To hand out trick or treat candy, or to not hand out trick or treat candy. That is my dilema

[Siwsan]

I only had a handful of kids, last year, so I might just be stuck with a bag of Kit Kats and Milky Ways.

My part of the county isn't being hit super hard by the virus, but none the less, it's out there. Halloween is going to be a cold but beautifully clear night with a full moon - hate to waste something like that.

I might re-align my front door security camera and set out a couple of bowls of candy on a table, on the front walk, in the camera's viewing area. And I'll have a sign asking anyone who might come by to please just take one. (Definitely not putting out the whole bag, at once.) That way, IF ghoulies, ghosties or long leggedy beasties, or things that go bump in the night DO stop by, I'll have the proper bribes at the ready AND I'll see them when they arrive. Anyone grabbing a handful can be loudly admonished via the speaker system.

[soothsayer]

1. We're thinking table near the street. Candy spread out

Maybe will put out limited amounts at a time, not all of em.

[Siwsan]

5. We have no street lights, but I do have coach lights on both sides of the driveway

Unfortunately I don't think my security camera will pick things up at that distance but I can temporarily relocate the one from the back of the house, and set it in the back window of my car. Maybe I'll do a little experimenting, this week.

Of course, there is always the chance that the Governor will ban trick or treating this year because some sections of the county are having frightening spikes.

[Hoyt]

2. We keep thinking about using a chute like this --

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[Laffy Kat]

14. That's so fun. The visiting ghoulies will get a kick out of catching their treats.

[mopinko]

16. pretty much my plan. i have a couple lengths of gutter.

we gonna do a gutter garden, but never got aroundtuit.
gonna drop them from my second floor window.

halloween is a big deal in my hood. and i got the spirit this year.
also, i redid my front garden. usually this time of year the dogwoods are so overgrown that kids are scared to come to my house.

[Totally Tunsie]

17. LOL - I came here to post basically the same -

Dress up in costume and deliver the treats down a chute from your doorway.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I won't be doing it this year.

The last few years there haven't been a lot of kids anyhow, but this year, being a vulnerable old person, I just don't want to open my door to strangers, even children. Interestingly, there are a lot more Halloween decorations in the neighborhood than usual - I might put up something (I think I have some left-over bats) but I'm not handing out candy.

[dawg day]

4. "Put that back!"

thunder you from the speaker!

It will be like the voice of God.

[Siwsan]

6. That's the plan!!

[In_The_Wind]

7. We are thinking of putting out candy about 6 foot from the end of our driveway.

There is a speed limit of 15 mph on the streets.

Children always come with adults.

Around sundown I'll move everything into the trash.


In the years gone by we passed out small chocolate bars.

[flamin lib]

8. This'll be my first Halloween at the new house.

I live on the second floor. I HAVE to do trick or treat because I have solar powered lighting that's a PIA to turn off and besides, I really like the kids.

I have this guy holding a basket of goodies and plan to lower him on a line when the doorbell rings. I don't know if he'll impress the kids but my dog won't get close to him!



I also have lots of dragons and tree imps and such that I'll light up with cheap LED flashlights.

[consider_this]

9. Bowl is not a good idea!

That means many kids sticking their hands in their, potentially a bowl of germs is created.

You need to do the chute, or drop out of your upper story window or something creative like that.
I think are skipping it. Considered putting a large sign on door COVID with the slash or X through it, to be like a sort of relevant horror decoration and a message, no covid wanted here - but we figured people might think it means we have it stay away.

I guess we will settle on light out.

[Siwsan]

11. No way to set up a chute, unfortunately.

I guess I could just set out a line up of candy bars - maybe like 5 of each at a distance from each other on a card table. Then disinfect the table, if any of the candy gets taken. Trick or treating runs from 5:30 until 8. Every year I've gotten fewer and fewer kids so I might just be wasting my time, trying to come up with an easy and safe way to hand out candy. If I don't get many (or any) by 7, or so, I'll just bring stuff in and shut off my lights.

I know if I had kids, I wouldn't let them go trick or treating, this year.

[handmade34]

10. idea...

I have a stand out by the road (selling honey, baked goods, etc.) and will be putting out treats for any "trick-or-treaters" on Halloween night... it is a few hundred feet from the house, so all are safe

[Jirel]

12. We'll be using a chute and talking to kids.

Our house has been the "scary" or "weird" house every year. We'll be doing candy no matter what. But, we'll be using a chute this year to keep distance.

Halloween has been a discussion on our town's groups for over a month now. Frankly, I agree with the parents who think that short of canceling trick or treating, this is the safest option. Most aren't keeping the kids home entirely, so that's the breaks. The other options here are, laughably -

* Main Street merchants' daytime trick or treat - They're trying to get as many potential customers INDOORS as possible, so to lure as many WHOLE FAMILIES in as possible for shopping, they'll be handing out a lollipop at the stores. Ok, can you say ANYTHING but social distancing, and crappy candy besides?

* A trunk-or-treat closely spaced in a small parking lot - Ok, that'll be fun for social distancing. It gets points for being outdoors, but it's also a small area, and when you put whole families together in a small area the kids are going to play. Not to mention that you'll be having lots of close contact between people offering candy out of their car trunks, and all these kids at the event. Hmm.

* A completely black-boxed church event, indoors, where kids are trick-or-treating between church classroom doors - Oh, wow. Nothing says an awesome Halloween during an epidemic like indoor door-knocks in a musty church corridor for Chick tracts. The distancing might be a bit better, only because nobody is going to come. A couple people enquired on the groups what the plan was for safety and distancing, and were told by a Church Lady that they shouldn't ask, because whatever her church decides to do, she's sure it'll be quite safe.

[deek]

13. Found candy with glow in the dark wrappers

I plan on just throwing it at them from 10 feet away. What do you think?

[Siwsan]

19. I think that comes 2nd to my fantasy about a drone delivery system.

Just drop the goodies from above.

[sakabatou]

15. We're going to have a bowl out by the door.

We're not doing hand-outs.

[MissB]

18. There is one street in our neighborhood that kids trick or treat on.

Thankfully we do not live on that street. Seriously, those houses on that street set out literal troughs of candy. It’s a big roving party where I can usually score a glass of wine by the second house. Folks go all out trying to out compete their neighbors.

(my favorite from when my kids were of trick or treating age is the house that had the enormous bouncy house set up for the kids, and the huge tent with the massive TV set up for the adults with hay bales to sit on to watch whatever game was on, and a full service bar in the garage. I’m sure they had candy too.)

That street has announced they aren’t doing Halloween this year. Totally understandable, and in no way will the rest of the neighborhood try to pick up the slack. We are taking cues from the folks on the truck or treat street.

I’ve put together a boo bucket to deliver to my great-nephew/niece in our neighborhood. Lots of booing going on this year in the evenings.