to teens if they’re in the spirit and have made some effort, but one Halloween we got one last group at the end of the night. They were older teens, probably high school seniors, and they had made minimal effort- one funny tie, one fright wig, no proper costumes. I was wrestling with how to tell them “no” when they burst into song, an original and humorous composition of three verses in three part harmony about why they deserved candy. It was the highlight of the evening. They got the entire candy bowl.
I was having a scheduled c-section on November 1st - I opened the door on Halloween night and a very young teenager exclaimed, “oh, you’re pregnant too!”
A first for me, I live on a waterway, and a fully dressed witch just paddled by on a stand up paddle board. She said, Happy Halloween! I said, that’s the craziest broom I ever saw!