GTKY: Trick or Treaters

absolutelymaybe · October 2014

Because I love Halloween...

Do you answer the door for trick-or-treaters? If so, how many do you get and how much do you estimate you spend on candy each year?

absolutelymaybe · October 2014

To answer my own question...

I grew up in the country where it was too far to walk and we never had any trick or treaters, so getting them was one of things I looked forward to most when we got married and moved to the city. We hardly got any at our old "starter" house though (it was in a lower-income neighborhood), but since we moved to the suburbs, I'd say we get about 50-75 kids a year. I'm paranoid about running out of candy, so we always have leftovers (not that I'm complaining). I'd say we spend about $50-60 on candy.

sweetbabyrahe · October 2014

In our neighborhood there are a lot of kids, so people tend to sit in their driveways to pass out candy. We back our SUV to the end of our driveway and sit in the back listening to Halloween music to pass out candy. We usually get 150 to 200 kids and spend 30-40 bucks on candy

MuchlyGen · October 2014

We aren't going to be home on Halloween most likely, so I guess no trick-or-treaters for us.

However I am pregnant, so I anticipate spending a small fortune on candy. Don't judge.

krgriffin26 · October 2014

We usually get quite a few. my best friend usually hands candy out with me but she recently moved to a different town. Last year we cooked dinner and passed out probably 6 bags of candy. I may just pass out candy by myself this year, I'm not sure. DH will be working and not home.

I have been invited to a Halloween party at a friends house but seeing how they block off the streets in her neighborhood, my 39 week pregnant butt will not be going because I would have to park outside the subdivision and walk to her house. No.

Maelara · October 2014

I always answer for trick or treaters! We don't get many where we live so we go to the inlaws and help hand out candy. They live in one of the rich areas of town so they get a ton of kids every year! It's actually funny because they buy the cheap candy and all the other houses give out full candy bars. We are taking N trick or treating there this year.

scarlet3egonias · October 2014

Two years ago we had a TON of trick or treaters and ran out of candy about halfway through the evening. I hated having to turn off the porch light and be the "grumpy" neighbor!

Last year I really stocked up and we only got about 20!

I really expect more this year because a lot of people with kids have moved into the neighborhood. I always buy stuff we like just in case we get stuck with it.

howin23 · October 2014

I love passing out candy! Last year our neighborhood had a kids' costume parade around 4:30, followed by pizza and trick or treating, so we got a ton of kids. We also knew everyone so it was a lot of fun.

Over the summer we moved and the new neighborhood has tons of kids--there are often kids out throwing a baseball in the street--so we're expecting a lot. I'll probably spend about $40. And I'm planning to wear my "little pumpkin" pregnancy shirt

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I am obsessed with 100 Grands so have two bags of them downstairs for me, and my husband found them yesterday and said "I knew I could count on you to make sure we're all set with Halloween candy." Umm...that's not for Halloween...that's because I'm pregnant.

mslynn2012 · October 2014

We take DS trick or treating starting around 6:30. Home by 7. I answer the door prior to trick or treating and up until 9 (we leave the door open and screen closed so they don't knock/ring the bell).

We live in a HUGE kid friendly neighborhood. I spend about $15-$20 on candy and usually run out.

jmichlik · October 2014

I always enjoy giving out candy. When I was in high school I used to dress up to answer the door because I thought it was fun, I had a witch-like costume I wore. This year I don't know what's going to happen, my due date is Nov 2 but if baby stays breech I will have a c-section a few days before Halloween so I will not be giving out any candy if that happens.

mander82 · October 2014

I dressed up to pass out candy last year.

We get the big candy bars from SAMs club. Most kids know to only take one, but some of the younger ones still want their handful....lol. The really cute ones get away with it too!

DH normally buys the candy so I am not sure what he spends...probably around 60-80 $.
I love seeing all the kids dressed up.

wallygirl · October 2014

We live on a street with mostly older couples or families with older kids. DD is by far the youngest on our street. We have never had one trick or treater and DH says he never had any before we got married either. We will be taking DD to our church's trunk or treat.

terberell · October 2014

Last year we had 181 kids. I spend far too much on Halloween candy because I convince myself that I need to buy a bunch early every year so that I'm "prepared". I then proceed to eat most of that candy only to have to go out and buy more the day before. I have no willpower against mini chocolate bars!

moroccojade · October 2014

Not sure how many we get... but I usually spend $20 on chocolate bars and put them outside on a chair in a spooky looking chest with a sign on it that says "Take 2". Every year the chest is ALMOST empty by the time we get home.

PennyLane26 · October 2014

We usually get 100-150 kids, crazy if you ask me! I hand out candy and usually spend about $60-80 on candy.

crizz13 · October 2014

I would love to pass out candy....

But we've lived in an apartment building in the city for the past five years and never get any. There are some kids who live in the building, which makes me wonder where they go on Halloween....

hidingangel82 · October 2014

I *love* Halloween, having cool stuff to hand out, decorations, little kids in costumes, and even the teenagers that switch costumes and return over and over!
However, it seems like there are fewer kids in the neighborhood each year, so we don't get many trick or treaters... but I always encourage friends & family to bring their Littles over!

ssstephanie214 · October 2014

I live in an apartment building too and feel sad that I miss everyone. I sit on the stoop just to watch for a little while but I'd feel weird, sad and lonely trying to pass out candy from my stoop. : (

Trick or treating is basically the reason I am having a kid.

runningmama14 · October 2014

I grew up living across the street from an artist that built a fake facade for his house and turned it into a haunted house every year. We had hundreds and hundreds trick or treaters every year, usually so many that you couldn't even drive a car down the packed street.

Now I live in the middle of nowhere, 1/2 a mile from the closest house. We've never had trick or treaters here, but I always buy a bag of candy just in case someone shows up.

orangebird2020 · October 2014

I love getting trick or treaters! We get about 50 or so. I don't buy the candy until the day of because I am always worried about eating it all.

minibean16 · October 2014

We buy lots of candy, and then I covertly hand out the things I don't like. Rock-like black liquorice for you, two mini-twix for me.

I spend about $40 (two 150 packs) but we usually have 60 ish kids.

I'll give you candy in direct proportion to how adorable you are! Under 10? You're cute - here's a handful. Over 15? Get a job and buy your own darn candy! Under 5 and can barely walk? Please let me kidnap you and give you ALL the candy.

Snuffy007 · October 2014

We live in a small gated condo building, so no trick or treater's. When my parents lived in the burbs we went over to their house just so I could dress up and hand out candy

This year we will have a one week old baby so, probably just staying home. I'll probably buy a bag (or two) of candy just in case

lizgrace03 · October 2014

I've lived in apartments my entire adult life until this year! Not sure what the trick or treat situation is in this neighborhood, but judging from the 4th of July festivities and the crazy Halloween decor, I imagine we'll have a decent amount... I've been stocking up on candy but my due date is Halloween... Sooo we shall see.

sparklingwhit · October 2014

We usually get a bottle of wine (or two) with names like "The Prisoner" or "7 Deadly Zins" and hand out candy. We got about 10 trick or treaters in our new house last year which was kind of sad after coming from a house where we would hand out over 20 large bags of candy.

I grew up living at the top of a hill, so we never got trick or treaters. I LOVE handing out candy now because I missed out for so long on the epic cuteness

jlove253 · October 2014

We live on a busy street without sidewalks so I'm pretty sure we don't get trick or treaters, but I'm not actually sure. We go to SIL's house every year because she actually has kids come to her door and a neighborhood to walk through with DD. It's really important for us to have a fun tradition because Halloween is the day DH initially hurt is back, so we want way more happy memories to be distracted by.

Also, if I thought we had Kids trying to t.o.t. I'd leave a bowl of candy out, but I seriously doubt we do. So the bowl of candy stays inside to eat when I get home from SIL

SarahHeck · October 2014

We don't really hand any out anymore, because my husband works nights and I take DD out. Before DD though we lived across the street from a school and would get a ton of kids. We'd hand out candy til 8:30 or 9 ish when all the little kids were out, then shut it down when the older kids would come by.

meeshybee · October 2014

For some reason we get TONS of kids trick or treating in our neighborhood. Way more than live here. I think they come over from the apartment complex nearby. There's usually a small line of cars that move slowly down the main drag as their kids go house to house. Always makes me nervous having so many extra vehicles while small kids are out in the dark. The house at the very front of our neighborhood does a cool haunted tunnel thing that I think attracts more people to the neighborhood too.

DH refuses to hand out candy, but I usually sit on the porch with a big bowl after our kids are done trick or treating. I love seeing kids in their costumes. The younger the better.

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but I really really hate it when the teens come out in their street clothes with a plastic bag. Thankfully we have a large number of very young kids in the area, so by the time the teens come out I'm usually very low or out of candy. I usually only buy 1 bag, but I'm also not there during peak trick or treater time because I take the kids out.

howin23 · October 2014

@sparklingwhit The Prisoner is pretty high end wine to pair with candy! I just offered it at a tasting I organized recently for my wine club (I was the girl just smelling the wine). Next year I'm definitely going to suggest that to my hubby for Halloween festivities.

crizz13 · October 2014

kyliedaniellexx you would think so, but no! I really wish I knew what the kids who live in my building do.... maybe mall trick or treating? Or the community center or something? I think I'll ask the next family I see!

hiketheworld · October 2014

I live in a high rise apartment building. We have a sign up at the front desk where you write your name and apartment if you are going to hand out candy. You also write your "open hours." I did this fairly late last year and got about five kids. Most of the kids are much younger and probably trick or treated before I got home from work.

Trick or treating is probably among the top five things I'm looking forward to as a parent of a young child.

FFFC: I think high schoolers should go trick or treating! They are still kids!

sparklingwhit · October 2014

hDH's 23 said:
@sparklingwhit The Prisoner is pretty high end wine to pair with candy! I just offered it at a tasting I organized recently for my wine club (I was the girl just smelling the wine). Next year I'm definitely going to suggest that to my hubby for Halloween festivities.

I love wine so very much! I sniff DH's wine all the time

Plus it pairs great with dark choc Kit Kats.

MindyAndRyan · October 2014

I love Halloween, and am sad that I may not be home this year to hand out candy. (My c-section is scheduled for 10/28.) We are the cool house in the neighborhood that hands out full-sized candy bars. I love hearing the kids exclaim "WHOA! BIG CANDY BARS!"

We usually get under 30 kids, so we buy 1 box of candy bars from BJ's wholesale, but I always buy a small bag of "normal" Halloween candy, just in case we run out. We spend maybe $20-$25.

hdall0807 · October 2014

This is our 1st year in our houses and we both grew up in the country. My sister is 2 blocks away so I will take my almost 2 yr old trick or treating the 2 blocks to my sisters house. Then my husband wants to hide. We may be the super lame house handing out something other than candy, like pencils or stickers or those little tattoos.... We have not decided yet, I don't want to eat all the candy and our daughter has multiple allegies so if she got fruit snacks instead of candy so,where someday I would be super happy

KorinneGilbert · October 2014

DH and I live where the county line starts so for the past 5 or so years we've had maybe 30-50 trick or treaters total. Even though we barely get any kids I always buy candy just in case. We live right by a school so you'd think we'd have more kids trick or treating but nope

Halloween is DH favorite favorite holiday so we always find a way to enjoy it

P.S. I just started visiting the BMB's a month or so ago and you ladies crack me up! Also very thankful for lots of insight every one has contributed since I'm a FTM.

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