Anonymous wrote:Yup. Umbrella and poncho. And make it fun for them. Don’t complain about the weather in front of them.

Good advice for the DCUM crowd!

Anonymous wrote:Go to target and buy a bag of candy for your kid. Who cares if it comes from target or a strangers house. The end result is... candy

Because, idiot, the fun is getting dressed up and going from house to house and saying "Trick or treat"!!!!

OMG people. Just let the kids get a little wet. It won't kill anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Do not do an indoor option. Rain gear and go. It is Halloween. Teach them to be resilient in subpar weather. Even if they only want to go to a few houses, that is fine.

Indoor is a complete parent cop out.

Haha you’re so intense! What do you for a living? I like your answer and not being rude. I’m genuinely curious and feel like your intensity prob serves you well in some capacity.

NP here. Is going trick or treating in the rain really considered intense? I guess it would shock you that we (& many others at the same park) just camped in a tent in the pouring rain this weekend. I think carrying an umbrella and going trick or treating in the rain is pretty standard. At least, it was when I was a kid.
Don’t you guys ever go out in the rain just to let your kids play in the puddles?

No. My kid has sensory issues and hates rain. Any other quesitons?

So when it rains he stays home all day? Ridiculous!

Don't judge, you don't know the child and you don't know the situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Do not do an indoor option. Rain gear and go. It is Halloween. Teach them to be resilient in subpar weather. Even if they only want to go to a few houses, that is fine.

Indoor is a complete parent cop out.

Haha you’re so intense! What do you for a living? I like your answer and not being rude. I’m genuinely curious and feel like your intensity prob serves you well in some capacity.

NP here. Is going trick or treating in the rain really considered intense? I guess it would shock you that we (& many others at the same park) just camped in a tent in the pouring rain this weekend. I think carrying an umbrella and going trick or treating in the rain is pretty standard. At least, it was when I was a kid.
Don’t you guys ever go out in the rain just to let your kids play in the puddles?

No. My kid has sensory issues and hates rain. Any other quesitons?

So when it rains he stays home all day? Ridiculous!

There's a 30% chance of light rain from 11-4 and 0% at 6pm. Let's all relax.

Anonymous wrote:I think going to just a few houses with an umbrella is probably fine.

But I also think finding an indoor alternative is a good idea. Who wants to splash around in the rain getting costumes wet? Not fun. Why force it, if there are dry alternatives?

I enjoyed it as a kid and will allow my child that same opportunity. There is one night a year where the kids are encouraged to dress in costumes and go out and have a good time. It is fun and it is fun for many even when it is raining.

If DS decides he is done early, then he is done early but that will be his call, not mine. And we are not going to find an alternative.

Anonymous wrote:Go to target and buy a bag of candy for your kid. Who cares if it comes from target or a strangers house. The end result is... candy

I like this idea. i hate the idea of being out in the rain and cold and i'm not a big fan of halloween but just do it to appease the kids. I will try turning off the lights so no one knows we are home and feed the kids candy at home. hopefully this works - lol

I think going to just a few houses with an umbrella is probably fine.

But I also think finding an indoor alternative is a good idea. Who wants to splash around in the rain getting costumes wet? Not fun. Why force it, if there are dry alternatives?

Anonymous wrote:Go to target and buy a bag of candy for your kid. Who cares if it comes from target or a strangers house. The end result is... candy

This. one of my kids is getting over strep and a recurring ear infection. I told him he could have three handfuls of candy from the stuff we usually give out if we only did a few houses this year. He was fine with it.

We're going to a friend's neighborhood for trick or treating, so if it's an absolute downpour, we'll just hang out and let the kids play for a bit. At least according to one app, it's a 25% chance of rain during that time, but of course it's too early to tell.

Go to target and buy a bag of candy for your kid. Who cares if it comes from target or a strangers house. The end result is... candy

I remember making costumes that were a size larger so that they would fit over the winter coat and long underwear. Cold weather was not going to stop us from getting lots of sugar damn it. And then there was arguing over wearing the poncho over the costume or under the costume when it was raining. But off we went. I suspect that we went without parents far earlier the kids in warmer climates did because our parents wanted nothing to do with the rain or the cold or the cold rain. I grew up in Massachusetts.

I am planning for the rain coat under the costume and his winter boots. One of us will carry an umbrella. We will still go out and have a grand old time.

As for camping when it rains, I am trying to remember the last time that I went camping and it didn't rain. Normally it is raining at night when we would already be in the tent but we bring games and things to do in case of the rain. We have a canopy to put over the picnic table so we can hang out over there and a tarp to guy out over the hammock. If it is going to be be continual rain we will pack up and leave early but normally it is for a short period of time and done.

Proper gear and preparation means the rain doesn't normally stop us. Then again, we did look for a rain free weekend for our backpacking trip because we didn't want the 7 year old trekking through the rain on his first backpacking trip. (shrugs)

A lot of churches will offer events/fall festivals. Depending on the exact beliefs of the church, they may not allow costumes, or might have restrictions on types of costumes (no "devils" or scary things, but a 3 year old dressed like a kitten is fine, etc.)

It's always cold or rainy or sometimes even snowing on Halloween where I am. Put on a raincoat, umbrella, see through poncho and carry on. It's once a year and the kids look forward to it. I'm not sure how that's intense.