I sat on the porch with my landlord and gave out candy. Not many people were coming to the side.
The cutest was a little girl (maybe 4) dressed in pink punk outfit. Leopard print (pink), boots, her face was drawn with little spots and hearts and she had a light up mohawk.
There were also teenagers - mostly in camo. Which I don't count as a costume.
Since it was cold it was hard to tell who was in costume in jackets.
There were also what looked like some very young mothers trick or treating with their kids -- as in asking for candy after their kids did. At least I assume they were moms since one of the kids called one of them "Mom".
yeah, my thing is, if it is a 2 year old at my door, fine with the paper bag, but if you are in hs, can't you stick a pumpkin sticker on it or something?
My nieces trick-or-treated into high school, but they totally did it in costume. I see too many older kids without costumes in my neighborhood.
Speaking of nieces, the 19-yo is going to her college party as Katniss Everdeen. I'm so proud!
We went as our characters in the play. We were really a bunch of theatre geeks!
Yeah, I have no problems with teens getting candy, if they are in proper costumes. PROPER costumes, mind you. ::grump::
I went out, but I always in costume, and usually escorting a cousin or something.
Speaking of nieces, the 19-yo is going to her college party as Katniss Everdeen.
Cool!
Calli, as you can tell, I never came and got candy. But I never got any trick-or-treaters, either. I think they come for your cat.
I don't mind teens or even adults if they have put a bit of effort into a costume. ON the other hand some of the ones who have not look like they could be homeless, so everybody who does not actually say something on the lines of "trick or treat motherfucker" gets something.
I figure, if Samuel L. Jackson wants to go trick-or-treating, who's going to say no to him?
I'm trying to remember my high school costumes. I was a gypsy once. Blue Meanie, with my hair made into the ears. Fifties girl, which was actually a leftover costume from a production of Grease I'd been in a few months earlier. And, I can't remember what else. I remember that it included green tights, but I can't remember what the rest of the costume was.
My poor nephew. He's not quite 12 yrs old, but he's 5'10". I'll bet most people look at him and think he's too old for trick or treating.
I've never had kids come to my door in this apartment so I didn't even get just-in-case candy.
It's not being teenagers per se that irritates me. It's being teenagers with no costumers who grab teen-sized handfuls.