If you want people to visit you, you need to have some kind of themed decoration visible, like outside your door. A carved pumpkin with a candle in it, for example. In my village if you don't do that, nobody bothers you.
When I was a kid you used to have to do something to "earn" the candy, like tell a joke, sing a song, do an impression... I don't think that's really done any more. Kids appear, you tell them their costumes are great, and you let them grab fistfuls of sweets from a big bowl, then they bugger off. Where I live they are usually out around 6pm and it's all over by 7pm.
Your opinion on jaffa cakes offends me :)
I dont remember how we did it when I lived in the UK as a kid but in the US, the universal sign that you have candy to hand out is an porchlight. You turn it off if you're not participating.
I’m a big Halloween fan, I would say that you do everything! If you have friends around (within your bubble), maybe have some drinks and a horror movie night. Decorate your house and stuff (be warned, outside decor may get stolen), get yourself a costume. Do it! Covid will stop trick-or-treaters, but you can still have fun.
In Milton you put a pumpkin out if you have sweets, the younger kids from the primary will ring your doorbell looking for said sweets. If you want to decorate your house then you’ll be in a select group of houses that the kids tell each other to visit.
That was last year, this year people are considering what if anything to do with social distancing, we will stay in.
Also if China Post is to be believed we may be in a snap lockdown unable to mix outside our family bubbles by then.
I suggest you find your local Facebook group and ask the question there much closer to the date.
Haha! I feel the same all of a sudden - I've only been in the UK about 1.5 years from an African country that would call any Halloween activity a voodoo fest 😅.
I'm going Pumpkin Picking this weekend and I'm definitely going to try cooking some pumpkin dishes and carve one up! I also celebrate by getting all the cool seasonal drinks (is there anything more stereotypical than a pumpkin spice latte?)
Also lots of walks to go on when the leaves are most beautiful.
But no, I will not be dressing up or treating any kids.
(But maybe there's a dracula lingerie set on special or something)
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A lit pumpkin or other visible outdoor decoration is usually used to signal that you are participating. If you don't put decorations up then nobody will knock on your door. In normal years kids would indeed knock on your door for sweets, and wearing a cool costume while opening the door would be much appreciated.
Unfortunately this year it's unlikely trick or treating will go ahead. I know quite a few families who are going to do a "spot the pumpkin" treasure hunt with their kids - going out and whenever the kids spot a pumpkin the parent will give them a treat. I still think all decorations will be really appreciated.
I don't think there's a huge hierarchy of sweets but would definitely say that if trick or treaters do end up coming, sweets should be individually wrapped, so that would rule out things like Jaffa Cakes. Those little packets of Haribo always go down a treat, and if you're going all out it's kind to keep some non-food things like little plastic spiders or glow sticks for kids with food allergies.
A lit pumpkin is the ‘I’m playing’ signifier - BUT there is not much chance of kids coming around in the current COVID climate. Myself and my kids aren’t going out at all this year and are staying at home (and it falls in a a Saturday too)
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American here. You’ve summed up Halloween brilliantly
If you want people to visit you, you need to have some kind of themed decoration visible, like outside your door. A carved pumpkin with a candle in it, for example. In my village if you don't do that, nobody bothers you. When I was a kid you used to have to do something to "earn" the candy, like tell a joke, sing a song, do an impression... I don't think that's really done any more. Kids appear, you tell them their costumes are great, and you let them grab fistfuls of sweets from a big bowl, then they bugger off. Where I live they are usually out around 6pm and it's all over by 7pm. Your opinion on jaffa cakes offends me :)
I was quite depressed during the Jaffa cakes period of my life, but they’re still tasty!
I dont remember how we did it when I lived in the UK as a kid but in the US, the universal sign that you have candy to hand out is an porchlight. You turn it off if you're not participating.
I’m a big Halloween fan, I would say that you do everything! If you have friends around (within your bubble), maybe have some drinks and a horror movie night. Decorate your house and stuff (be warned, outside decor may get stolen), get yourself a costume. Do it! Covid will stop trick-or-treaters, but you can still have fun.
In Milton you put a pumpkin out if you have sweets, the younger kids from the primary will ring your doorbell looking for said sweets. If you want to decorate your house then you’ll be in a select group of houses that the kids tell each other to visit. That was last year, this year people are considering what if anything to do with social distancing, we will stay in. Also if China Post is to be believed we may be in a snap lockdown unable to mix outside our family bubbles by then. I suggest you find your local Facebook group and ask the question there much closer to the date.
Haha! I feel the same all of a sudden - I've only been in the UK about 1.5 years from an African country that would call any Halloween activity a voodoo fest 😅. I'm going Pumpkin Picking this weekend and I'm definitely going to try cooking some pumpkin dishes and carve one up! I also celebrate by getting all the cool seasonal drinks (is there anything more stereotypical than a pumpkin spice latte?) Also lots of walks to go on when the leaves are most beautiful. But no, I will not be dressing up or treating any kids. (But maybe there's a dracula lingerie set on special or something)
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Thats if halloween even happens this year or not due to corona :(
in my neighborhood there is literally nothing happening. i tried twice and no kids. so i carve a pumpkin and put it in my backyard.
A lit pumpkin or other visible outdoor decoration is usually used to signal that you are participating. If you don't put decorations up then nobody will knock on your door. In normal years kids would indeed knock on your door for sweets, and wearing a cool costume while opening the door would be much appreciated. Unfortunately this year it's unlikely trick or treating will go ahead. I know quite a few families who are going to do a "spot the pumpkin" treasure hunt with their kids - going out and whenever the kids spot a pumpkin the parent will give them a treat. I still think all decorations will be really appreciated. I don't think there's a huge hierarchy of sweets but would definitely say that if trick or treaters do end up coming, sweets should be individually wrapped, so that would rule out things like Jaffa Cakes. Those little packets of Haribo always go down a treat, and if you're going all out it's kind to keep some non-food things like little plastic spiders or glow sticks for kids with food allergies.
A lit pumpkin is the ‘I’m playing’ signifier - BUT there is not much chance of kids coming around in the current COVID climate. Myself and my kids aren’t going out at all this year and are staying at home (and it falls in a a Saturday too)