Halloween Report

 

This year my daughter asked if she could bring her inflatable ghost arch to my house and set it up for Halloween night. I asked if it was very gaudy (honestly, why would I ask that???) and she said it wasn’t. We agreed to set up at the end of my driveway and she would also bring a portable speaker so we could play Halloween music.

On Wednesday the 28th, we got fifty-two treat bags made up. Pauline arrived on the 31st, and we got set up and ready to go. The first wave of trick-or-treaters was between 5pm and 6pm; the next between 7 pm and 8 pm. And boy, did we have a good time. One of my next-door neighbours set up on their lawn with drinks for themselves and any of the other neighbours who wanted to stop by and treats for the kids.

I can tell you that dino costume didn’t look easy to move in! We ran out of treat bags at exactly 19:47 (I checked my watch) but only had to turn away one trick-or-treater. It went quiet after 8 pm. I had asked around a little prior to this to get an idea of numbers. One parent who was out with their kids said two years ago they ran out as there were so many; others said numbers from 10 to 40, so we did well. 

I was surprised at how well we did, as the area is largely retirees and working adults. We are already planning on doing a larger haunt/dance next year! 

I checked with my son, who is 90 minutes away in another city, and they had a new record for trick-or-treaters: 181. He has a great yard haunt that they have been doing for some years now, so is well known in his area.

If you are interested, check on Instagram for videos of Halloween from Ireland, its country of origin. It’s very different to Halloween here in Canada and the U.S. My husband said here it’s like the Disney version of Halloween. In Ireland and Scotland, it’s pagan and quite scary in some parts!