Halloween

[nellodee]

I've thought about Christmas and how it might be affected, but it only just struck me tonight. Halloween can't happen, can it?

[Keepdistance]

Maybe a park t and t trail where your own parent gives a sweet for every clue or thing you find.
I like the national trust trails.

[covetingthepreciousthings]

I love Halloween, and also gutted that it's not going to be the same this year, especially with it being a Saturday.

We will still decorate and dress up, but we'll just stay in and watch spooky films instead this year I think, along with spooky snacks! 🦇

[Glamazoni]

I won’t be answering the door this year, to protect myself and the little trick or treaters. I had thought about just putting out sweets, but as pp said it’s not safe to have lots of little hands in a bowl. Very sad.

[Fieldofgreycorn]

Halloween can't happen, can it?

You know when people die of Covid..
Do you think they come back?

[Bombergirl]

People in many areas cheered each other up with rainbow pics, VE Day bunting etc.

We can still do pumpkins and decorations for kids to look at without the treats. Can’t we?

We could still make it a fun event.

[UntamedShrew]

I’ll put more effort into decorating the house. I’ll dress up and will make DH - we wouldn’t usually.

We will do some at home games like bobbing for apples and flour mountain, maybe have one other family over and have separate bowls and mountains for them. A treasure hunt for sweets maybe. Some way of delivering wrapped sweets to local friends’ houses safely through the letterbox. It won’t be the same but we can still make it fun and memorable for them.

[Jrobhatch29]

It is my little boys birthday around halloween and he always has a big halloween birthday party. I have told him it is unlikely to happen this year, he is gutted we will still have a little party at home and decorate the house. We love halloween, such a shame

[AuntieStella]

I'll probably leave a tub of sweeties outside at dusk.

Perhaps with a creepy 'eat at your own risk' biohazard poster?

[BlessedBeTheFruitCake]

We live in a village that is very popular for T&T's, most houses including ours will be decorated for Halloween. We usually take DC's out treat or treating but we have already said we won't be this year. I'll put out a bowl of treats for anyone that does come round but we won't be answering the door a hundred times to visitors.

[Cam2020]

You know when people die of Covid..
Do you think they come back?

I think everyone appreciates why Halloween is off but people can still be disappointed.

[ThatDamnScientist]

I've just realised how miserable I sound in my post up thread. I promise I'm not

I will be doing a day of halloween activities with the kids and then having a mini halloween party just the four of us - dressing up, apple bobbing, spooky games, just not trick or treating and not answering the door to an endless stream of people.

[cantkeepawayforever]

Do you know what? I love this thread. I love the fact that rather than just saying 'it can't be done' or declaring that 'nobody can stop me so I'm doing it anyway', everyone is coming up with lots of practical, fun and safe ways to have Hollowe'en regardless and make sure that children enjoy it, even if it is different.

Thank you for cheering me up this morning!

[MegaClutterSlut]

I normally have a big halloween party every year, the whole house, gardens gets done up with decs, props everywhere. Takes weeks to set it all up. Have cancelled it this year though and its bloody typical its on a Saturday too! Will still get out my ceramic pumpkins just to make it look a little bit like halloween

[FromTheAshes]

I'll be going to town on decorating the garden as normal, they don't call me the pumpkin lady round here for nothing lol

I might pre-bag some sweets like old fashioned 10p mixes so there is no rummaging.

My daughter will be nearly 4 so plenty of party games she and I can play on our own if there aren't any callers.

[starfish4]

Unfortunately it's like many other things, it can't happen in the usual form. No reason the children can't wear any costumes they've got, you can have a halloween tea and fun trick and treat games which you all make up, perhaps winning some treats. Also, don't forget the pumpkin to carve and light up.

[Sennetti]

More ‘what about the kids’ moaning!!

Use your imaginations and do something at home. No need to involve any other people ( thank god!!)

[Ihatemyseleffordoingthis]

I think we need to celebrate anything we possibly can, in whatever way we possibly can, this winter.

[herecomesthsun]

So I am planning on suggesting that the kids in the village dress up and we have a fancy dress competition safely on line.

We can arrange for treats to go out as "prizes" to the parents the week before (arrange it so everyone gets a prize). And if there is a scary movie on, (age appropriate) we can do a watch party from our own house, but with the kids chatting online. No, not the same, but we can have some fun.

[sirfredfredgeorge]

I can't see anything in the guidelines that would deny Halloween "trick or treating", as long as the giving of sweets was socially distanced, and the groups going around were socially distanced or from the same "household"

Indoor parties would certainly be limited.

[wendz86]

I've already warned my 9 year old as she loves halloween. Told her she can keep knocking on our door instead and i'll get a load of sweets .

[covetingthepreciousthings]

I can't see anything in the guidelines that would deny Halloween "trick or treating", as long as the giving of sweets was socially distanced, and the groups going around were socially distanced or from the same "household"

There isn't.. but considering the virus can survive on surfaces I would feel uneasy about having my kids go take sweets out of baskets that god knows how many other kids have touched etc. Which I think that's probably where part of the issue is rather than social distancing.

Though it will also be that people don't want strangers coming to their door.

[covetingthepreciousthings]

We will do some at home games like bobbing for apples and flour mountain

Curious about flour mountain?

[Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady]

Confused about all the "and it's on a saturday" comments...how does that make a difference?

I think it will still happen. If I take my son out I'll take a shit load of hand sanitizer with us. He's missed out on enough this year

[AlohaMolly]

We don’t really do Halloween but for those of you that do, could you not make little bundles of sweets? Like mini party bags? That way children can take individual bags and not rummage.

[Osquito]

So glad it’s not just me and DS wondering this! We LOVE Halloween.
We’ve agreed if there’s no trick-or-treating then we’re going to make the home into a “haunted house” treasure hunt sort of thing, for him to go through and collect prizes (I’m already dreading the work this’ll take!).

This year Halloween is on a Saturday AND A FULL MOON!!