Halloween Discussion Forums, Costumes, Horror!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween and find that every year the number of trick or treaters in my neighborhood dwindles down. Last year we may have topped out at around 10 kids. Back 5 years ago it was around 100 to 150 kids. I live in the suburbs (Louisville, KY) but find that trick or treating at the zoo and mall are just becoming the "safer" choice for parents to make.

Is anyone else noticing this trend. How can we stop it? : (

itrick or treating's still pretty big here (poconos pa). unfortunately, almost all the haunted houses were closed down. we would havge at least 10 every year, but now there's nothing

Yeah, our TOT's are dwindling, too. The mall, local fire houses, etc are all in competition with door-to-door. Maybe parents are getting more paranoid. Sad, because one of my favorite parts of Halloween is the look on the TOT's faces when I answer the door in some creepy costume! Priceless!

We get tons of kids every year. Even after the alotted trick-or-treat time is over, tons of kids still make their way to our house. I think it's cuz we give great candy and so much of it.

I don't get very many trick or treaters at my house as I live outside of town where the main population is. I enjoy living in a wooded area and waterfront but the downside is the lack of Halloween activity. I decorate my house to the brim but not many even get to see it except for people that come to my parties... Oh well it is fun doing it.

A friend of mine that lives about 15 mins away in the centre of town has 150 plus of mosters on October 31. I always bring my children in to their house on Halloween night so do the footwork, see all the little moster kiddies and enjoy showing off my own costume. Good times...

my kid gets to go tot 3 times a yr.
the mall

my sister-in-law's private community. tot there is always the sunday before halloween. don't know why, but oh well

the neighborhood on halloween night.

imagine the candy we get

I live on a busy road, so nobody comes to my house. I go to my friend's neighborhood behind us where this is tons, and we hang out there!

I am usually a loner and try to get the job done. I have had 3 pillowcases full before.

Also I believe it has a lot to do with what night Halloween falls on, this year it is on a Tues. So not a lot of late nighters, I am guessing. But we'll see. Now the thing is to have a party to keep the kids safe. :SIGHS: I understand it but I miss the hordes descending.

We usually get about 25.

I remember as a kid, there were so many kids out trick or treating. Then as the years went by, it seemed like less and less kids were going. It is so depressing to see some streets with only like 1 or 2 porch lights on. In my neighborhood, some years there are not that many trick or treaters and then other years where there will be quite a few.

This will be our (me and my fiancee) halloween in our new house, I'm hoping for a lot of ToTers. I was talking to a neighbor, he leaves around the corner on a busy street, he said he doesn't get too many, but he also doesn't put lights on so...My house is all decorated, lights and everything and we live on a nice quiet street, so i'm hoping we have more kids.

Definitely leave the porch light on, even if you think it ruins the ambiance. I learned that lesson the hard way one year, had hardly any TOTers because the porch light took away from the spooky lighting we had going on, so I turned it off. And wear a costume, the kids LOVE it!! Hope you get lots, it's so much fun to see all the costumes.

If you have a sound effects cd playing, kids will come by if you don't have the porch light on. Or if your pumpkin is still lit, they have come to my house. So I have to remember to blow it out when we are done for the night or they will keep showing up.