HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!!!

[charp13]

We also had rain come in- which made us dash madly outside & retrieve all the electronic props! (there were only 3). After the rain we only had a few stragglers. Total- 165 trick or treaters. We made 185 treat bags, but we gave 2 bags to the little kids that braved the rain! And we managed to take all the decorations in without getting soaked to the bone!  Ahhhhhh.....it's over for now!

[Dr. Jitters]

We had well over 100 again this year.  I thought it might be less, but the hordes came out.  We gave out cool little store-bought goodies that had plastic fangs and watermelon-flavored "blood" packets in them.

A handful of friends and fiends dropped by and hung out for a while.  Later ended up the evening by half-watching a couple of movies I'd started earlier -- The Mummy (w/ Karloff) and House on Haunted Hill.

[Haunted hearse]

No trick or treaters, but at the last minute, I found out the Church across the street from my house, was having a Halloween Organ concert.  The Church is already a great gothic building, but it was decorated for Halloween, and they concluded the concert with a beautifully rendered version of the "Munsters" theme.

[Monsters For Sale]

...What kind of toys do you put in the bag? Do you have a source for bulk purchases of plastic dinosaurs, jungle animals and soldiers or something?...

A lot of Oriental Trading stuff.  Wind-up toys, paddle balls, bubble blowing juice, folding fans, finger puppets, flashlights, coloring/activity books with crayons, Pez dispensers, etc.  All of it is Halloween themed. 

I want them to have things to play with after the candy is all gone.  But I also want it to remind them of Halloween and the fun they had that night.  I like to give out noise-makers like whistles and bells.  The next couple of days I sometimes hear whistles off in the distance and think there goes one of my kids. 

After about a week the noises stop.  Either the kids have tired of the novelty - or the parents have reached their wit's end.  (Heh, heh.)

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time for just one Halloween and be little again.  Not possible.  But I have my memories.  Now I try my best to help today's little ones make their memories.

Today, even though I stay home on Halloween, I have much more fun than the kids.

[horrorhunter]

A lot of Oriental Trading stuff.  Wind-up toys, paddle balls, bubble blowing juice, folding fans, finger puppets, flashlights, coloring/activity books with crayons, Pez dispensers, etc.  All of it is Halloween themed. 

I want them to have things to play with after the candy is all gone.  But I also want it to remind them of Halloween and the fun they had that night.  I like to give out noise-makers like whistles and bells.  The next couple of days I sometimes hear whistles off in the distance and think there goes one of my kids. 

After about a week the noises stop.  Either the kids have tired of the novelty - or the parents have reached their wit's end.  (Heh, heh.)

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time for just one Halloween and be little again.  Not possible.  But I have my memories.  Now I try my best to help today's little ones make their memories.

Today, even though I stay home on Halloween, I have much more fun than the kids.

You're a helluva guy, Adam. The novelty may wear off for those kids now, but the memories will last a lifetime! 

[Monsters For Sale]

I want to go to Adam's house next year on Halloween ....

All ages are welcome at my house.

I don't care if you are using a walker.  If you have a costume on, even if it is just a silly hat and towel tied round your neck to simulate a cape, you get treats.

I make sure to give treats to the teenagers that show up with no costume at all.  I can see the embarrassment behind the deliberately blank expressions.  They so want to continue trick-or-treating, but are at that age where they would feel mortified to be caught wearing a costume by their friends. 

I hope when they get older, they get over that feeling and start openly enjoying Halloween again.

[jimm]

Take 5 bar, the one with the caramel and chocolate covered pretzel!!

[Dr. Jitters]

All ages are welcome at my house.

I don't care if you are using a walker.  If you have a costume on, even if it is just a silly hat and towel tied round your neck to simulate a cape, you get treats.

I make sure to give treats to the teenagers that show up with no costume at all.  I can see the embarrassment behind the deliberately blank expressions.  They so want to continue trick-or-treating, but are at that age where they would feel mortified to be caught wearing a costume by their friends. 

I hope when they get older, they get over that feeling and start openly enjoying Halloween again.

"Now I try my best to help today's little ones make their memories."

I like your style, MFS.  That's where it's at for me, too.  Some spooky decorations, but not too spooky for the little ones.  And making little goodie bags to make it a little more special.  Right on.  Keeping it fun and spooky for the future Halloween fans.  Until next year...

[Hepcat]

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time for just one Halloween and be little again.  Not possible.  But I have my memories.  Now I try my best to help today's little ones make their memories.

Today, even though I stay home on Halloween, I have much more fun than the kids.

Good stuff! That's the spirit!

[Hepcat]

Bud:

...but I'd rather show up on your doorstep next year myself... I'll be the witch with the cats.

Forewarned is forearmed.

[Flower]

Hmmm .. I'm a bit busy right now ...

[Hepcat]

So how much do you charge for paw readings?



"Have paw, will travel" has long been my logo.

[Flower]

So how much do you charge for paw readings?



"Have paw, will travel" has long been my logo.

My rates start at one hundred dollars a reading but come with a cup (or two) of the best hot chocolate with whipped cream that you'll ever drink.

[Hepcat]

Whipped cream you say?

[Flower]

Whipped cream you say?

Yes!