https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 19:19:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2627617 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 05:44:44 +0000 ValentineMommy 2627617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents come to our house to hand out candy (they live nearby, but don't get many kids in their neighborhood). This way, they get to see their grandkids all dressed up too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2627604 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:43:43 +0000 ALV91711 2627604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going to take DS out and when we get back hand out candy. </p> <p>DS is 3.5 and I don't see him going to many houses. Last year he asked to go home after 2 houses then handed out candy. He lived doing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2627494 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:50:32 +0000 fancyfunction 2627494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to leave a bowl but no one comes to our house b/c we're at a dead end. :bummed: I guess at least I don't have to buy lots of candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2627470 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:05:51 +0000 Boogs 2627470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are out so we never hand out candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2627008 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:17:33 +0000 MrsRoo 2627008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: I want to go out together- we have a family costume and this will be my first time trick or treating with the girls. DH is meh about Halloween in general, so he's definitely more excited to stay home and pass out candy. So I think ultimately we will go out as a family early, then come home and hand out candy. I'll just drag him to a big trunk or treat they do around here so we can get more mileage out of our costumes :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626995 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:29:49 +0000 travellingbee 2626995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've also gone early but left a bowl out for while we are gone. Then another year my mom stayed at our house to hand out candy. We live in a gated neighborhood of 40 houses so we just do our neighborhood but we get lots of TOTers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626986 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 19:46:11 +0000 erinbaderin 2626986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you want to all go out together, or do you just both want a chance to see the girls trick or treat? We haven't had to deal with this yet but my friends alternate - Dad takes them for a half hour while Mom does candy, then they swap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626919 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:26:13 +0000 MrsRoo 2626919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!</p> <p>@pregnantbee: @youboots: @rattles: yes, I knew I was missing something obvious. Being so little, we can ToT and then come home with plenty of time. Thanks!</p> <p> @catgirl: well my mil and fil are coming over, but they are the type that will want to come with us. I can't imagine them coming over and handing out the candy.<br /> @jhd: good point! I know there are lots of events in our area, so we can definitely still dress up as a family and go out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626901 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:19:14 +0000 Corduroy 2626901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've gone out as a family so far. LO is 3 this year so we go on the early side and not too far. We put candy on the porch but DH or I also run back to greet as many TOTs as possible. Kids mainly come in big groups every 10 min or so and our house is in the middle of the neighborhood (lots of cul de sacs off our street) so we can see them coming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626897 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:00:27 +0000 jhd 2626897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far we have just handed out candy at home together. There are lots of other Halloween and fall activities in our area, such as trick or treating at the mall a few days before, etc. so LO still got some candy. We may change things up when he's a little older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626889 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:31:17 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2626889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We split.<br /> We live downtown so the houses at close enough together that the kids really only do a block or two and get enough candy. We also have had babies the past two years so whoever stays home also has a sleeping baby and the monitor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626884 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:18:27 +0000 catgirl 2626884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you live near any friends or family that don't get trick or treaters? I know DH's mom and stepfather go to his stepbrother's house and hand out candy for them so they can go trick or treating as a family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626881 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:52:23 +0000 auggiefrog 2626881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For now we hand out candy. We'll have to figure something out for when our LO is old enough to eat candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626871 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:03:18 +0000 pregnantbee 2626871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trick or treat early then come home and hand out candy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626866 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:54:22 +0000 looch 2626866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hand out candy, my son loves to see the kids coming to our house, but he's lukewarm about actually going to other houses. So we let him run the fog machine, he gives out handfuls of candy, we all have a good time. This year he has decided he wants to wear a costume. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626864 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:45:05 +0000 rattles 2626864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually go out early together and leave a bowl on the doorstep and then get home early enough to hand out candy together too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626858 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:10:12 +0000 youboots 2626858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T is too little so we hand out candy together. We live in an old historic neighborhood so we get lots of kids and I like to see their costumes.</p> <p>In the future I expect we will take her out early together for less than an hour then hand out candy here together and drink wine out of coffee mugs as play backgammon as per tradition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trick-or-treating-vs-handing-out-candy#post-2626857 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:07:23 +0000 MrsRoo 2626857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do you guys do for Halloween if you have a LO who ToTs? </p> <p>We just bought our first home, likely to be our forever/raise the kids home, and DH is very excited to hand out candy to the kiddos from our house. Trying to figure out how to do both. I know the easy answer is for him to stay and pass out candy and me take the girls out. But this is my first Halloween not working, so first chance for us to celebrate as a family. </p> <p>What do you guys do? </p>