Quote Originally Posted by Blueberry View Post
Like this? We opt out of Halloween in our neighborhood. Most of our neighbors have in the range of 1500 trick-or-treaters. People bus in kids from other areas to go door to door here. I usually get home late, and just don't want to participate in that much chaos (and giving out of things they really, really shouldn't be eating).
Scary--home invasion. We don't get any kids...I live in a condo building and in an area where there are less children in general (I've seen the census figures for our neighbourhood.). However that could change within next 5 years. Over the past decade, Vancouver has more families with children living in the downtown. A school was built down the street from us and is completely full.

1,500 trick or treatin' kids per household?? One of sisters and her hubby with 2 young children really get into Halloween. It surprised me because it's not how we grew up. they decorate their house inside and out with Hallowe'en with many carved pumpkins. Rent a community centre rm. and throw a party for their friends and children --about 60 people and organize games, offer food and other parents sometimes offer up food also. This is several days before Halloween. Sister gets 300 kids trick or treatin' on Halloween evening at their house. So much "fun" chaos that she lassoes in another willing sister and their 3 teenage children. So these older kids instead of trick or treating, help out at party and 1 of them later gives out candy on Halloween night, while uncle is off with younger kids going door to door.

I wouldn't recommend forbidding children not to go trick or treating. It happened to a woman when she grew up. So now she makes sure her children get do some of this stuff.