https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:38:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1925006 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:54:02 +0000 erinpye 1925006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We left a bowl of candy out and took our girls trick or treating together. No way I was missing out on that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924995 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:55:05 +0000 MrsSCB 1924995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We handed out candy at our friends' place and used a counter app to keep track of how many kids there were. We had 743! It was unbelievable. And that was all before we closed up shop just before eight to have dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924981 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:25:27 +0000 Andrea 1924981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww that is so nice that you wanted to meet the neighbors. We know from pre-kids that our section doesn't get a lot of trick or treaters so we all go out. Then we are home by around 7 to hand out candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924960 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:51:20 +0000 Hoots 1924960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We probably had around 200 kids tonight! We didn't even have 100 last year. Geez. I thought it was never going to end! I went through a Sam's Club bag of chocolate, a 50ish count bag of smarties, and 1/2way through huge Sam's bag of DumDums suckers that I bought just in case we were inundated. I think I only counted 10 Elsa costumes though. I had a lot of ninja turtles, cops, and doctor/nurses/surgeons (a lot of our neighborhood is in the medical field though). I'm really glad I bought those suckers! I had fun though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924958 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:47:16 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1924958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've probably had at least 80 kids by this point. I think the fact that it's a Friday night is helping keep a steady flow of them...I'm glad I bought enough candy to have some leftovers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924955 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:44:07 +0000 coopsmama 1924955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are very few kids who come ToTing on our street. Most people seem to take their kids to the subdivisions for ToTing these days around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924954 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:41:41 +0000 MamaG 1924954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We left the unattended bowl with a note saying to please share and only take 2. It was empty! I would guess almost half was gone before we even left. We saw plenty of big kids roaming the 'hood. I'm surprised how many full sized candy bars LO got in our 'hood. She did awesome this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924932 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:20:24 +0000 Smurfette 1924932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we had 20 kids total but 2 Elsa's! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924930 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:17:40 +0000 MapleMoose 1924930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents came over to see LO dressed up so we all split time between candy duty and LO. She's too young to trick-or-treat but she had fun looking at the costumes. My parents don't get trick-or-treaters so they enjoyed seeing the costumes too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924928 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:11:58 +0000 birdofafeather 1924928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We get no trick or treaters ever. So we are all out tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924878 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:15:45 +0000 macintosh 1924878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had about 40 kids probably. They were all done before 7 pm when it started snowing. Went through about 2/3 of the candy I bought. </p> <p>I made DH the designated candy person. I had him park his wheelchair by the door so he could answer it. He was so cute and friendly with the kiddos. He's gonna be a great Dad :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924872 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:11:37 +0000 Mae 1924872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>aw, we had ToT last night and LO helped hand out candy. She's too little to ToT anyways :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924870 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:09:49 +0000 Shutterbug 1924870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had about 20 kids, and 3 Elsas! My parents had 264 kids and over 20 Elsas!! Good thing they don't know about the Elsa drinking game LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924864 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:04:51 +0000 Synchronicity 1924864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Despite it being cold and rainy, we had over 50 kids! I didn't expect that many. We still had way too much candy so I was giving out handfuls to make sure I don't eat it all myself... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924863 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:01:40 +0000 californiadreams 1924863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stupid autocorrect above, meant to say that the note could say there is a camera (not clear) watching...<br /> Glad you got to go!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924859 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:59:36 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1924859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: we switched halfway. Girlfriend was a dedicated trick or treater. </p> <p>I always wonder about the unmonitored candy bowl. </p> <p>We wanted someone home since it's our first year on the street and haven't met all the neighbors yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924855 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:58:31 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1924855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If by candy duty you mean sitting by the door eating as many starburst as I can while the doorbell doesn't ring? Yes, thats me! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924852 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:56:26 +0000 californiadreams 1924852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: aw that sucks. I didn't think about those logistics either since we don't get trick or treaters at our apt. Not sure what we will do in the future. Could your DH have done one block then come back and switched with you?</p> <p>Or leave a note with a bowl of candy stating "help yourself - please take one only as there is a clear watching you!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924812 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:08:31 +0000 Mrs. D 1924812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our small community decreed trick or treating was right after school at 2:30 early dismissal. My husband took our daughter trick or teating and I did Candy duty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924808 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:02:46 +0000 Dandelion 1924808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had zero trick or treaters. And, now it's raining. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924806 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:00:48 +0000 MaryM 1924806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had about three. If I drank for Facebook photos though, I'd be wasted. SO many there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924789 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:44:08 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1924789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: we haven't had any frozen characters yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924774 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:20:23 +0000 Smurfette 1924774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R has HFM so we are both on duty. Only had two batches of kids, maybe 10 total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924772 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:14:21 +0000 MaryM 1924772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm playing the Elsa drinking game. With whiskey. It's so cold when I open the door! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924771 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:13:04 +0000 Ra 1924771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We skipped trick or treating this year because DH is out of town. </p> <p>Every time we get a trick or treater, B thinks he also should get a piece of candy. After many tears, he has now resorted to running up behind me and shutting the door on the trick or treaters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924770 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:08:09 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1924770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always thought once you had a LO you turned off the porch light and didn't hand out candy. I'm sorry you didn't get to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924769 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:07:57 +0000 turquoisemama 1924769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw that's too bad! I'm not on candy duty, but I do have to go to work in 20 min. Halloween pity party for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924767 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:02:12 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1924767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And to top it off she was so excited to go out this was the best picture I could get... </p> [attach=1339/14/nebzzq.449x600.IMG_20141031_184806.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-in-candy-duty#post-1924766 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:00:56 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1924766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is out trick or treating with DH and I'm at home on candy duty.</p> <p>Even though it's pouring I've had to refill the bowl already.</p> <p>I never thought about the logistics of this before and am kind of bummed to be missing her first trick or treat.</p> <p>Any one else at home handing out candy? </p>