Halloween Impending

Will Write For Chocolate has been updated; click image above to see a bigger version. Halloween's in a couple of weeks! I'm excited because this is the first year that Jeff and I will be home to hand out candies. I asked my neighbour how many kids usually come by, and she said not very many -- maybe 15-20.

I'm shocked. Where are all the kids?? Part of the problem is that there is no sidewalk on the main road near us, so that it's more of a hassle for parents and kids to get to our side of the street.

I don't care if we only get 20 kids. That'll just mean we can make their treats MEGA-treats instead, right? And I finally get to use all the very silly Halloween prop stuff I've been accumulating since we moved here! The neighbours are going to think I'm crazy, I'm sure...

Comments

[Laura]

We don't get many kids here, either, and there is a sidewalk. A lot of them are at parties because too many parents fear the "risks" of trick or treating. Most years we get maybe 15-30 kids, some years it's a lot and some years we see only 5.

I donate the leftover candy to the office candy dish most years; unfortunately, most of my coworkers do the same so we end up with a better variety but still too much candy. ;)

[Ry-Tron]

I imagine many parents are still afraid of near-urban-legend razor blade in the apple and anthrax stories. It's pretty sad considering that after all the scare-mongering I don't recall any major Halloween horror stories.