Comments on: Our Non-Traditional Halloween

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:53:04 +0000

I love all of the ideas posted here.
It makes me think of a fun thing my friends and I used to do when we were teenagers. We still wanted to dress up and go trick-or-treating, but we were too old to do it. So we bought bags of candy, dressed up and went door to door. When the adults answered the door they reacted with a “Hey, you guys are too old.” That’s when we would put the candy in the bowls they stretched out to us. The “trick” or treat was on them!

By: Kayren

Kayren — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:34:58 +0000

I wish I lived close. Your party sounds like a blast!

Our subdivision had a Halloween party on the Sunday afternoon prior. We didn’t go. The house where it was going to be was decked out so creepy. We drove by at night and they kept adding things and adding things. I don’t know how they slept at night! There were things hanging from their second floor foyer window that were something you’d see in a horror movie, and lights flashed in every window once it got dark. Their yard and the one next door were completely decked out. I’ve never seen anything like it.

We attended a friend’s Reformation Party for the second year. I linked it up.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:56 +0000

This year we went to our church trunk-or-treat on Halloween, but we had decided we weren’t going to keep ANY of the candy for ourselves. We made cute bags with some relatively healthy sesame honey candy we’d made ourselves and the kids snacked on that through the night. At the end of the night we pooled all the candy, put it in a flat-rate box, and mailed it to my husband in Afghanistan to give to the National Police’s children. Last year I bought whatever candy my kids would sell me, but this worked much better. The kids were satisfied with the fun treats we made ourselves, and they felt like they were actually serving someone.

By: CeCe

CeCe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:51:36 +0000

I love everything about Halloween, the costumes, the pumpkins and especially all the little kids in the neighborhood so excited to spin around and show off their costumes. I think there is something so cozy and neighborhoody (is that even a word?) about the tradition of going from house to house. As a kid I always loved the fact that there was this ONE special day when you got to ring doorbells uninvited.

By: Gena

Gena — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:21 +0000

We had a HUGE party the day before Halloween. My younger girls had always wanted to have a big party and this year we finally did it. We had tons of food, we danced, we played cards, we were silly, and we had a blast. We had a marshmallow roast planned, but the weather did not cooperate. It rained all day and night.

On Halloween, the girls did not trick-or-treat. We stayed home and watched movies. The weather was still messy and rainy, so we didn’t get as many kids as we normally do. We did take a drive around our neighborhood, then came home and turned off our lights and snuggled on the couch. I thought it was pretty awesome as I have always detested trick-or-treating with my kids.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:04 +0000

we do nothing, and love it! This year we had sick kids and a hubby who had to work….so when I say nothing I mean nothing!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:56:49 +0000

2 days after Halloween we have a “candy fairy” who comes to our house. The kids put their candy on the front porch when they go to school and when they get home from school there is money or a small toy in its place. The kids seem to love this surprise and don’t mind losing their candy.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:29:12 +0000

I have to say, we love Halloween! The kids love thinking of what they want to be, and we just have a fun time all together. Yes, we get gobs of unneeded candy, but we have so much fun getting it. We hook up a trailer behind the 4-wheeler, put a few hay bales on and go through the neighborhood. I got a phone call from our cousins asking if we were taking the 4-wheeler – they wanted to come with us too. It’s something we all look forward to, and will give us many lasting memories. The parties sound fun, but this is what we love to do!

Lara says: You’ve taken trick-or-treating to a whole new level! Thanks for sticking up for the “other” side!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:44:37 +0000

We do absolutely nothing for Halloween and LOVE it! We turn off all our lights, go down to our basement, and make crafts. It is a fun night since it gets us all together. We don’t worry about trick-or-treaters coming to our house since all the lights are off. After crafts, we pick a game or movie or both to watch/play and just have a great family night.

By: Bente

Bente — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:07:55 +0000

Several years ago, we gave our kids the option of EITHER trick-or-treating OR attending our church’s halloween party with trunk-or-treating. They chose the party, so that’s all we do. I keep it really low stress, by pulling out the dressup boxes a week or two beforehand and just standing back to see what they come up with. The older ones are getting to where they want to make a cape or something, but I let them know that it is up to them, and they have a blast doing it! Also, this year instead of handing out candy, we rented a cotton candy machine and handed out cotton candy. It was a HUGE hit! Even the adults came around reminising about when they were young. Maybe we’ll do it again next year….maybe.