To put up a "no trick or treating" sign, even though im taking DD?

[LEMisafucker]

So DD wants to do trick or treating - i can barely contain my joy

We have two escape artist dogs that i don't want to have to keep in the garden tomorrow evening because of trick or treaters. Last year one of them slipped out and no one noticed for a while, fortunately he just took himself round to my mums house.

Is that terribly grouchy and hypocritical?

Last year we decorated the house as DD had a halloween party so i know that pretty much acts as an invitation as we only ever knock on houses with a pumpkin or deccies so this year we are not decorating (much to DD's disgust) so that it doesn't encourage.

Do you think people are grouches if you see no trick or treat signs?

Aslong as you tell your dd to only knock on doors who people who have decorated their houses yanbu.

Well a bit but I am too. Hate the knocking bit.

Gosh - ok! Well i am going to put out a bowl of sweets and when they are gone they are gone - so that'l be ten minutes then A few houses around here did that last year and it was a nice idea because you didn't feel awkward.

We tend to follow the rule, no pumpkin no knocking.

Flora - i couldn't do the lead thing because my dogs go ballistic and scream the place down when their leads come out (i am surprised no one has called the rspca, it sounds like they are being murdered) and woldnt calm down.

I'm putting one up saying "Sorry, run out of sweets. See you next year"

I have sweets but they're all for me.

Could you get a friend to hand out your Halloween goodies instead if they were willing to take part in the trick or treating shebang.

Just put a bowl sweets by your door with a nice sign and disconnect your doorbell.

When DS was young I used to put a big sign on the door "Please don't knock - BABY SLEEPING!!" on the door and hang a carrier bag of sweets under it for trick or treaters to help themselves. Usually worked OK.

No pumpkin no knocking is the generally accepted rule here as well. I tell them to bugger off if they're not dressed up too.

I'm on my own with the DSs and their friends tomorrow for trick or treating though - I always struggle with what to do when we go out and there's nobody in to answer the door.

We left a bowl of sweets out year before last and the bowl and sweets were both gone when we got back. Bastards.

Same as Sirzy.

MissBetsey this is why I've already hidden half the t&t sweeties while my beloved children aren't looking... mwahahaa...

Nice one DameDeepRedBetty . I like the cut of your jib.

We always go to my mother's for a party and leave out a bowl of sweets for trick or treaters. Last year they nicked the bowl so they can sod off this year.

Do children actually trick or treat in the UK? I've lived here for almost ten years and learned my lesson after buying bags of candy the first few years that were never eaten (well not by trick or treaters anyways).
I've had maybe two kids knock at the door over this time.
Do I need to put up decorations?