What time does Trick-or-Treating start? (coupons, to buy, shops)

[woodinvilleguy]

Originally Posted by jobert

We went that route, and handed out glow-bracelets instead of candy. I would rather the kids have a reason to be active. Not trying to be a grinch, but these kids are receiving their yearly quota of sugar after only 15 minutes of trick-or-treating. There are also the lower income folks who struggle with poor diet choices, and I feel the urge to step in as a surrogate parent when I can by giving them alternative choices.

A couple of houses did that for the kids this year and they were a big hit with the kids.

We have about 50 kids according to my wife. Every year it gets better as my neighborhood gets built out.

[neddy]

We had some older kids start showing up at 535pm Kid you not. How in the world do you start that early and not be a toddler? The kids where teenage.

[love roses]

We ended up having quite a lot of them last night and just barely had enough candy. Me and my next door neighbor sat outside and he had his grill out too. It smelled so good I think it helped draw people down to our end of the street

[stephaniegu]

I also just moved here from Cleveland Ohio, and i was curious on what time trick or treating started. I live in Manor Texas, in a community called Shadowglen, if anyone knows please let me know.

[motherofthree]

It was dark at 7 pm last night so we'll start at 6:45 pm since it's a school night. Hoping to be done by 8 pm.

[chuck_steak]

It was 5:30 last year, but daylight savings time is this coming weekend, so it will probably be around 6 or 6:30 p.m. this year.

[JayBrown80]

OH.....MY.......GOD.......

Thank you SO much for using the search function before starting a whole new thread.

Parents need time to get home and prepare their kids, most of them eat dinner before they head out too. I usually see the first trick or treaters trickle in around 6.30 or so, and the parents usually round everyone up and try to get them home before dark. I am surprised if I get anyone after 8 (and then it's usually older teenagers)

[austin-steve]

This will be my second year in a kid-heavy 'hood, after over a decade in a rural non-trick-or-treat neighborhood. I'm looking forward to it again.

Last year a weird, maniacal dark side came out of me when I was passing out candy though. It was triggered early when one snot-nose brat expressed disapproval over his candy helping, asking if I had anything "better" than the "smarties" I dropped in his bag.

"Sure, let me have that one back", I said. Then, as he handed it back, I said "now get off my porch, punk" while I dropped a huge handful of chocolates into his little sister's bag and told her she was much more polite than her brother and deserved more candy.

If there's anything I can't stand it's an entitlement mentality, especially in kids. This year, my daughter has informed me that it's "cheap" to drop just one piece. So I'll probably meter the candy out based on creativity, enthusiasm, halloween spirit, and my random mood at the moment. There will be winners, there will be losers.

Steve

[CptnRn]

Children are children, they are all welcome in my neighborhood. And we are giving away full size Nestle's chocolate bars!

Originally Posted by austin-steve

Last year a weird, maniacal dark side came out of me when I was passing out candy though. It was triggered early when one snot-nose brat expressed disapproval over his candy helping, asking if I had anything "better" than the "smarties" I dropped in his bag.

I admit I experienced a similar feeling on occasion, when we had run out of the chocolate bars and had to supplement a back up treat.

I'm worried this year, we have no back up treat. My wife says just turn off the lights if we run out of our 2 boxes of Hershey bars (72 total). I swear we have gone through 3 boxes in the past. I guess parents aren't getting any this year unless the T&T's start arriving later then usual.

[CptnRn]

Here is a new question: Should one turn away teenagers who show up without a costume asking for Tricker-Treats?

They are more likely to vandalize if turned away...