Candy for the trick or treaters

[Neesy]

The candy cigarettes are now called candy sticks. And the cigars used to be black licorice. Haven't seen them in years.

We can still get these in Winnipeg

There was an old train down at The Forks that had old-fashioned candy

(they might have closed by now)

I LOVE black licorice

Sugar Mountain!! - Winnipeg - 1A Forks Market Road

 

[AnnaMarie]

Got some non-food treats today. Heart shaped bracelets, tattoos, stickers.

 

[not_nadine]

I would have liked to get that!

Anyone remember when candy ran out out some houses and the would toss pennies in your bag?

 

[AnnaMarie]

I would have liked to get that!

Anyone remember when candy ran out out some houses and the would toss pennies in your bag?

We no longer have pennies in Canada.

One year I gave kids the choice of candy or a gently used book. Most were the "little golden" story books.

 

[not_nadine]

I had a paper stuck in my door that says they are having a 'trunk or treat'. I have never heard of this. I think doc mentioned it.

You win prizes for most decorated trunk. ?

 

[Dana Jean]

I had a paper stuck in my door that says they are having a 'trunk or treat'. I have never heard of this. I think doc mentioned it.

You win prizes for most decorated trunk. ?

Florida also does this.

 

[Rrty]

People have mentioned the drop-off in trick-or-treating. Same here. Have not had a visitor in years.

Curious: has there ever been a story about kids being forced to trick-or-treat, for whatever devious, evil reason? Might be an interesting tale.

I haven't read the entire thread, but I usually go for the traditional Reese's peanut butter cups. Seriously, those are awesome. I wish, however, PB Max were back, used to love those (maybe that's another story -- a strange Halloween bag produces candy from all time periods, including the future...for a price...).

 

[GNTLGNT]

Florida also does this.

 

[Doc Creed]

I had a paper stuck in my door that says they are having a 'trunk or treat'. I have never heard of this. I think doc mentioned it.

You win prizes for most decorated trunk. ?

Yeah, there are so many variations. People basically have a tailgate party in a parking lot...lawn chairs, drinks, and hand out candy from your "station". Many people do hold contests where the trunk is "tricked"-out with Halloween stuff. It sounds sketchy...people handing out candy from the back of their trunk but depending on who's hosting it the turnout is usually successful and kids don't have to do as much trekking through neighborhoods. Then again, as a kid, that was half the fun.

 

[80sFan]

It would take them an hour to visit the 8 houses on my road. All the kids go into a town to do their trick or treating.

No one trick or treats here either...there are no sidewalks or street lights where I live. The local firehoise used to host a Halloween party, but haven't done it in a while.
Our family goes into town for trick or treat. It's not as weird as it sounds, because (until this year) our kids have always gone to school in town, so we know far more people there.

 

[AnnaMarie]

Yeah, there are so many variations. People basically have a tailgate party in a parking lot...lawn chairs, drinks, and hand out candy from your "station". Many people do hold contests where the trunk is "tricked"-out with Halloween stuff. It sounds sketchy...people handing out candy from the back of their trunk but depending on who's hosting it the turnout is usually successful and kids don't have to do as much trekking through neighborhoods. Then again, as a kid, that was half the fun.

That's why my neighbourhood is very popular. Not only is there very little walking between doors, there is no cars driving here. And some of the people give out a lot. There are usually 2 or 3 haunted houses as well.

 

[arista]

The trunk or treat is basically tailgating for candy. However, people get creative with decorating the trunks with a theme. If I was going to do this might scare the kiddos...I would have walking dead theme

 

[Out of Order]

Trump stickers.............

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Trump stickers.............

Make Halloween Great Again

 

[Out of Order]

Make Halloween Great Again

I'm also handing out eggs with the stickers, to save the kids the trouble of having to get more.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I'm also handing out eggs with the stickers, to save the kids the trouble of having to get more.

You need to hand out those chocolate gold coins.

 

[Out of Order]

You need to hand out those chocolate gold coins.

I'm still half-asleep and my ankle is killing me.....I don't get it.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I'm still half-asleep and my ankle is killing me.....I don't get it.

If you're going with a Trump theme you need to hand out the kind of candy he would.

What did you do to your ankle?

 

[Out of Order]

If you're going with a Trump theme you need to hand out the kind of candy he would.

What did you do to your ankle?

Oh okay...........

It's an old injury from mountain biking. Back when I could scale the trails instead of looking at pictures of them....LOL Was on Gunstock and stepped off the bike right into a well disguised hole. Rabbit? Woodchuck? Sunny's hideout? I don't know. Suffered one of those high ankle sprains and was on crutches for weeks. Doctor said I'd have been better off breaking it. He was right. Every so often I'll twist it the wrong way and WHAMO!! gets all swelled up and I hobble around for a week or so. This time I stepped off a curb wrong last Friday. Have one of those air casts and boy that is my best friend today!! Thought it might be better by today to tell you the truth though.......

 

[Sundrop]

I can honestly say that I never do.



All mine is always peanut free, that way if there is anything left over I get to eat it. This year we happened to be in a store that had peanut free Halloween candy on sale (regular $20, on for $15). If you bought two boxes you got a store coupon for $10. Got to the car and realized the $10 coupon was only good for a few days, so I went back in and bought another box of chocolate bars.

I have enough now, but I'll also pick up some food free stuff; fancy pencils or erasers. I originally started getting them for kids with allergies, but a lot of the kids chose the non-food stuff. I always run out.

I also have some Baby Mum-mums. They are a "baby's first food" type of biscuit. Melt in your mouth. We sometimes get parents bringing babys. I had the biscuits for my granddaughter. If I didn't have any I would give nothing to those parents. One father tried to guilt me. I told him I buy for about 200 kids and I run out every year. (This is true) If I give HIM and his WIFE candy it means I run out sooner, and it's a child that would do without. He kind of looked down and said he hadn't thought of that.

Dogs here get treats at a lot of doors. Not at mine.

Have you heard about the Teal Pumpkin Project? I'm thinking of participating this year.

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