I know that Halloween in Canada, can no way be as big as in America, but is it bigger than in the UK.

Is there much trick and treating ?

Rob

Hi Rob

Can't answer your question as am still in the UK but...

When I left the house after dark tonight the air smelt of halloween, I know it sounds crazy but it just did....

Maybe it's because it's dark early I dunno, but I loved it.

halloween rocks!

even when you're 30!

K

I've heard it is......

If the displays in the shops are anything to go by, I'm dreading it! I've never seen so much stuff in my life. I think it is huge here. We have two young girls so there is no way out. They each have an outfit (from the UK last year, and that will do nicely thank you) and they have a little 'candy' bag, ready for the off. They said their neighbours usually bring a pillow case to collect the candy. A pillow case, for God's sake!! What the hell do you do with a pillow case full of sweets. Disgusting !!

Anyway, bah humbug - I don't really get it. But the kids will love it. Something inherently weird about dressing up to scare the living daylights out of everyone, scare toddlers s***less, and go begging sweeties from strangers - when we spend the other 364 days of the year telling them not to accept said sweeties !!??

One has a vast array of 'decorations' to adorn your abode - again, the sheer amount of stuff is amazing. I rather took to a cute black cat decoration and some spider webs - but I kind of resisted the urge!!!

If you don't wish to participate, go out, lock the doors, and don't put any pumpkins within view. Otherwise, buy half the display of Walmart sweets and put it in a large candy bowl and stand back. I'm rather tempted to offer mandarins and apples and see what kind of response I get

oh Ann, it sounds fab!!! sounds like you might have to have an early night and put some of that candy away for Christmas!!! pillow cases wait 'til i tell my two.......

Tina

We fell for some little candle holders in the shape of long-legged spiders they were selling at Safeways! Bought three!

I am thinking I'll buy a pumpkin this year and let the kids loose on it. I got a wonderful recipe for a spicy pumpkin and apple soup one year in Tesco!

Depends on the neighborhood.

If it's a newer area with lots of young families expect lots of kids knocking at your door.

If it's an older neighborhood like ours then you may as well buy something you like because there'll be a lot left over.

WOW Halloween is huge here! LOVE IT!

Daughter is already worried about not getting a cool costume - worried about the shops selling out! She wants to take a pillowcase this year for more goodies. I just bought three pillowcase size trick or treat bags for $1 so she can give her friends one if need be.

I love the pumkin carving and all that pullaver(sp?). We have a wickety witch and eyeballs and a hobgoblin and stuff. Hubby says we HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT CRAP NOW! My aim is to buy a new something every year.

What I do like is that it all stops around 8pm - starts really early for the little kids and the stragglers are later, as soon as you turn lights off and make sure pumpkins are out no more callers.

Incidently we got more callers last year in an older are than we did the previuos year in the newer area we lived in.

One thing I remember from last year is the advice that parents go through their kids swag-bags and throw out anything obviously home made, and preferably also anything not wrapped and sealed, in case it has been tampered with!

We had about 20-25 callers on halloween last year and the children were unbelievably polite. When they were offered the bowl of sweets that we had, they only took one at a time, by the end of the evening I was picking up handfuls and placing it in there bags. We still had treats in the house for weeks .

One tiny child asked if I was British and he then replied "my dad says I am from British Columbia," ahhhh bless.

Can't wait.

I love Halloween, book each 31st October, have great costume this year for when the Kids come Trick and Treating and then having our traditional Slasher Movie Night Party !!!

This is the start of my favourite 3 months of the year !!

Be prepared to have your windows pelted with them or soaped up . It's been a long long time since I went trick or treating in Canada, 35 odd years, we used pillowcases then, went home half way through the evening to dump the stash and back out again.

Sadly, some crazies started putting razor blades and pins in the candy and apples and everything had to be searched.That was Toronto.

We'll be giving toothbrushes and mini-toothpaste sets

Isn't that just sad ? That we would even have to think about that?

I'm really trying not to visualise you now - I'm guessing you will really go to town - the kids love that. Enjoy !


That's what I figured. Sugar coated rubbish it is then ....


You know Biiiiink, that's a bloody good idea

We're in an apartment so don't get people coming to the door but last year they had a sign downstairs for people to leave sweets in one of the office rooms so kids can come and take sweets from there rather than going to every door in this building which is quite a few lol

As for everything else, I think we first bought something for Halloween around the end of August because I think it was around my birthday and last time we went to the store which was over a week ago pretty much everything was sold out.

Weekend just gone we actually unpacked all our Halloween gear and have been slowly putting it up for a party we're having on the 27th