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Trick or treating is all but dead in our neighborhood.
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<blockquote data-quote="sethk" data-source="post: 2329235" data-attributes="member: 31522"><p>We ran out of candy after about an 1.5-2 hours and what was apparently $35 worth of those candy mix bags. Our neighborhood is somewhat nicer than some of the surrounding one, so we draw a pretty decent crowd. Plus we've got some neighbors on our block that have some pretty elaborate decorations (including cool things like a fog machines and lame things like those big inflatable decorations) so that draws more kiddos in. Lot's of kids of various ages and mostly dressed up (there was a group of about a dozen kids from the local middle-school who were dressed up in their polo-shirt uniforms from the local middle school). My gal I both dressed up and had a good time, though she was constantly worrying about me freaking the kids or the parents out. Not that I was dressed up scary or anything (the Doctor from Dr. Who), but I had a separate "treat bag" inside our real candy bag, from which I would produce frozen waffles, jalapenos, hand-fulls of spinach to offer to some of the older children (I would eventually desist and give them a couple pieces of candy). The way I see it, I'm not adding anything to their experience by being just another random guy that gives them another handful of candy. I figure I can at least do something funny or goofy to make it a bit more amusing or memorable. Also, I borrowed a projector from work and had this projecting from the upstairs window onto the street in front of our house: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuWTQtyKih4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuWTQtyKih4</a> . </p><p></p><p>My favorite Halloween gimmick was when we lived in a second story apartment on a street that didn't get many trick-or-treaters, but did have a lot of them pass through. I would cast out a fishing line with some individually wrapped candy taped to the end of the line. Once I'd gotten it out on the sidewalk, I would hide and wait for a kid to come by and spot it. Some of the reactions when a kid would reach for the candy and it would suddenly start "running away" across the ground, and then hover in midair...priceless. Then I'd reveal myself in my fishing hat and vest and toss down some more candy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sethk, post: 2329235, member: 31522"] We ran out of candy after about an 1.5-2 hours and what was apparently $35 worth of those candy mix bags. Our neighborhood is somewhat nicer than some of the surrounding one, so we draw a pretty decent crowd. Plus we've got some neighbors on our block that have some pretty elaborate decorations (including cool things like a fog machines and lame things like those big inflatable decorations) so that draws more kiddos in. Lot's of kids of various ages and mostly dressed up (there was a group of about a dozen kids from the local middle-school who were dressed up in their polo-shirt uniforms from the local middle school). My gal I both dressed up and had a good time, though she was constantly worrying about me freaking the kids or the parents out. Not that I was dressed up scary or anything (the Doctor from Dr. Who), but I had a separate "treat bag" inside our real candy bag, from which I would produce frozen waffles, jalapenos, hand-fulls of spinach to offer to some of the older children (I would eventually desist and give them a couple pieces of candy). The way I see it, I'm not adding anything to their experience by being just another random guy that gives them another handful of candy. I figure I can at least do something funny or goofy to make it a bit more amusing or memorable. Also, I borrowed a projector from work and had this projecting from the upstairs window onto the street in front of our house: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuWTQtyKih4[/url] . My favorite Halloween gimmick was when we lived in a second story apartment on a street that didn't get many trick-or-treaters, but did have a lot of them pass through. I would cast out a fishing line with some individually wrapped candy taped to the end of the line. Once I'd gotten it out on the sidewalk, I would hide and wait for a kid to come by and spot it. Some of the reactions when a kid would reach for the candy and it would suddenly start "running away" across the ground, and then hover in midair...priceless. Then I'd reveal myself in my fishing hat and vest and toss down some more candy. [/QUOTE]
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