My son loved it at 2. He went to a few houses with DH while I manned our front door - the best part for him was being able to pick out a piece of candy. Even better was when he got home - every time someone came to our door, he would help them pick out a piece of candy, then he'd pick out one for himself. It was all about the accumulation. He didn't actually want to eat any of it; we took care of that for him later. Sadly, he has recently discovered that candy tastes good, so we will probably struggle with limiting the sugar this year. But last year was great - lots of fun, and he looked cute in his costume.