Giving out treats or not .
I do every year and don't care if a lot of the kids coming to my house are not from my neighborhood
I do every year and don't care if a lot of the kids coming to my house are not from my neighborhood
OT: Halloween
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Who doesn't give out candy?
there are a lot of porch light off in my neighborhood that night and lights out seems to be increasing every year.
That's why I asked, wonder how TKR members feel about giving out candy
Of course
I don’t live in Maplewood or South Orange.
Halloween is a great holiday
I don’t live in Maplewood or South Orange.
Halloween is a great holiday
really? that's too bad. Everyone in my neighborhood gives out candy.
I had noticed that there were fewer and fewer kids coming around... long gaps between them. Since houses, in-general, got bigger... its a bit of a pain to just sit and wait for the next wave of kids... and the kids don't want to have to wait for people to make their way to the front door. Still.. I do it.. we take shifts... it is only one night.
I do not like it when the older kids come around later.. like 9pm or later. Lights out soon after that... even though I have no doubt I was once one of those kids.
Halloween is cool in some towns and not in others.
In my birth town 16 pedestrians have been hit by cars this year (one killed)
Too many illegals racing around and cops stopped traffic enforcement.
Going through stop signs and red lights will not get you stopped (yes its that bad)
Nobody should have kids on streets at night in masks.
One town over and Halloween is amazing - worth the 10 minute drive.
I'm out in the sticks now so I never have to worry about kids but I go to homes of others
In my birth town 16 pedestrians have been hit by cars this year (one killed)
Too many illegals racing around and cops stopped traffic enforcement.
Going through stop signs and red lights will not get you stopped (yes its that bad)
Nobody should have kids on streets at night in masks.
One town over and Halloween is amazing - worth the 10 minute drive.
I'm out in the sticks now so I never have to worry about kids but I go to homes of others
Nice and that's how I feel.
Did it myself so will do for this generation of kids, even the older ones.
Always. It does slightly irritate me that kids shuttle in from other neighborhoods but only because I like to be a "take a handful" guy. Getting 20 times as many kids as are in the neighborhood screws with the math and I usually have to scale back to "take a couple" ...at least until end of night.
No real big deal, though.
I agree that way more houses flip their lights off nowadays and don't participate. Not sure if that started with Covid or just accelerated by it.
Emphasis seems to be shifting to 'trunk or treat' events before Halloween, further adding to folks not bothering giving out candy at the door.
No real big deal, though.
I agree that way more houses flip their lights off nowadays and don't participate. Not sure if that started with Covid or just accelerated by it.
Emphasis seems to be shifting to 'trunk or treat' events before Halloween, further adding to folks not bothering giving out candy at the door.
Yeah, 9 pm's late enough. I might go to 10 if it's a Sat and there's no good cfb or WS game on. Otherwise, lights out at 9.
Sixty years ago my parents complained about the kids shuttle on Racetrack Road in East Brunswick.
It's been going on for a long, long time.
Yes, we give out candy. Still a cool holiday and kids love it.
Seems like the fun size is getting less “fun” every year.
Wish they would make this a statewide Saturday holiday . Trick or treating 3-7 or something . Would be a cool scene this weekend with the weather and block parties
Seems like the fun size is getting less “fun” every year.
Wish they would make this a statewide Saturday holiday . Trick or treating 3-7 or something . Would be a cool scene this weekend with the weather and block parties
Noticed in Florida, all the new developments are big houses, but tightly packed with 1-car length driveways mostly. Great for Halloween walking neighborhoods. But in Jersey.. the last place we lived, houses were well spaced apart. So even if kids get bussed in, they will EARN IT.. especially if every other house is lights out. Of course the very wealthy aren't really visited, are they? Can you imagine walking around, say, Mendham estates from house to house, through iron gates, up long driveways?
Saw kids looking at a driveway (only 2 cars long or so) and wondering if this or that house was worth the stop. Give out full-sized bars or handfuls.. they will come.. more than once.
Then, have also seen cars delivering kids from house to house. Little shocked they haven't driven up the driveway yet to drop off their kid with the shortest walk possible. From a safety perspective.. kids might need that level of protection even if it has nothing to do with laziness.. sadly.
Our problem is that while we have a great/safe neighborhood- literally, all upper exec's, retired CEO's- ex ball players, etc...in Franklin Lakes, there are no street lights in neighborhoods and in my area, almost every front lawn is 100-200 ft and houses set back 50- 200 feet.
Up until a couple of years ago- very few kids and now- lots of kids but, you can walk 30 minutes and hit only 15 houses.
Up until a couple of years ago- very few kids and now- lots of kids but, you can walk 30 minutes and hit only 15 houses.
We are the full-size candy bar house. Fun size isn't fun.
My town will be packed. Well go through close to 750 pieces of candy on Halloween.
Halloween is pretty epic in my sisters town. It’s good in my town as well. I was shocked that my kids got around a half dozen full sized candy bars. That was the holy grail in the 80s and early 90s.
If a town is walkable and Halloween is not epic that’s a good sign that your town is lame and you should move. Some towns just aren’t designed well for it though. Big spread out houses. That’s when you go to a walkable one or a development.
We do this driveway pre party thing and then everyone heads out at 6pm. It’s pretty cool.
If a town is walkable and Halloween is not epic that’s a good sign that your town is lame and you should move. Some towns just aren’t designed well for it though. Big spread out houses. That’s when you go to a walkable one or a development.
We do this driveway pre party thing and then everyone heads out at 6pm. It’s pretty cool.
In my old town the school would have a Halloween parade and then let the kids out for trick or treating. From the school the kids would head down my street and loop over to the next street. These two streets became Halloween central. People would be out on their lawns with candy for kids and food and drink for parents. As the town got richer the lawn parties got bigger, people brought in food trucks, my neighbor across from me built a haunted house in his drive way and somebody hired a singer. People from nearby towns started to come over and it got really big. We went through 20 or 30 bags of candy.
We moved a few years back, in this neighborhood people put out bucket w candy at the end of the driveway and nobody is out.
We moved a few years back, in this neighborhood people put out bucket w candy at the end of the driveway and nobody is out.
Just had the Halloween parade in town tonight. It was packed, people from all over and kids go out in droves on the actual Halloween night here.
In my old house we just moved out of we would set up a fire pit in the driveway and all the neighbors would bring their candy over and we’d all sit around and drink. Great for the kids because they could hit the whole block in one stop
In my old house we just moved out of we would set up a fire pit in the driveway and all the neighbors would bring their candy over and we’d all sit around and drink. Great for the kids because they could hit the whole block in one stop
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I get candy to give out, but you never know how many will show in a given year. I find that when it falls on the weekend, I am able to get rid of most of the candy, during the week it's hit or miss. Last year, it fell on a Monday and I was working from home, so I figured I would give out a lot - not one came by. I think towns are having more parties or trunk-or-treats instead.
Looks like its turning into a community driven holiday...will flourish in some and lie dormant in others. Tricks or treats is definitely not the same as the 70s and 80s but alot of peeps have money to put up giant skeletons. More decorated lawns imby than ever
Nah. Impractical here, on a mountain top, in the woods. But the town of Boone has an event every year called BooneBoo. Includes a parade as well as treat or treating and trunk or treating. And adult beverages. https://www.joneshouse.org/booneboo
I was in Boone earlier this year, my daughter was performing in a show in Banner Elk. Downtown Boone was awesome!
My wife and I love Halloween and seeing all the kids in their costumes, especially the little ones, who still have that look of innocence and wonder. Not as big of a fan of the teenagers in weak costumes just going around to scarf up as much candy as they can (like I did at their age, lol). Things usually kick off around 3-4 pm, after school, and are pretty busy through 7-8 pm in our neighborhood. Halloween should always be on Halloween, IMO.
I see mentions of random times from 3:00 to 9:00/10:00 in this thread. Do you folks out east/NJ basically have “free for all” go as you please hours?
Around Pittsburgh, there has always been a pre-set 2 hour window timeframe. Typically 6-8 on Halloween, but have had times switched for Friday night HS football or Sundays.
Around Pittsburgh, there has always been a pre-set 2 hour window timeframe. Typically 6-8 on Halloween, but have had times switched for Friday night HS football or Sundays.
Was wondering that too. I thought afternoon hours phased out over time, but maybe it's more place.
Growing up in NJ, it used to be anytime after school until 9 or so. Saturday Halloween was basically all day - noon till 9.
Now out west and it's strictly evening hours, basically sundown to 9. Saturday, too.