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Anonymous wrote:For teens and tweens? Only food. Candy and chips.

You can expand on this. My teen also added small Halloween lights (like fairy lights, but they had ghosts as the lights), Halloween cupcake liners and decorations, and Halloween cookie cutters to the candy. I liked PP's suggestion of socks too. Really, teens aren't so cynical they just want cash. They'll be happy to have a boo basket of stuff, not just a gift card. Everybody likes surprises and free stuff. It's pretty universal.

You are way off. My son and daughter don’t want this stuff. Sure, they would like a surprise basket of food but at their ages would be wary of eating it if they didn’t know who left it.

Dollar store candy and chips would be fine or anything from the grocery store. Or preferably skip our house completely.

I love the Boo process in our neighborhood. It's fun! A bunch of kids just boo'd us and it was a little bag of 4 pieces of candy. My 13yr old was THRILLED as she is the youngest and we haven't been boo'd since pre-Covid. Her and friend started plotting the houses they were going to in the next few days. When it stops raining they are riding their bikes to Walgreens to pick up the loot with their babysitting money.

But I agree - just a few pieces of candy or a pack of gum. No plastics or things like that. Especially for families with more than one kid.

DON’T PERPETUATE THIS AWFUL MOMMA TREND.

Anonymous wrote:I’d do festive slap bracelets, funky Halloween straws and maybe a small ($5) Starbucks card.

And sure maybe they know who it is but at your kids’ age they are the one getting the kick out of it. I know people hate these around here but let your kids have fun.

No, no, no. Horrible ideas. Just stick with candy and snacks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d do festive slap bracelets, funky Halloween straws and maybe a small ($5) Starbucks card.

And sure maybe they know who it is but at your kids’ age they are the one getting the kick out of it. I know people hate these around here but let your kids have fun.

Worst suggestions.

+1

My 12 year old would be so happy to receive these things. Don't be a hater.

Your 12 year old isn’t a teen.

I didn't say she was. OP mentioned tweens, idiot.

I can’t speak for other people’s teens, but my two daughters would love a few pieces of candy and a Halloween picture drawn by your child. They would be flattered that a little kid thought of them and wanted to boo them.

Step 1: Hand out “We’ve been Boo’ed!” signs to every parent in your neighborhood to hang in front window.

Step 2: Bask in your newfound glory.

Please don't.

There is no need to extend Halloween beyond the actual day.

Also, the objects you purchase for this contribute to climate change and ill health (plastics, manufactured in China, transported here, plus extra candy that's unhealthy because kids are deluged with sugar all year).

You think it's innocent and fun. But people's mindsets have to change in order for us to examine ALL our actions so we can limit climate change. We have to imagine what's fun without too much pollution.

Some trollish idiot is going to infer from my statement that Halloween events are now responsible for global warming.
That is not what I'm saying. But it's a sign that people don't understand how to thoughtfully consume all year round. There are so many parties and opportunities to consume every month. So just because it's Halloween, or just because it's Christmas/Valentine's Day/Easter/4th, etc... the excuses start to look like a polluting sort of lifestyle.

Anonymous wrote:A pox on the house of whoever started this madness.

LOL I loved it the first time but now I tend to agree.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For teens and tweens? Only food. Candy and chips.

You can expand on this. My teen also added small Halloween lights (like fairy lights, but they had ghosts as the lights), Halloween cupcake liners and decorations, and Halloween cookie cutters to the candy. I liked PP's suggestion of socks too. Really, teens aren't so cynical they just want cash. They'll be happy to have a boo basket of stuff, not just a gift card. Everybody likes surprises and free stuff. It's pretty universal.

No, it is not “pretty universal.” Some of us—my teens included—hate clutter, crap and plastic waste that hurts the environment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d do festive slap bracelets, funky Halloween straws and maybe a small ($5) Starbucks card.

And sure maybe they know who it is but at your kids’ age they are the one getting the kick out of it. I know people hate these around here but let your kids have fun.

Worst suggestions.

+1

+10. “Funky”? Just stop.

This is a great reminder for me to post a We’ve Been Booed sign on our front door and keep the porch light on in the evenings so we don’t get Booed.

Anonymous wrote:For teens and tweens? Only food. Candy and chips.

You can expand on this. My teen also added small Halloween lights (like fairy lights, but they had ghosts as the lights), Halloween cupcake liners and decorations, and Halloween cookie cutters to the candy. I liked PP's suggestion of socks too. Really, teens aren't so cynical they just want cash. They'll be happy to have a boo basket of stuff, not just a gift card. Everybody likes surprises and free stuff. It's pretty universal.

Silly string, slime, silly puddy

A pox on the house of whoever started this madness.