So, what's the modern day "rule" on aging out of Halloween?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I do think there is such a thing as too young. I find it silly when couples walk around with their infants who are too young to walk, and too young for the candy. Just the infant, not with older siblings.

Give it a couple of years.

I did it with my 10 month old baby daughter. I cherish the fond memories. Do you think it’s silly to celebrate an infant’s birthday? Or celebrate Christmas with an infant? Or take an infant on a hike? Or take an infant to the zoo?

DP, I find it a little bit silly since really you're just walking around essentially saying "please admire my cute baby that I dressed up like a pumpkin". We definitely dressed our infant and held her while we handed out candy so the neighbors we knew did ooh and ahh. But it did feel a little navel-gazing for me to walk around and say trick or treat.

Not me!! I love admiring pumpkin babies! More pumpkin babies please!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I trick or treated all the way through 12th grade. The keys to trick or treating as a teen are:

1) No groups. You and a buddy. Maybe a third, max. No one wants to see a pack of teens.
2) Full costume. A mask won’t cut it.
3) Watch your timing! Don’t go too late!!
4) Be super polite
5) Be SUPER deferential to the little kids. It’s THEIR holiday. Let them go in front of you. Get out of their way. Be helpful if you can.

This is solid advice, ha! I love it.

[Anonymous]

We give candy to anyone, young or old, in costume or not, on Halloween 🎃

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We give candy to anyone, young or old, in costume or not, on Halloween 🎃

Us too. We live on the Hill and give out about 700 pieces over a 2-3 hour period (except last year).

[Anonymous]

I love to see teens out having fun in costumes and enjoying the activity. (I fully admit I give the yucky candy in the assortment to the ones clearly out just grubbing stuff though. Can't help myself and just don't want them coming back and causing trouble - which has happened in my neighborhood)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think there is such a thing as too young. I find it silly when couples walk around with their infants who are too young to walk, and too young for the candy. Just the infant, not with older siblings.

Give it a couple of years.

I did it with my 10 month old baby daughter. I cherish the fond memories. Do you think it’s silly to celebrate an infant’s birthday? Or celebrate Christmas with an infant? Or take an infant on a hike? Or take an infant to the zoo?

NP. But were you collecting candy as you went around?

not PP, but we did this with our then 11 month old. We didn't get candy, but I think she loved the excitement and the costumes

I love to see the babies that people bring around, but when the mom then holds out a bag for me to put candy in (for the baby that is too young for solid food) it rubs me the wrong way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I trick or treated all the way through 12th grade. The keys to trick or treating as a teen are:

1) No groups. You and a buddy. Maybe a third, max. No one wants to see a pack of teens.
2) Full costume. A mask won’t cut it.
3) Watch your timing! Don’t go too late!!
4) Be super polite
5) Be SUPER deferential to the little kids. It’s THEIR holiday. Let them go in front of you. Get out of their way. Be helpful if you can.

This is solid advice, ha! I love it.

Numbers 3-5 are good. 1 & 2 are stupid

If a group of tweens or teens is out, doing something SUPER wholesome together, why fight it? Would you rather them be at home, on their phones? Or in someone's basement doing god know what?

I don't understand the frustration with teens trick or treating? It's them reliving something really fun from their childhood and its a wholesome harmless activity. We should encourage them to do things like this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love to see teens out having fun in costumes and enjoying the activity. (I fully admit I give the yucky candy in the assortment to the ones clearly out just grubbing stuff though. Can't help myself and just don't want them coming back and causing trouble - which has happened in my neighborhood)

I agree! I’m more than happy to see a pack of them come to our door once all the little ones have circulated and then I just pretty much get rid of what I have at the end of the night. And in general I find the teenage trick-or-treaters super polite and I always appreciate those little interactions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think there is such a thing as too young. I find it silly when couples walk around with their infants who are too young to walk, and too young for the candy. Just the infant, not with older siblings.

Give it a couple of years.

I did it with my 10 month old baby daughter. I cherish the fond memories. Do you think it’s silly to celebrate an infant’s birthday? Or celebrate Christmas with an infant? Or take an infant on a hike? Or take an infant to the zoo?

NP. But were you collecting candy as you went around?

not PP, but we did this with our then 11 month old. We didn't get candy, but I think she loved the excitement and the costumes

I love to see the babies that people bring around, but when the mom then holds out a bag for me to put candy in (for the baby that is too young for solid food) it rubs me the wrong way.

They’re doing that to avoid an awkward end to the interaction. Are they supposed to just thank you for admiring their baby and then leave? Ostensibly, their reason for showing up at your door was trick or treating, so they’re going through the motions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think there is such a thing as too young. I find it silly when couples walk around with their infants who are too young to walk, and too young for the candy. Just the infant, not with older siblings.

Give it a couple of years.

I did it with my 10 month old baby daughter. I cherish the fond memories. Do you think it’s silly to celebrate an infant’s birthday? Or celebrate Christmas with an infant? Or take an infant on a hike? Or take an infant to the zoo?

DP, I find it a little bit silly since really you're just walking around essentially saying "please admire my cute baby that I dressed up like a pumpkin". We definitely dressed our infant and held her while we handed out candy so the neighbors we knew did ooh and ahh. But it did feel a little navel-gazing for me to walk around and say trick or treat.

To each his / her own I suppose - I thought it was a nice way to meet neighbors & they all were happy to see us.

We did this with a few close neighbors. And we live seeing babies. It's a nice way to meet people and chat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I trick or treated all the way through 12th grade. The keys to trick or treating as a teen are:

1) No groups. You and a buddy. Maybe a third, max. No one wants to see a pack of teens.
2) Full costume. A mask won’t cut it.
3) Watch your timing! Don’t go too late!!
4) Be super polite
5) Be SUPER deferential to the little kids. It’s THEIR holiday. Let them go in front of you. Get out of their way. Be helpful if you can.

This is solid advice, ha! I love it.

Numbers 3-5 are good. 1 & 2 are stupid

If a group of tweens or teens is out, doing something SUPER wholesome together, why fight it? Would you rather them be at home, on their phones? Or in someone's basement doing god know what?

I don't understand the frustration with teens trick or treating? It's them reliving something really fun from their childhood and its a wholesome harmless activity. We should encourage them to do things like this

1 makes no sense.

Nice to see them out in groups. We saw some great group costumes. And just having fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think there is such a thing as too young. I find it silly when couples walk around with their infants who are too young to walk, and too young for the candy. Just the infant, not with older siblings.

Give it a couple of years.

I did it with my 10 month old baby daughter. I cherish the fond memories. Do you think it’s silly to celebrate an infant’s birthday? Or celebrate Christmas with an infant? Or take an infant on a hike? Or take an infant to the zoo?

DP, I find it a little bit silly since really you're just walking around essentially saying "please admire my cute baby that I dressed up like a pumpkin". We definitely dressed our infant and held her while we handed out candy so the neighbors we knew did ooh and ahh. But it did feel a little navel-gazing for me to walk around and say trick or treat.

Not me!! I love admiring pumpkin babies! More pumpkin babies please!

Me too. I love to see all the new babies in our neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I trick or treated all the way through 12th grade. The keys to trick or treating as a teen are:

1) No groups. You and a buddy. Maybe a third, max. No one wants to see a pack of teens.
2) Full costume. A mask won’t cut it.
3) Watch your timing! Don’t go too late!!
4) Be super polite
5) Be SUPER deferential to the little kids. It’s THEIR holiday. Let them go in front of you. Get out of their way. Be helpful if you can.

This is solid advice, ha! I love it.

Numbers 3-5 are good. 1 & 2 are stupid

If a group of tweens or teens is out, doing something SUPER wholesome together, why fight it? Would you rather them be at home, on their phones? Or in someone's basement doing god know what?

I don't understand the frustration with teens trick or treating? It's them reliving something really fun from their childhood and its a wholesome harmless activity. We should encourage them to do things like this

1 makes no sense.

Nice to see them out in groups. We saw some great group costumes. And just having fun.

I’m the PP who said it’s solid advice, and interpreted it as advice for teens who are looking to score more candy, not actual rules of who should get candy and who shouldn’t.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grade son still loves Halloween and will be trick or treating with his best friend again this year. He's going as a werewolf and she's going as a zombie Elsa. I wouldn't be surprised if they keep this up for years, if it's something they enjoy who cares how old they are?

[Anonymous]

13 yo son will be ToTing with a group of friends this year, I see nothing wrong with it.