Jasonmb

What is it like ??

Do you decorate your homes etc, we curretnly have a 4ft skeleton with flashing eyes on our front door, lots of witch and pumpkin decorations round the out door trees, lots of things stuck to windows etc. Kids think it is great.

The reason we ask, when we take them down do we give them away or pack them to bring with us?

Thanks

breezeboylan

We didn't get one trick or treater knock. No houses decorated not a bit like over there. My daughter and her friends did dress up and go trick or treating though and they enjoyed themself's. When I came to work tonight all the Aussie girls where laughing at her saying it's an American thing and not done here!!
Tracie

Jasonmb

Hi Tracie

Thanks for this, well we could bring them with us and start a new trend At least the kids enjoyed themselves, ours have just got back very cold but very happy having had great fun and of course lots of sweets

Tracy

quoll

Ugh, no please dont bring Halloween over here, we have managed to avoid most of the hype thank heavens!

Funky Monkey

God forbid. Don't want young kids enjoying themselves do we. Do they celebrate Xmas in Oz or have you avoided that as well?

quoll

Got lots of Australian enjoyment, dont need to import any American stuff thanks!

emmyjc1

We had 80 kids knock altogether! I only had enough sweets for 40 so the ones that came later got balloons, little biscuits and a few ice lollies! The house over the road had been decorated and it was all over by 8pm- they all looked like they were having a blast!

Funky Monkey

Good for you. People here in the U.K don't partake if they don't want to and neither do you if it is in Oz, stay in with your lights off It actually originate in Ireland years and years ago.

the murrays

I loved it when I was young, sitting here wondering what I will be doing next year, but I will be celebrating it oz with my children and I'm sure a lot of aus will, with me, and yeah they celebrated in ireland years before there was tv, so they didnt copy it from the usa

Cheetah7

Halloween is on TV tonight, i am going to stay up and watch it. Ive seen it loads of times and it still scares me.

northernbird

What a rididculous comparison. I am a big advocate of halloween as I lived in Canada for a few years but it just doesn't seem right here. I forgot about it and didn't buy any sweets so ignored the door. If that makes me miserable then so be it.

Funky Monkey

We were sat here thinking the same thing about next year.Strange what little things you will miss if any. We will celebrate too if only together as the kids love it

emelems

Personally, I hate it...

Mind you with all the inlaws being Irish (and we used to live in The Midlands UK where they celebrate it in a nice and friendly way) the kids have got used to celebrating it...

So, bit of a comprise here.. I let them dress up and we carve a pumpkin etc etc.. but as for trick or treating... NOPE... not unless it is people I have arranged it with earlier (my kids' friends houses)...

In fact just have had a message from one of my friends in a local village who has just had her house egged and a load of teenagers banging down the door.. she has a husband on nights and she is really upset..

Have to say, I loathe Halloween...

I diverse from the original question tho... apologies! *rant over*

Em x

Funky Monkey

Yes you are miserable and thats your choice - good luck to you.

kevinbloomfield

Loads of trick or treaters here on the coast and loads of parties as well. The kids really made an effort to dress up (not like the scroungers in the UK with a bit of face paint) and I thought it was great. Also there were some teenagers doing it as well, 16 - 17 year old girls with skimpy clothes on :-)

If the kids enjoy it I don't see what the problem is?
Bugger off you miserable sods who moan about anything and everything