Tricky Little Treaters!

We usually get between say 12 and 20 T or Ters, but last year nobody came. I dare say the fact that it was raining didn’t help.
I’ll be putting a not very big pumpkin in the window, and will have some treats ready, but maybe dh and I will have to eat them all ourselves again, oh dear…
(I always buy treats we like, in case (we hope) of leftovers 🐷.

And the pumpkin will be turned into a Thai-style soup tomorrow - waste not, want not.

Witzend, (I always buy treats we like, in case (we hope) of leftovers 🐷.
I like your style!

Our 6y old Li’l Miss has her Halloween joke ready. She was practicing the punchline at the weekend!

“Why doesn’t Dracula have any friends?”
🧛‍♂️
“Because he’s a pain in the neck.”

Urmstongran
Aw how sweet, hope she has a FRIGHTfully good time!

None here - no children in the village!

None here - no children in the village

Sounds like a great place to live.

Loads here (daughter’s house on new estate) but hardly any where I live where the houses are around 20 years old - as are many of the kids who used to trick or treat once upon a time.

It is, BL - I love peace and quiet, can’t stand screaming kids.

I am all ready for guisers. 👻 My street is a lovely mix of young families and retired folk.

I usually have some sweets but to be honest I can’t be bothered this year The kids seem good and only come to the door if you put some signs of Halloween out so not expecting any knocks tonight

Orange balloons on the door knocker waiting for little witches and pumpkins to visit for sweets !

DD in the midlands just messaged to say they’ve had already their first trick or treaters. Her boys are only toddlers but they’ve put pumpkins and decorations on the porch.

Happily I’m located well out of the village and they don’t bother coming up here.

I’m rubbish at carving fangs or scary faces, but my common-or-garden pumpkin’s all ready to be lit up in the window.

It was absolutely tipping it down an hour ago - 🤞the rain will keep off while the T or Ters are doing the rounds.

I don't carve faces on pumpkins. I just stick a pair of sunglasses on it. Job done. 😎

I’ve gone down the lazy route this year and just drawn faces on our three pumpkins - they’re at the front door getting rained on (along with my best broomstick), but the marker pen’s holding up well! We have cobwebs, witches, dancing and banjo-ing skeletons in the front window. And plenty of treats ready in my cauldron for the visitors. We can get anything between 6 and 20+, so I may or may not have leftovers for later.

We have a few new families here now and I leave a big tub of wrapped sweets out for them. They are very good they don't knock because they know our dog is nervous.

Germanshepherdsmum

It is, BL - I love peace and quiet, can’t stand screaming kids.

I'm going to scream when the little ones across the road come! 😱 😂

Enjoy! And I’ll enjoy the sound of silence!

DD1 is away this week, but her newish development will be heaving with little ones and their parents doing the rounds.
The rule is either take one sweet from a container left outside, or, if the house is decorated, knock and the owner, usually in fancy dress will hand out a sweet to each caller. Most of the houses have balconies and witches and monsters will be illuminated on them. Unfortunately, last year was marred by bigger boys (about 12yrs old) who went round tipping entire bowls of sweets into carrier bags and laughing, swearing and bragging how much stuff they had - it was rumored they weren’t local and had come just to steal the treats.
My little estate is 30+, so no little ones here, although I do have an Autumnal pumpkin wreath on my front door.

Last year lots of kids came round but so far this year - not a soul! To be fair it is raining a bit. Looks like we'll be eating Haribos and mini Milky Ways for a while.

I think it is very sad that this has become Trick or Treat' and nobody does either!
What happened to Guising when the kids told a joke, sang a song or said a wee poem, did a magic trick?
They seem to just put their hand out for sweets.
Another tradition lost to America and commercialism.

biglouis

*None here - no children in the village*

Sounds like a great place to live.

Biglouis that made me spit out my wine laughing

Two tubs of miniature heroes later, I have taken the decorations out of the window.