what will you be giving to trick or treaters?

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In previous years we have either been out/not answered the door/not had any, so I have no idea what they will be expecting!

So do I need to go and buy sweets/chocolate etc or are we supposed to give them cash these days (which is what my mum thinks is the case!)

BuntyPenfold: the blue ones are my favourite too. I always prepare too many, so I can have some around the house :) Hmm going to have to make sure the toddler only gets them when fully supervised (he's pretty careful and therefore safe with most things, doesn't chew, but they're supposed to be for over 3s only.) Hmm I think I may have to give out chocs next year - I'll have a just 1 year old as well as a nearly 3 year old, so keeping them out of her reach might be rather trickier.

whoever is doing the rounds please add me to your lists too- i love halloween as it's my birthday but for the past couple of years we've not had any. I have lanterns and scary things :(

Nothing here.

I have a hundred weight of fudge from my MIL I'm quite keen to get rid of.
We have some chocs as well.

Sorry meant to reply earlier, but got caught up at work.

Was told the brownies were bad for the children and parents couldn't monitor the ingredients :( Funnily enough the parents were happy to drink the mulled wine while they told me off.
(did mean I had a serious pile to get through the next week)

We lock the gate when all the sweets have gone

I never answer the door I either go out or switch all the lights off.

I will not be answering the door, so will give them nothing at all.

FWIW in my opinion Trick or Treating is Americanised crap bollocks tradition and an excuse for big business to make more money.

Husband back from shopping sans sweets-so that´s it-gate locked all day tomorrow

I'm making little parcels of sweets like this

I'll be giving the little buggers a clip round the ear if they start demanding goodies with menaces on my doorstep. Am thinking of sending the cat to be attack trained, or replacing him with a tiger.

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This is our first October in this village, so no idea if there'll be any trick or treaters. Really hope so!

Another unashamed Bah Humbug here. I might make an exception if warned, for little kids we know whose parents have asked in advance (which has happened before). I am not answering the door to people I don't know at night, just me and DCs in the house and bleeding well handing out stuff. My kids do not go begging round other people's houses. I agree it is an Americanism that is purely focused on earning big money for big business.

Lights off, curtains drawn. Mind you, all the street lights are off on our road so it would take a brave soul to wander up here tonight [hgrin].

(I am similarly curmodgeonly about carol singers - the sods round here can never sing a note)

Because, my dear MaimAndKilloki, "nothing" is also an answer to the question.

Though, my dear Anniegetyourgun, the OP was asking what items to give to trick or treaters, not whether to give them anything at all.

I always go for cheap options this year I found 35 chuppa chups for about £1 in Asda and that is what it is going to be.

Cash/ It would not even cross my mind.

What a stupid world we've come to really when grown adults are sitting in their own homes in the dark to try to pretend to be out. I'll have the lights and telly on, curtains drawn anyway cos it's dark, but sod pretending not to be in and hiding like a hostage in my own home!

I hate them. Trick or treaters, that is.

We close the blinds and pretend to be out. Seems to work, they never knock/ring.

Telly is on etc, we just ignore the door if it goes.

NUFFIN! Cos I is a mean ol' hag, innit.

I don't answer the door to T-or-Ters.

i'll be at work so nothing from me!

Don't they sell large bags of "Hallowe'en treats" in Tesco etc. still? They sell 'em here in Australia - probably bloody horrible stuff but hey.

If I were to do anything (in the UK) I'd buy a tin of mini Heroes or Celebrations and give those out. They're out already for Christmas so why not.

Trick or Treating is not new in Scotland...we have been guising for years...it seems to have been repackaged by the supermarkets but it is essentially what we have alsways done up here. (except we have to learn a song/poem to recite at the door and we do not trick!!)

NUFFIN here either. Our house is too forbidding. They dont seem to try.

I will be shutting the curtains and not answering the door.