Any else doing absolutely nothing for Halloween?

[TheChosenTwo]

We usually do pumpkins and decorate the house a bit, often have a party for the dc and a few friends and then go trick or treating.
This year, absolutely fuck all.
Can’t be bothered, the older 2 are doing their own thing with friends.
Feeling a bit guilty as this morning ds came in and wished me a happy spooky Halloween!
He’s 9, I feel like I should make some kind of effort for his sake!
Spoke to my brother and they are making some kind of Halloween adventure day for their 2, spoke to my sister and she’s made some cakes and decorated the house...
I just have no enthusiasm at all for any of it this year.
Is anyone else ignoring it completely?
I think I’ll end up caving and doing something with ds so I don’t feel too guilty but it’s feeling like a huge effort. And he doesn’t seem particularly bothered about it.
I did try and get pumpkins this week but both supermarkets I went into had sold out. The pumpkin picking places were sold out weeks ago.
Gah, just a bit fed up

We’re doing nothing more than watching a film later with extra sweets. We’ll try to make it a spooky one.

I'm ignoring it the same as every year.

Not doing anything this year and O never do tbh.

I fell like the Grinch this year, also doing nothing.We are in lockdown so I don't expect any callers, but even if they do call I have decided not to open the door. I have no sweets in or pumpkin carved. Im fed up too.

We normally decorate the house, do pumpkins, dress up and have Spooky themed food.
We aren't doing anything this year and my dd felt quite sad about it as she has never known anything different. (She's 18)

I eat all the chocolate myself and then avoid opening the door to any kids.

Same as every year.

we did pumpkins in the week and we'll have a real fire and do some amateur witchery

might watch The Witches and eat sweeties.

for years we've hosted a party, dressing up, trick or treating, gently boozy for adults and lots of silliness for kids.

I am half sad and half relieved tbh

@Nandakanda
That’s made me laugh!
When I used to take the dc out trick or treating, dh would stay at home to open the door to anyone who knocked at ours. Years later he told me he used to blow the candle out of the pumpkin, bring it indoors and turn the lights off in the front of the house and put it all back in an hour
Little git!
@cloudofdreams I feel so crappy about it. I’m far from depressed, it’s just a bit much this year I think. I’m sure many are feeling a bit meh about lots of things but I didn’t do myself any favours talking to my bloody (lovely!) siblings and hearing they’d made an effort!
I don’t have any sweets or chocolates in either. Maybe I’ll get some in and we can just eat them ourselves later in front of a film and the fire...

We would normally put a green 'ghost' light in the window to let people know that we are open to trick-or-treaters; and we'd have a bowl of sweets ready for the children.

This year, nothing. Our son is self-isolating. We're in Tier 3. Nobody should be knocking on strangers' doors and thrusting their hands into a shared bowl of goodies. So the light will not be on, and we will ignore anybody that knocks.

I've never done anything before, I'm not really a fan of Halloween.

But this year I've made a lantern with Dd, and I'm planning on cooking a special meal and baking a chocolate cake decorated with iced cobwebs.

I quite like the thought that everything will be quiet and low key.

I guess what I'm saying is doing something low-key doesn't have to be "lesser", it's just different.

My eldest daughter (4) is going to knock on her nans door, literally over the road so she can dress up and that's it.

We did carve pumpkins but I threw them out yesterday as they had mould on. (We did make pumpkin soup a few days ago, so it wasn't a total waste)

I've put a sign in the porch saying no trick or treaters as we usually get quite a lot.

I do feel a total grinch but I really can't be bothered this year.
We'll watch a film on Disney+ a bit later, they have a nice kid friendly Halloween section.

We are pumpkin carving and eating a spooky meal. That’s it though. We normally have masses of trick or treaters.

Same as every other year, without the worry that some might knock at the door.

I’m ignoring like every year, in fact this year is better because I won’t be sitting in dark not answering door. Even when my children were small we didn’t do anything. Much prefer watching the fireworks from my upstairs window.

I couldn’t be bothered to dig out any Halloween stuff as it’s packed away and a faff to get to!
I have got a pumpkin that I’ll carve with 9 year old DS in a bit and will make some Halloween treats to watch with a film later.
I’m starting my shelf stacking job in Tesco later so don’t want to be rushing around all day anyway.

Didn't bother with the decorations but will get takeaway,treats and scary movie later with the kids.

Have never done anything for Halloween. When I was a kid it really wasn't a thing at all, and we don't have children so that's it. In fact when I was a child November 5th was the really big thing. Organised displays didn't exist so everybody had fireworks parties at home (or in the street).

We have celebrated it the way we always do - it’s our “thing” though. Our family has always marked it in a low key way.
I can happily let 5th November & NYE slide right past me though And to be honest I’ve always found Christmas far too much pressure with the over consumption and “grabby” elements.
Only difference this year is no knocking on doors, and obviously no big parties to go too - we can have a happily spooky time just the 4 of us 👻

No, don't like it

I never do, I dont celebrate ut and the kids are not bothered either.

I did pumpkin carving at work, and there is pumpkin pie for tea for the residents later, that's it really.

We'll be c watching the rugby

Nope. I don't have kids and I don't want to encourage any to knock on my door either. The weather here is absolutely balls today so if anyone is nuts enough to be out in it later, more fool them.

We usually decorate outside but haven't bothered this year. We've got some indoors decorations up with some lights, and we've done pumpkin carving this morning. I've got a couple of games for the DC to play this afternoon and then we'll watch a film later on. Although DS1s behaviour has been absolutely shocking today so I'm tempted to ensure he has an early night.

Well ds and I went to get sweets for trick or treaters (well, us!) and still didn’t find a pumpkin. That’s it for us now.
It’s his birthday on the 5th so we now always celebrate then anyway.
I never did anything for Halloween growing up, it wasn’t a big deal in my house, I think I was once invited to a Halloween party when I was about 10 but other that, nothing. Didn’t dress up or go out knocking on doors etc.