When did your DC grow out of trick or treating?

[BillHadersNewWife]

Please...please no snide comments about how your DC never have because it's "begging" or whatever! Both my DDs have loved it for years...now the youngest has decided to hang up her treat bag aged 11.

The older DD is also not doing it this year...but she's 15 and that's normal. Is 11 quite young to stop? I don't mind...it's up to her..but part of me worries she might think "Oh I should have gone!" when we're answering the door to all the kids...but that in itself might be fun mightn't it?

Dd 14 is still going - dressed up and with friends..
Ds 15 def not up for it!!

I don't really see the issue. If she doesn't want to do it, so be it. Non issue.

My ds stopped at 12. That was the last year he went but last year when he was just 13, it being the first year he hadn't been it was a bit flat. He thought it would be fun answering the door to trick or treaters too but that was the first time in years we didn't have many knocking. This year the 3 of us are going to the theatre. We have moved to a much quieter area for trick or treating anyway although we'll probably still decorate the house and carve a pumpkin. Just make sure your dd is certain she doesn't want to do it.

I've told my DC they're too old this year (12 and 14). We're having friends round instead to make toffee apples and watch a scary film with.

I think they should stop once they’re at secondary school.

Secondary school age.

Secondary school age so y6 is the last year round here.

DD (13) loves Halloween more than Christmas so she’s going Trick or Treating this year, but I’ve said after this year it needs to be swapped to her hosting the front door for all the little ones instead. She was ok with that and understands that people don’t want adult sized trick or treaters on their doorstep

Around here the oldest are about 13 or 14.

Secondary school age. It ceases to become cute then. Have loved it for the last 10 years and will miss it but we’re doing cinema and pick and mix this year (a rare treat!).

Loads of secondary school kids go round here, just told my year 8 that mumsnet said he can’t go anymore as he’s too old, he just put his arms out and exclaimed “free sweets”.
If they want to go then let them go?

My DD is in year 8, & is going with her friends. 2 of them have said they won’t be going next year as they’ll be too old.

My daughter asked me if I’d still let her go. Yes of course. She’ll stop when she’s ready.

My daughters (13 and 16) are still going. Have their outfits planned bought and all sorted. But Halloween is quite big where I live!

Secondry age. Once they are old enough to go without an adult supervising them they are to old to go.

I know a couple 15/16 year olds going, and I'm 20 and I'm taking my baby with them. Not for the sweets but if I get any that's a bonus. I think they're probably pushing it now.
I know a 25 year old taking her six month old and she's going by herself purely so she can have the sweets, I've also had some 17/18 year olds buying costumes to go trick or treating (I work in a fancy dress shop) and honestly they're too old imo but each to their own.

I’m not sure but I would say that I really don’t like it when older teens come trick or treating because they’re usually in very scary outfits (go much further with it than small children), can be adult sized and in groups and I just find it a bit intimidating to be honest. I do really enjoy handing out sweets to younger kids but there’s a line somewhere and it can’t just be that they should stop when they want because some just carry on when they’re much too old!

My dd is 13 and has made a huge effort with her costume, her and her friends are excited.

Ds 16 hasn't for years. Mind you i think it can be a little daunting for these big grown up boys who look like men these days knocking on the door late at night.

We said secondary school age but when it came to it they really didn't want to stop and all their friends were carrying on. DS stopped at 14 but still misses it at 16 and DD has agreed to stay in this year (nearly 14).

Round here kids stop guising at around the time they start secondary school, not just mine but generally. You will get kids in 1st year that still go galloshuns, but by 2nd year they've all quit. So 11/12.

Which isn't to say you don't get older ones round with younger siblings but they don't expect sweets once they hit their teens.

Around here, there is an unwritten rule that only houses with Halloween decorations/ pumpkins outside are open to trick or treaters. I wish there was an acceptable way of signalling that you are only open to younger trick or treaters with their parents - I really don’t want to answer the door to a group of big teens in masks and would be very uncomfortable, but happy for little kids to come!

The reason I said they should stop once they are old enough to go without adult supervision is because by that point you have 12/13/14 year old going round which is intimidating to alot of people answering the door. They then stop answering which spoils it for the younger kids. Mine is now high school age so isn't going, we are not opening the door either our trick or treating days are over.

Mine stopped at the end of Primary, that is the expectation in this area.

It's really not appropriate for adult sized bodies to be dressed up in scary outfits and go banging on people's doors at night! By 11/12 they should have the maturity/empathy to understand that! Only exception is an older teen accompanying a few littlies in place of a parent.

Year 7 onwards, parents round here take it in turns to host small parties for those who are too old to T&T, but still young enough to enjoy dressing up, apple bobbing, sweet eating and opening the door to the younger ones coming round. For yr 10+ its more scary movies (15 cert), scary costumes and sleepovers.

The reason I said they should stop once they are old enough to go without adult supervision is because by that point you have 12/13/14 year old going round which is intimidating to alot of people answering the door

There's a big gap between not needing adult supervision while guising and being a teenager though.

If there's a gap still supervise. It's not fairare to residents to have large groups of unsupervised terns/pre teens knocking on the door. In fact it's intimidating.

There's a big gap between not needing adult supervision while guising and being a teenager though.

Is there? I'd say only age 11/12 - so year 7. But that would be seen as too old in my area anyway. Year 6 - age 10/11 is really the last age acceptable, and at that age, I'd expect them to be supervised by an adult - even if it's from afar.