No T/T, as expected. I sat in the kitchen reading a fascinating document recently produced by a trio of judges. 
Nobody showed up even though the evening was perfect for being outside. Upper forties, sunny, and dry.
At work today⊠completely different story. We had sweet goodies in the kitchen and costume contests at lunch! Best decorated cubicle was also rewarded with a prize. Folks went home early.
Maybe about 40 kids, half of what I usually get.
Our numbers were down, too even though the rain held off until 8 PM. Lots of Harry Potters and Hermione Grangers this year. Maybe because I actually know who they are unlike some of the more recent popular characters!
Nicest thing - my next door neighborâs 15 yo son and his buddy stopped by, didnât want any candy, just came to say hi. They are good kids.
Was going to dump most of the leftover candy at work, but a friend posted on FB that one of the HS clubs will take it for a fundraiser, so Iâll probably message her.
There was no trick or treating in my neighborhood last night. The storm that took out @4kids4us 's heat pump was sweeping through my area. Brief, intense and terrifying. Quite a few neighborhoods postponed their festivities until tonight - so Iâll put the light on tonight.
We had around 130, which is about 1/3 of normal. I found out that they blocked off our street this year, so cars werenât allowed. That would deter a lot from other neighborhoods. What do you think about that? I have mixed feelings.
@toledo, wow, you get almost 400 usually?? I canât even imagine. 130 sounds extreme to me!
Re: blocking off the street. This is tricky. We live on a boulevard -so a wider street and because of the boulevard sort of âone wayâ traffic. We definitely have kids from other parts of the area/city come in cars to T or T our neighborhood. As long as cars go no faster than a creep I am ok with itâŠbut you have to be SO alert to kids running and crossing streets to get to houses with lights on. I can understand it for safety reasons. But I also think that cars that want to come could try and park and walk the neighborhood instead of creating congestion by following the kids w/the car.
I think blocking the street can help safety if there are no sidewalks when there are that many kids. No reason parents canât park nearby and walk in.
How did residents get home though?
In my old neighborhood, we would have parents from other areas driving their kids from house to house instead of walking. It was dangerous for those out on foot (no sidewalks), and a pain for residents trying to get home from work.
We had 2âŠabout average for us! We live in a development, but large lot sizes. Most kids head into town where they can hit 20 houses in the time it takes to get to 4! Just as well - my dog seriously hates the doorbell! Rain held off by us; I was tempted to put the air for a bit because it was in the 70âs and SO HUMID!!! Today we have a freeze warning!
It was raining during the day here, and when it stopped (just in time for the neighborhood party and the regular trick or treating) it got COLD and windy. We had. kids between 6:30- 8:30. Was worried weâd have a ton of candy leftover but was pretty generous with what we gave so most is gone.
Our suburb announced that because of the bad weather there would be trick or treating this Saturday afternoon. After much confusion, they sent another communication saying, no we arenât cancelling Halloween trick or treating hoursâŠkids can still go then too.
Last nite we had about 30 kidsâŠno little kidsâŠI asked them all if they are planning to T or T Saturday too and they all said of course!
Well as usual I learned something new from this thread. âTrunk and treatâ ⊠Had to look it up⊠Guess they also do it in the Chicago suburbs. Didnât know it was a thing⊠??.
@knowstuff we just had that discussion at work yesterday! My kids are 20 and 16; wasnât a thing then, but now all the daycares and elementary schools do it. I guess itâs a good way to get treats if you donât feel like schlepping around (or donât trust the neighbors!).
@NJWrestlingmom⊠But if your going to go to all that trouble why not just have a block party?
Here they block off a business street and kids go business to business with some activities for the kids. The community center has activities. I get kids not going house to house really anymore.
Itâs all what your used to I guess. As long as the kiddos have fun!
We live in a pretty rural area - the bigger town has several highways running all ways and wouldnât allow for hitting a lot of places. Houses tend to be very spread out. We donât have community centers. The 2 smaller towns nearby do shut down traffic, so thatâs why I think our door to door trick or treaters are no more. Much easier to head to town and hit all the houses!
I like to think of a trunk and treat as âin additionâ to trick or treat night not âin place ofâ.
I side with @doschicos in some earlier post that (hope Iâm not taking words out of your mouth) that the point isnât the result of the night (lots of candy) but the PROCESS. Eating a family Halloween tradition before you head out (homemade pizza was ours), trudging through the neighborhood, seeing your friends, parents waving hi to other parents at the homes, running across lawns or staying on the sidewalk of those persnickety neighbors you knew. Kids getting to go to a few houses âon their ownâ when they were old enough. Doing âwhateverâ needed when the weather was less than ideal. Dumping the candy out on the living room floor and sorting or trading. Deciding which candy would be your first to pop in your mouth. That great warm feeling when the chill was off your body (here in the midwest!) and you got into your pjâs tuckered out and nicely full of sweets.
@abasket. Nice description⊠Remember it fondly. I guess every kids experiences are just different from our own and that can be said about lots of things.