Nothing, anymore. Building security does not allow children entrance at Halloween. Even when we moved here to Plymouth our house was distant from a fairly busy street with no sidewalks, up a longish driveway, and we had no trick or treaters then, either.
Last time we had trick or treaters, we lived in Halifax, Massachusetts, and had TONS of the little cuties. I used to spend $60 or more on Halloween candy!
@cherokeepatti Well, I didn't do that...but I used to scoop up a handful of the smaller candy and throw it in every child's bag. Then we had those kids that used to take the candy and then go change their costumes and come back for more...🤣🤣🤣
@joe438 That's just sad. Now my church had a good idea a while back. We would drive to the church parking lot, and open up the trunks of our cars, and decorate them with lights and spooky decorations, and hand out candy safely to all the little church kids.
@4meAndyou It was sad, and we didn't reelect some of the losers who came up with the idea. The trunk thing is becoming more popular. A friend's workplace does that. It seems to work well.
In our area there is very little activity. I generally buy one mixed bag of things I like for about $6, maybe hand out a few pieces to one kid and take the rest into to work the next day. Unless there are Heath bars in the mix, then I pull all of those out and eat them while watching TV.
A lot more when my kids were into trick or treating. Now maybe 30 bucks to fill a 5-gallon bucket with candy and leave it out for the kids… because we are usually gone on Halloween.
Not much. People have gotten away from taking their children out trick or treating and stick to school carnivals or fall festivals. I’ve never had More than 5 to ring my doorbell where I live now. But those that do come, I give generously, 😍
Not being an American, I totally close like an oyster to that imported tradition. I don't spend a cent on anything that may ruin kids' health. I don't even open the door when they ring the doorbell