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Do something halloweeny at home. One of mine couldn't't go one year because they were infectious with something (I think) and we bobbed for apples and carved pepper lanterns (easier for small children to stab!).

No one in our road has decorations up. We were going to go to the next estate if went. We had bad rain yesterday so they couldn't have gone anyway and it looks like the same's headed for tonight.

Could she perhaps stand at your front gate and watch him go to your neigbours? No more than say 2 doors down on each side? Could she even go to the top of your road?

He's not dressing up for school and the person who looks after him has arthritis so can't walk very far.

Can whoever looks after him not take him?

Or, if they are dressing up for school he could stop at some houses on the way home?

Ah ok. That's too bad. Can't his childminder take him?

I have to leave for work at 4:30pm and DS gets back from school at 4:10pm.

It's a nuisance on the 31st, and off the scale any other time.

I think I would turn the tables and do the tricks if called upon on the wrong day.

But why can't you go after work? I'm a bit for your DS and you!

We always have the odd multipack of crisps, mini rolls, jaffa cakes etc so wouldn't be the end of the world if we had trick or treaters before/after 31st. Half term here was last week so I expected some at the weekend, but we didn't get any, although we were out Saturday and Sunday night. We've not long moved in, so don't really know the neighbours. DS' friend's mum is also at work tomorrow night. About 6 houses had the halloween decorations up already, but we decided not to go after seeing everyone's responses here.

No unless you ask someone before hand if they would mind

I know how much kids love trick or treating at halloween and always buy in a ton of sweets to give out but I would be very if someone knocked on a day other than Halloween, it's can get annoying enough on one night let alone extending it

Not really, however i am overnighting at work with my children on the 31st so have cleared it with my two friends to come and knock tonight, poor ds is only 3.5 and is so excited about wearing his princess dress?!?

CrunchyFrog - last time I said no I had an egg thrown at my window.

"Fully expecting most of ours on Saturday, as that is when the town is having our Hallowe'en celebration, I don't think people are going to dress up twice!"

I think you are being a tad over optimistic there. It is half term right now and our village will be full of kids trick or treating tomorrow evening.

Can't your son's friend's mum take them instead?

Either warn your neighbours or don't do it.
Turning up loads of houses to be greeted with'but it's tomorrow - I don't have anything!' is worse than not going at all

Well if you were only going to where there are decorations up I suspect there wouldn't be any tonight!

But I would feel so sad if a hopeful ghost knocked on my door and I had nothing to give it....

Prime the neighbours.

OFGS it's fine.

People can say no.

Fully expecting most of ours on Saturday, as that is when the town is having our Hallowe'en celebration, I don't think people are going to dress up twice!

No, you need to either: take him before work, get someone else to take him, or not go.

Personally I dislike trick or treating but DH has convinced me to get some sweets in for Wednesday as we now live in a child full area. And then he's gone and bought two small boxes of quality streets to give out?? I said "why didn't you get a bag of cadbury/haribo minis" and he said "oh yeah, that would have been better". Doh! I might pop out tomorrow and buy haribo and keep the quality streets (which won't go far anyway).

...tangent...

Can't who ever is looking after him tomorrow take him?

Can't you go before/after work?

Do you have friends nearby who you could prearrange something with?

Why not ask a few neighbours if they'll play along?

I have to work on 31st and he really wants to go. We were only going to go to houses with pumpkins/decorations. He's 6 and his friend who wanted to come with him is 4, so not intimidating teens.

I had said we could maybe go tonight, but I'm thinking now that we shouldn't go.

nope sorry but lots of party poopers here! dh will be dishing out the goodies here for 1 night only while me and the dcs do the rounds