Halloween Discussion Forums, Costumes, Horror!

yep, we actually had someone there with us that was willing to count everyone. 215 kids, from little babies to 18 year old high schoolers. Its awesome around here, every other house has a full party going on with everyone on the front porch or drive way, fire pits everywhere, coolers of adult beverages, lots of jack o lanterns & decorations, etc. I love it. Oh, and I have no idea why my first msg double-posted earlier, sorry about that.

So tell me about the fire pits. Where are they located? How do you keep people from falling into them? How big are they? Are they just for decorations, or do you use them to roast food?

I think Murf is looking for instructions on how to build one....perhaps to push the really bad hooligans into?

No, I'm not intending to build one. I am just curious. We have one of those outdoor braziers, as do most people around here. If I want a fire other than pumpkins, that's what I'll use.

I don't mean an actual pit in the ground, like at a camp site, I mean one of those metal fire bowls that people buy for their back yard or deck (mine is actually a metal bowl surrounded by a slate ledge, perfect for propping up your feet). I don't know if its a local STL thing or not, but around here people like to put them out on their driveways and sit around them on Halloween night, with a full fire blazing. Many of us actualy hand the candy out right there, instead of having the kids knock on the door (many, not most - I'd say 90% of the houses still act "traditional" & just have the kids come to the doors). Just a fun way to spend the evening and harken back to the ancient Samhain bonfires - not that most of the people are really thinking about that while they're staying warm & throwing a few back

Oh, one of our neighbors does that! And they construct a little haunted walkway for the kids to come claim their candy by the bonfire! It always looks like good fun.

We have one of those in the backyard. Perhaps we should pull it to the front and do that this Halloween!

I wish everyone here was my neighbor. Nobody does anything cool like that in my neighborhood.

My husband bought me two new strings of Halloween lights back in July, when we first saw them at Old Time Pottery. However, I haven't bought anything new since then, and I probably won't (except for pumpkins, of course). My daughter is fashioning a "gangster" type outfit out of clothes we already have, so there shouldn't be any expense for her costume. I will probably recycle one I already have, most likely a witch. Halloween won't be costing us too much this year, because we have so many decorations stored. (I am still in the process of decorating my yard.)

If we pay anything more it will be for some type of entertainment. A local community theater is putting on Dracula, & I'd like to see it. And we'll most likely attend the city's Halloween carnival. I wish I could afford a more commercial event, like a commercial haunted woods, or a corn maze, but I don't think it's in the cards for me this year. My kids will have a bonfire on someone's property with their church youth group this weekend. It won't be haunted, but it will be seasonal fun, and free.

Of course, the candy is never cheap. I'll be buying that soon.

Rising Dead Man wrote:I'm 18 and I'll stop when I wanna stop.

I attempted it this year but felt stupid so, that's the end of it for me.

I didn't collect candy, but I did costume and walk up and down the highly-decorated street near me. It was wonderful fun to see all the yard haunts in action, and the kids' costumes.

Pumpkin56 wrote:I wish everyone here was my neighbor. Nobody does anything cool like that in my neighborhood.

We soooooo need our own town!

Jack Skellington wrote:

Pumpkin56 wrote:I wish everyone here was my neighbor. Nobody does anything cool like that in my neighborhood.

We soooooo need our own town!

Where EVERYONE and ANYONE, YOUNG AND OLD can trick or treat!