https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:40:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846124 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:01:46 +0000 Mrsbells 2846124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: DH probably will see we will have a newborn at the time I will probably stay home </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846045 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:16:43 +0000 bhbee 2846045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure! I think when first was a baby we just walked around (we had a neighborhood that decorated a lot so it was just festive). At one we basically did the same although she went up to some places that just had candy out (too shy otherwise). By two she was into it and now it’s tradition! We just love holiday stuff so we’ll also go to a couple other events where they can use their costumes - they don’t really eat much of the candy but they love getting it!</p> <p>ETA I love it too because we had so much fun running the neighborhood when I was little and it reminds me of simple times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846042 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:12:26 +0000 dolphin 2846042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! My kids look forward to it every year. I do too. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846037 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:37:23 +0000 lindseykaye 2846037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! LO is 6 and this will be our 5th year taking her. The first year was just her in a bunny hoodie and little leggings in her stroller, walking around a few blocks while we said hi to neighbors and declined treats. We've made our loop bigger and let her keep more and more of her goodies each year. For the past 3 years or so we've also gone with neighborhood friends and pulled the kids in our wagon so they can hop in/out between houses easily and have a little buddy with them. Our neighborhood does a good job and some houses go all out so it can be as big of a deal or as easy as we like.<br /> I make a batch of crock-pot chili that day and our friends come over for a bowl before we head out. We buy glow stick necklaces for the group and make our rounds before heading home for (usually late) bedtimes.</p> <p>We leave a bowl out with treats. For the last several years we've been getting nut-free chocolates as well as some kind of non-candy treat to include in the bowl. We just leave it out on our porch with the light on while we are out doing our thing and usually have leftover to dole out to kids after we get home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846031 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:30:36 +0000 MrsADS 2846031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so (not on the actual night of Halloween). We will do Trunk or Treat at church the Sunday before, though. I'm not opposed to ToT - he just turned 3, and usually by 6pm he's a meltdown mess from no nap at daycare and in bed by 7-7:30. So I think it's just gonna be too much for him. Maybe next year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2846002 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:14:06 +0000 birdofafeather 2846002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, but we’ll be on a trip to Hawaii so we’re tagging along with our friends who live there! They’ll end up with most of our loot because we leave the next day! 5.5, 3 and a baby. 😉 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845981 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:16:11 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2845981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! So excited. Second year going and she’s nearly 3. We did one block last year with older cousins and it will probably be similar this year. She also hands out candy and last year was a pro and it was both hilarious and adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845976 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:48:26 +0000 wrkbrk 2845976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Technically no. Our neighborhood has a parade in our local park where the kids dress up and get candy. We will so that. DS will be almost 3 on Halloween. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845968 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:27:52 +0000 skinnycow 2845968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going this year for the first time (DD is 2.5). We'll likely just go to a few houses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845957 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:40:52 +0000 dc yoga bee 2845957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChiCalGoBee: this explains DD! She doesn’t have allergies but I relate to the kids wanting to interact and see the costumes and say TRICK OR TREAT! Once I learned about the teal pumpkin I started getting candy without nuts. It’s not something I thought about not having experienced it but I want to be more aware of! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845951 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:48:17 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2845951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! This will be our second year in this neighborhood and they go all out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845949 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:46:09 +0000 DesertDreams88 2845949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son will be 2.5 and we go to a free, huge church event 5 minutes away - there are halloween games and bounce houses, and kids get candy at all the games, win or lose. He will use one of his dress-up costumes (fireman, doctor) or use the hand-me-down skeleton PJs. I kind of want to dress me and baby as rosie the riveter but I don't want to buy stuff. </p> <p>There isn't a lot of trick-or-treating on my street, but if there was, we would definitely go. DH prefers to stay home and I prefer to go out, so we will split up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845946 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:59:17 +0000 crazydoglady 2845946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I think I enjoy it just as much as the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845932 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:44:42 +0000 Raspberry 2845932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We took DS the first time just before he turn 2. He liked it but got tired quickly. Last year (just before 3) he really loved it and also enjoyed the fireworks going off around the neighborhood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845931 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:30:51 +0000 kiddosc 2845931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure, we all go as a family. This year we've made some more neighborhood friends and I hope we can all go together in a pack. We leave a bowl out and it all gets swiped and I get cranky that pre-teens are pre-teens and are inconsiderate... but I want to be able to participate with the kiddos too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845928 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:21:47 +0000 Becky 2845928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course! I always loved trick or treating growing up. Halloween is also my daughter’s bday so there’s that. We just leave out a bowl of candy and take our losses if some kid swipes it all. Her daycare did trick or treating at school last year so they got to go twice which was extra fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845927 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:12:03 +0000 erinbaderin 2845927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! They’ll be 4.5 and 2.5 and they’re already talking about costumes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845925 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:54:34 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2845925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: We have each year and will continue to. He's almost 4. My son lives to be out in our neighborhood meeting people, and to deny him the one day a year in which he can go up to all the houses and interact with people would make him so sad. Even in the instance of a severe allergy, I'd still want my child to be able to participate in such a fun ritual by walking around. He'll be allowed a few pieces of candy rather than the whole stash, but it's not even about that for him; he loves the decorations and costumes! Our then 3-month-old daughter will also come with because it'll be a fun family evening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845923 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:42:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2845923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No; they already have trick or treating at school. We stay home to give out candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845922 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:39:42 +0000 ALV91711 2845922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we've been taking DS since he was 3. He's 5 this year. We will just go around our neighbourhood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845921 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:38:02 +0000 agold 2845921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I'm really excited because we are moving to a cute neighborhood that is known for being a great place to go trick or treating. My kids are little, so we will likely just go to a few houses. We will have people over at our house for chili and whatnot. There will be someone home to pass out candy while we take the littles out. I'm actually really so exited!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845918 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:29:22 +0000 dc yoga bee 2845918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we’ve taken her since she was 2! Our preschool does a trunk and treat so I’m curious to check that out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845916 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:28:29 +0000 Oopdah 2845916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will only be 22 months, but we'll take her to her grandparents and cousins' houses just down the street. I plan on eating any candy she gets. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845915 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:27:30 +0000 Aria 2845915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I’m so excited for this year. We went last year when she was 2.5 to a few houses and she loved it, but it was hard because she had a peanut/walnut allergy and couldn’t eat any of the candy she got. This year we’ve done SLIT for her allergies so she can eat anything and she is very excited about it. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845914 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:26:25 +0000 Sams Mom 2845914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're taking our son (will be just over 2.5) in our neighborhood only. There are about 50 houses, it's one big loop with houses on the inside and outside of the circle. He really enjoyed it last year, loved knocking on doors, and getting candy (mom &amp; dad ended up with 95% of it 🙈) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845912 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:25:21 +0000 looch 2845912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I let my son decide. The first time we had the opportunity, he was three and he didn't really know what it was about, so he didn't last past two houses on our street. </p> <p>Then, the following year he decided he wanted to hand out the candy and scare the guests with the fog machine. Last year, he decided he wanted to TOT with the neighbors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845911 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:21:37 +0000 catgirl 2845911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! She's gone the past two years, though last year was the first she cared about. We lived in a large apartment building up until this summer so she had a pretty sweet setup - trick or treating inside and with 100+ units. This year we will be outside. We live on a busy road so we are going to my mom's neighborhood which is filled with kids. She is so excited and has been talking about it for months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845910 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:16:27 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2845910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m not. LO and I will attend his daycare’s Fall Festival on the lawn and pass out treats at home. Lately, LO has been doing really well with strangers, but it’s usually when he’s on his own turf and me right beside him. He’ll be pleased as punch to open the door and pass out treats to the other kids. </p> <p>ETA: he’s 2.5 yrs old and wouldn’t be eating the candy anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-taking-your-lo-trick-or-treating#post-2845909 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:13:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2845909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious are you taking your LO trick or treating? </p>