Halloween 2020?

[Gumby]

We have a card table out on the porch with individual bags of candies and appropriate signage. The young wife also carved two pumpkins to put out there as well. The squirrels have already started munching on them, even though they have lit candles in them at present.

Last weekend, we did trick or treating out at our community garden. The kids walked up and down the garden paths in socially distanced family groups and many of the gardeners stood in their own plots and handed out candy as the kids came by. We used the same card table, individual packaging deal to minimize the prospect for virus transfer. The young wife had a really spectacular Wizard of Oz scarecrow costume that she made. I just dressed as a curmudgeonly old man.

[MissMolly]

My Granddaughter

[txtig]

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Originally Posted by Freedom56 We just stuffed treats into bags and will leave a display outside so that kids can help themselves. We have to support the kids and also dentists. This afternoon I'll build a creepy looking display for the candy. If this self serve concept works out, we may repeat that going forward.

We are doing pretty much the same thing. I can’t believe how many on this thread are so down on trick or treating this year. We’ve always enjoyed seeing the little ones come to our door to get some treats. We recognize the risk of answering the door this year, hence we will set up a self-serve table in front of our house. We can still monitor the fun on our video doorbell. Happy Halloween to everyone!!

[Midpack]

We went with organic juice boxes for the first time this year, I thought it was a good idea. Most kids (and more parents) seem to like it, some drink them right away. A few aren’t as thrilled, and 3-4 have given us “where’s my candy” looks?

[rodi]

We were going to turn off the porch light and ignore knocks on the door. But older son has his own ideas. He has set a chair up in the garage roof and has a fishing rod with a pumpkin bucket. He will be dropping the candy bucket down with the fishing rod.

He's dressed as a fisherman with waders and a bass pro trucker hat.

[RobbieB]

Way Cool!

[whatnot]

MissMolly She is so cute! Love her costume.

[audreyh1]

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Originally Posted by rodi We were going to turn off the porch light and ignore knocks on the door. But older son has his own ideas. He has set a chair up in the garage roof and has a fishing rod with a pumpkin bucket. He will be dropping the candy bucket down with the fishing rod. He's dressed as a fisherman with waders and a bass pro trucker hat.

Wow - that’s cool!

[Philliefan33]

We live in a development with 150+ homes, and in recent years have had 50-70 trick-or-treaters come to our door. I didn’t know what to expect this year, so I bought the usual big bag of candy from Costco.

We only had seven kids come. I gave them each a big handful of candy. Before I turned out the lights, I looked up and down the street to see if there was anyone out. I was going to just dump what was left in the bowl in their bag, but there was not a soul on the street. I guess parents planned other activities.

DH and I will be snacking on leftover candy until Thanksgiving.

[sengsational]

I tried the chute, which I thought would be fun, but DW stuffed the snack zip bags so full, not all of them slid down. So we just put the large plastic calderon on the sidewalk and sat up the steps on the porch. It didn't need to be attended, but I wanted to see the kids.

[Accidental Retiree]

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Originally Posted by MissMolly My Granddaughter

I remembering your saying how she likes skulls. Cute girl.

[Midpack]

We had 68 kids, down over last year due to C19 presumably. We used a table, considered a chute but worried about sticking, getting the discharge height right and kids with masks not able to see well.

If I’d seen it beforehand, I’d have gone with a candy catapult! I saw one on YT and it looked like the kids and parents loved it. It lobbed candy about 10 feet, wish I’d thought of it, I hope we won’t need to be as defensive next year.

[MissMolly]

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Originally Posted by Accidental Retiree I remembering your saying how she likes skulls. Cute girl.

Thanks. Under all that makeup she is a cutie even though a little comical looking right due to all her missing teeth. It’s like we have our very own living jack-o-lantern [emoji316] [emoji23]

[retire-early]

We heard some children voices, but definitely way fewer children than last year.

It looked like one house had people over --- multiple cars in their driveway and in front of their house.

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[pacergal]

I had everything set up as planned (6 ft space marks, individual bags, hand sanitizer on the table and I sat in the back of the garage)
I had planned to only do Trick or Treat from 5-7 pm, as thats when the majority of kids come around here.
Not one kiddo showed up! We heard a group of older kids about 9 pm, too late for our household.
Very unusual, as it is normally anywhere from 50-100 kids each year.
We did have the kids and Grands here for our own Halloween party, and they all went home with bags of candy.
Still have tons.

[Boose]

We don't have trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood - we are mostly "gays and greys" - but in non-covid times, there are sensational adult costumes to be seen. Unfortunately this year, my shrieking partying neighbors didn't get the memo about social distancing.

[Midpack]

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Originally Posted by Boose We don't have trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood - we are mostly "gays and greys" - but in non-covid times, there are sensational adult costumes to be seen. Unfortunately this year, my shrieking partying neighbors didn't get the memo about social distancing.

Yeah, there was a Halloween party two doors down from us from about 4-6pm, looked like about a dozen families with loose social distancing at best. Parents socializing and kids and dogs running around for several hours. At least they were outdoors and there was a breeze, so hopefully none of them will be affected. At little disappointing to see, but I know most people are sick and tired of a pandemic with no end in sight. We're still wearing masks and maintaining distances at all times - but we're really sick of it too.

[Rocket Man]

We had 135 kids come by between 5 and 6:45, when we ran out of candy. Put the candy in individual snack plastic bags and set the bags on a card table just outside the garage. I sat behind the table and kept the bags supplied. The kids picked up their bags. I wore a mask and gloves. I think we ran out just as the last child came by so it worked out well.

[GravitySucks]

One trick or treater.
That's all I got. Now I have to suck it up and eat that case of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

[Dreamer]

We have been in NC for Halloween for a few years due to our grandchildren living there. We would go out trick or treating with them. They moved to PA this summer and it only takes approximately 1 1/2 hours to get to their house. However, they were having a small Halloween party with their 2 cousins.

So, we put a long table blocking our stairs and we scattered loose candy all over it. I would look out periodically and wave at the small children and opened the window a few times to tell them Happy Halloween when they would wave to me. I would also go down to the table periodically to add more candy, when no one was around.

I loved Halloween when I was a child and I am glad that children were able to trick or treat.