Once again we had a rather diappointing turn out for Halloween's trick-or-treating. Only 15 or so kids showed up at our door despite the lovely weather. No one came by during the daylight hours and of those that came by after dark, all showed up between 5:30 and 7:30 PM. The littlest ones (ages 5 or 6) were accompanied by their parents and/or slightly older siblings. We had two of those giant bags of bite-sized candies (Snickers and Nestle's Crunch because they are our favorites and we anticipated having leftovers)and managed to dole out only half of that amount despite giving each costumed kid two pieces.
Have we lost the tradition of trick-or-treating door-to-door? There are kids down the block I know didn't show up at our door. Has it become "uncool" to go out above age 12? I know that the kids at the middle school at which I taught until last year were psyched enough about Halloween to come to school in costume and really enjoyed the day.
Even Mischief Night was quiet. I saw no soap, toilet paper or any other indications of tricks having been played either in my neighborhood or in the areas I drove through running a few errands Monday morning.
Sigh. :-(
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