How old is too old for TOT?

jen_k2 · November 2009

DH brought up last night that DD shouldn't be TOTing next year. I really haven't thought about it. She'll be 10 next Halloween. Thoughts? What do you think is too old? How old were you when you stopped?

secuccaro · November 2009

Really? In our neighborhood we TOT into high school...

misjenn · November 2009

I think when you hit teens you are too old.

EuroChick · November 2009

I was 13. I think ten is totally fine.

Amrice78 · November 2009

8th grade - I don't think 10 is too old at all

goillini823 · November 2009

I think high school is too old, but that's just me. I think 10 is way to young to stop ToT'ing though.

Toni1019 · November 2009

I went until I was 16. Though I will say I was annoyed at how many older teens I saw on Saturday ToTing. But 10 is still young!

johnsoar · November 2009

My oldest nephew went this year and he is 12.

My moms rule was 13 but I got to take my cousin out a few more years after that but I couldn't take a bag. People felt sorry for me and I came home with my pockets full.

jen_k2 · November 2009

I thought 10 was acceptable also. I just wasn't sure.

MsKellDel · November 2009

as long as they have on a costume, as old as they like.

DS is eight and wasn't very interested this year, so Im thinking next year may be his last. Crying

LondonBridges · November 2009

I don't think 10 is too old at all. IMO, if you're old enough to be driving, and you're too lazy to put on a costume, you shouldn't be t-o-ting. That's just me though.

RobynandJason05/06 · November 2009

my son is 11 he didnt go this year. But then again not a sole in our neighborhood. Noone decorated so really no loss. once they lose interest but in our case i think hes done.

Klmorgan83 · November 2009

10 is perfectly fine! I don't really care how old they as long as they actually put effort into a costume. I'm tired of people either not dressing up at all, or putting on random things so that nobody knows what you're supposed to be.

NewlywednOhio · November 2009

I think 12 should be the cut off. Teenagers shouldn't TOT.

LoriFalce · November 2009

I say if you have to shave, you can buy your own candy.

momtoRaegan041008 · November 2009

All of us went trick-or-treating until we were seniors. It's fun to get to go with your friends when you get older. Heck, I see some parents that still enjoy it!

Buckets of Moonbeams · November 2009

12 was my last year. I looked sooooo young, though, I easily could have passed for 10.

I think high school is the cut-off. If you're 14 but only in 8th grade, I see no problem with that whatsoever- unless you're dressed like a hooker.

Ravings Rabbids · November 2009

misjenn:
I think when you hit teens you are too old.

This. 10 is still perfect for TOT'ing.

anna7602 · November 2009

I think it depends on the kid. My friend's son is 9 and decided he's "too old" this year, so she didn't push the issue of getting him a costume or anything. But I think at 10, if your daughter still wants to do it, it's not too old.

I can't remember when I stopped. I guess when kids my age started having parties at their houses on Halloween night, maybe junior high or early high school?

newmama09 · November 2009

I think the last yr I went out I was 14 or 15.

azzyberry · November 2009

8th grade was the last year I TOT. I think 10 is fine.

WYEngTeacher · November 2009

MsKellDel:
as long as they have on a costume, as old as they like.
DS is eight and wasn't very interested this year, so Im thinking next year may be his last.

Oh come on, NO WAY. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. There needs to be a limit. If ANYONE who wanted - like, say, my 19 year old neighbor who was our ONLY tot'er - put on a costume and tot'ed, that would be out of control. Look at the posters who got 200+ tot'ers. There needs to be a cut off, and there needs to be adults who hand out candy! We can't ALL put on a costume and mooch candy off others, as nice as that would be, b/c then who would hand out the candy?

imo, teenagers shouldn't be tot'ing past age 14, MAYBE 15 tops. I stopped after 13. I agree with the posters who said you shouldn't be tot'ing if you're old enough to drive. It's an event for KIDS; older teenagers are just taking advantage of people's generosity and I think it goes along with so many things that breed a sense of entitlement to this upcoming generation. (i.e. the 19 year old who showed up here didn't even say tot, something I saw a lot of people post, and others who mentioned teenagers not even bothering to put on costume). They think they're just entitled to you handing them candy just b/c it's tot night.

Anyway, back to OP, 10 is definitely not too old and she should still go for a few years if she wants.

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