If you’d like some variety, something a little different, for your
Halloween treating this year, consider these ideas:
1. McDonald's coupons. What child doesn't like McDonald's...enough said.
2. One older couple in our neighborhood gave out an unusual treat. They
decorated their living room spookily and took a Polaroid snapshot of
each child posed in front of the decorations. The picture was the treat.
Would you be surprised to learn the kids lined up down the sidewalk? It
became so popular we neighbor parents contributed monetarily to their
film packs. Note: this couple took great care to ensure children's
safety and also to protect their own reputations. Their living room was
located immediately off a large foyer. They kept their front door wide
open. Their triple front window curtains were left open with bright
lighting so nothing could be construed as improper. Finally, since a
Polaroid camera was used, no pictures were retained.
3. Treats from Oriental Trading Company. Instead of sugar decay, how
about inexpensive toys instead? Yo-yo's, little dolls, funny eraser
heads, the catalogue and online store has lots of variety to select.
4. Perhaps in conjunction with an Oriental Trading Company purchase, set
up a "duckie pond" similar to a county fair booth. Decide on groups of
inexpensive prizes and number them - group 1, group 2, and so on. Get
several little plastic duckies. With a permanent marker, write numbers
on the bottom of the duckies to correspond with your prize groups. Have
several numbers of the most inexpensive group, and only 1 or 2 special
prizes of more value. Fill some type of large container with water and
set the duckies afloat. If you're handy with dry ice, this would be a
perfect touch for a Halloween duckie pond.
It can be just as fun to stay home and treat the little ones arriving at
your door. By the way, will you greet them with treats…in a costume
yourself?
Laura lives in Frankfort, Kentucky, with her husband and youngest
daughter. She is a writer and personal injury paralegal. She was born on
Halloween and therefore considers herself an inherent expert on the
holiday. For a BOOtiful HALLOWEEN and great costume ideas, visit her
website at:
http://bootifulhalloween.blogspot.com.
