https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 13:23:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2332109 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:46:31 +0000 catomd00 2332109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our neighborhood has a set time. I believe it's 5-8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331919 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:07:12 +0000 namaste 2331919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People get bussed in here (thousands) for Halloween so it starts to die down around 11. I expect full midnight since it's Saturday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331910 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:01:46 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2331910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh my gosh, I am so jealous of those of you with set times! I usually have older kids ringing my doorbell after 10pm, even though all the house lights are off by then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331884 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:48:13 +0000 Lilbear 2331884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In Queens, the kids all trick or treat around 3:00 in the afternoon! I guess once they get home from school they immediately costume up and head out. It usually only lasts for 1.5-2 hours total. Not sure when it is going to happen this year since Halloween is on a Saturday, but I would imagine it will be around the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331854 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:36:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 2331854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going around 5, hot dogs and chips are served staring at 6 at the community center (it's a small town of 250 people so ToT only takes 30 minutes ha) The costume contest starts at 6:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331419 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:14:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2331419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll eat an early dinner/heavy snacks and probably start trick or treating around 6. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2331079 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:35:33 +0000 daniellemybelle 2331079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm thinking early dinner and we will probably head out around 6ish. We will let LO stay up for a while handing out candy after that, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330804 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:27:52 +0000 regberadaisy 2330804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: LOL! I've heard of this too.</p> <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: omgosh your girls will trick or treat for an hour and half??? We're going down the block, maybe half a dozen houses. I've never heard of anywhere trick or treating that late. Once my child is in bed the lights go off. The only ones coming past 7:30 are teenagers not dressed up, holding pillowcases. No thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330800 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:24:35 +0000 MamaCate 2330800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: we did this in central Ohio too growing up! I went away to college and people thought I was crazy when I brought it up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330713 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:05:44 +0000 littlebug 2330713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Yup. Most communities in Central PA do it. Supposedly to curb vandalism. Cuz kids won't vandalize if it's not Halloween...? Stupid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330666 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:45:14 +0000 HabesBabe 2330666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: Wait, you guys trick or treat before Halloween?</p> <p>We eat dinner late-ish (for toddlers/preschoolers)-- around 6:30. Going to try and get them to eat at 6, then trick-or-treat after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330482 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:03:29 +0000 littlebug 2330482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think ours is 6-8. Always the Thursday before the 31st. We still always get stragglers after 8, but that's D's bedtime, so we turn off the lights at 8 (or when we run of out candy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330464 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:55:16 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2330464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so surprised you guys have trick or treaters so early.....We have ToTers in our neighborhood until 930 or 10! It's crazy!</p> <p>We will be going from 630 to 8 or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330434 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:38:22 +0000 ShootingStar 2330434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: It's kinda cool, kinda not. This year we have an all day class and it'll be hard to get back in time. I think in future years we'll appreciate it more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330430 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:36:07 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2330430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: your town rocks! We don't get start getting people until 7 and that makes for a long, long night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330426 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:33:44 +0000 Truth Bombs 2330426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LilSprinkles: ooooo I didn't realize it was the same weekend as Daylight Savings. Thanks for the reminder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330424 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:32:08 +0000 HazelEyes 2330424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: me too! I was like totting? Is this a new toddler activity? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330410 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:18:38 +0000 PinkElephant 2330410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: I clicked on this thread just because I had no idea what "ToTing" was, haha.</p> <p>@regberadaisy: You could try a special dinner - growing up we always had chilli on Halloween, for example....I think I'm going to let my girls eat chicken nuggets &amp; sweet potato fries or something similar after trick or treating, just because I know they'll wolf that down, even with candy in the picture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330385 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:09:13 +0000 Alivoo01 2330385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning on giving him a snack, take him ToT, then dinner afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330373 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:01:44 +0000 LilSprinkles 2330373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will eat earlier on Halloween, and then head out aroun 5;30-6. I plan on keeping DS up a bit later since we have to set our clocks back an hour. No need for him waking up early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330371 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:59:52 +0000 Raindrop 2330371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just want to say that it took me longer than I care to admit to figure out that ToT = trick or treating for halloween. :)</p> <p>We are planning to go from 5pm and onward till he gets super tired. Haha. We plan to bath him early and just put him straight to bed if he's tried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330364 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:51:31 +0000 lovehoneybee 2330364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I think our whole county does...on Friday, the 30th, from 6-8. </p> <p>We'll probably go out then get dinner after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330354 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:40:12 +0000 Mamaof2 2330354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I wish ours did! We always get those older kids at 8:30 ringing the door bell :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330351 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:37:41 +0000 ShootingStar 2330351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our town has official hours - 5 to 7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330349 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:34:50 +0000 rosegold 2330349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: early dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330345 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:33:23 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2330345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will have early dinner and go around 6. Don't expect she will last more than an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330321 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:15:53 +0000 regberadaisy 2330321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: @mediagirl: yeah, I think I'm going to do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330317 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:15:13 +0000 blackbird 2330317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we eat at 5, then head out when it gets dark! maybe around 6? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330315 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:14:34 +0000 mediagirl 2330315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: so do dinner a little early (it's a Saturday) and go out after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tot-ing-time#post-2330314 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:14:21 +0000 Mamaof2 2330314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we eat dinner and then ToT around 6:30 </p>