Child poorly at Halloween, what can we do.

[wopbamboo]

DD 6 came down with a vomiting bug through the night.

Has just realised she won't be able to go trick or treating, and I don't want to answer the door as I had it 2'days ago and don't want to pass it on.

She is understandably gutted. But too ill to cry.

Any ideas on what we can do after the fact to cheer her up? Would be too weird to knock on doors tomorrow.

If she's unwell she may not want to do anything. But if she perks up you could watch a scary kids film tonight and do a bit of duck Apple.

Don't go trick or treating tomorrow. Sorry but no-one will be interested or have any sweets left.

Yes don’t do that.

You say ‘oh dear’ and say you can do it again next year.

Hotel Transylvania and a load of snacks?

Would be too weird to knock on doors tomorrow

Yes

I don't think you can do anything, unfortunate but how it is. Are any NT places running events near you this weekend, there's a lot on round here.

Definitley don't go T or T tomorrow night.

If you were prepared to give out treats, I assume you have a stash of sweets in the house. So when DD is feeling better she can have them (maybe hide some round the house, so she can have fun trying to find them)

Take him out, leave him at the pathway and send another dc to the doors!!

Yeah, it sucks. Everyone got flu during DD's birthday last year, so we couldn't do much.

If I were you, I'd make up a bag of trick or treat sweets for when she's feeling better and leave it there.

Christmas isn't far off, so there's something else to look forward to.

Hide trick and treat sweets around the house. If you are clever make up clues to lead to hiding places. Slightly scary movie (children's one). Make some Halloween decorations. Promise big fun day for Fireworks night, go to a big firework display somewhere if she isn't scared of fireworks. Poor little DD

Oh thanks so much guys.

She's being sad but not protesting too much . I like the idea of a treasure hunt! We will do that.

Can she dress up at the weekend and visit aunties and uncles grandparents etc?

No one will be prepared for trick or treaters and please remember you are infectious for 24 hours from the last vomit and 48 from dia

I didn't mean we would go tomorrow I meant 'it would be too weird to go tomorrow'

So we aren't going tomorrow.

The aunts and uncles thing is good too! We have 3 sets of grandparents around too.

Oh I feel for your DD, the exact same thing has happened in our house! I love the idea of a treasure hunt when they're better. My DD has not even protested a daytime sleep, never mind the trick or treating.

Hope she recovers soon.

I totally misread that! I’m sorry.

Treasure hunt round the house sounds fun.

Equally you can postpone it if you speak to people you know. For example one year my cousin was unable to do halloween due to ill health, think kids came home all excited from school then there was a family emergency , thus she arranged to take them "trick or treating" the next day. She spoke to family members who kept their decorations up etc for an extra day and rather than doing it with neighbours etc they went to relatives/friends houses who were aware.

If my neighbours told me their kid had been ill, id be happy to keep behind a treat for the next day!