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62. A few "giving out" ideas for next year

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 06:15 AM

Nov 1

Seniors always appreciate the little things so I wanted to throw out a few "giving out" ideas for next Halloween. You could have a treat bowl to pass out the variety of items.

1. Word searches. Reasonably priced at the dollar store.

2. Deck of playing cards. I'm not a senior but I always have a deck of playing cards in my home because I'm "old school" that way.

3. Scratch off lottery tickets. Could be placed in a Halloween greeting card.

4. Post office stamps. You can purchase a book, sheet or roll of stamps and decide where you want to tear the perforated line and how many you want to hand out. Don't forget to keep some for yourself if you need to. Could be placed in a Halloween greeting card.

5. Sugar free candy. They make a variety of sugar free candy, someone might appreciate the gesture.

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This. that or the other------personally give out candy at door. leave candy filled bowl on porch. or don't give. [View all] debm55 Oct 31 OP

I avoid the whole thing altogether - I usually go out for the evening Ocelot II Oct 31 #1

Thank you Ocelot II. That's a good plain. debm55 Oct 31 #5

Our area is too rural for door-to-door trick or treating PJMcK Oct 31 #2

Thank you PJMcK That is very bice of you. debm55 Oct 31 #6

Put on a show on the street gab13by13 Oct 31 #3

Oh you are bad. HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH. That's a lot of kids. debm55 Oct 31 #7

Police do a trick or treat thing here, presumably to keep the kiddos SheltieLover Oct 31 #4

That's a great idea. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Oct 31 #8

We don't get many, but I do love seeing the kiddos! Silver Gaia Oct 31 #9

Thank you Silver Gala. debm55 Oct 31 #10

Perfect weather, anticipate 60 or so kids to hand small packages of organic gummy bears. quaint Oct 31 #11

Thank you quaint. debm55 Oct 31 #12

Hang out with neighbors in the street and hand out candy Phentex Oct 31 #13

Thank you Phentex. That's what we do. debm55 Oct 31 #14

I always allow the trick or treaters to choose 1 or 2 items from my treat bowl Niagara Oct 31 #15

Same here. Thank you Niagara. debm55 Oct 31 #16

You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Oct 31 #17

I turned away a couple of octogenarians this evening True Dough Oct 31 #30

I think it's someone from DU playing tricks on you, True Niagara Oct 31 #46

I go to my bank, pick up several rolls of quarters. chouchou Oct 31 #18

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. that's true and stuck eating the leftovers. debm55 Oct 31 #19

We turn off any and all outdoor lights and don't answer the door. CTyankee Oct 31 #20

Thank you CTyankee debm55 Oct 31 #22

Last five years, we've had no trick or treaters. Elessar Zappa Oct 31 #21

We have had less and less as the kids have grown up and moved. debm55 Oct 31 #24

We Answer The Door ProfessorGAC Oct 31 #23

So do we. debm55 Oct 31 #25

Thank you ProfessorGAC. It takes a trip up three sets of steps to get to our house. So now we use the garaage. debm55 Oct 31 #42

We live in a senior community so no kids but radical noodle Oct 31 #26

Headline in the next Seniors Sunrise Gazette: True Dough Oct 31 #31

That was my fear radical noodle Oct 31 #47

Aha! True Dough Oct 31 #48

What would you expect from someone who grew up radical noodle Oct 31 #50

That would have been a great idea and I bet you could have had others join you. debm55 Oct 31 #43

A few "giving out" ideas for next year Niagara Nov 1 #62

Great ideas! radical noodle Nov 1 #64

Perhaps you could come up with even better ideas for next year, radical noodle Niagara Nov 2 #68

Hand out candy at the front door gademocrat7 Oct 31 #27

That's a neat idea. debm55 Oct 31 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Oct 31 #45

Hand out candy at the door PikaBlue Oct 31 #28

Thank you PikaBlue. debm55 Oct 31 #37

We usually give out candy at the door. Ilikepurple Oct 31 #29

Thank you ilikepurple. debm55 Oct 31 #38

Giving out candy now! arkielib Oct 31 #32

Six minutes to go for ours. debm55 Oct 31 #39

In person. FalloutShelter Oct 31 #33

That's always fun to do. debm55 Oct 31 #40

We live in a rural area Jilly_in_VA Oct 31 #34

thank you Jilly_in_VA debm55 Oct 31 #41

We hand our candy at the door. onecaliberal Oct 31 #35

Thank you onecaliberal. debm55 Oct 31 #36

Mrs. Ed and I have a system. Mister Ed Oct 31 #49

Thank you, Mister Ed, That sounds familiar. debm55 Oct 31 #55

Don't give. Island Blue Oct 31 #51

Thank you Island Blue. That sounds really great what you community did to get together. debm55 Oct 31 #56

We don't give as we don't have anyone stopping by...the kids on the street GP6971 Oct 31 #52

Yes, I understand. I counted and we had 15 kids. After waiting for 45 minutes for kids to come we called it a day. debm55 Oct 31 #57

Most of my near by neighbors kids grew up and moved BlueKota Oct 31 #53

A teenager came by with no costume The Wizard Oct 31 #54

I uually give to the teens. Heck if might have been his costume debm55 Oct 31 #59

No candy here..there are no side walks, no street lights and bits of acreage between Tikki Oct 31 #58

Tiki . i am very happy for safety of the chidren.. debm55 Oct 31 #60

Gave out candy at the door. We love Luciferous Nov 1 #61

Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Nov 1 #65

I decorate and give it out and the door. OldBaldy1701E Nov 1 #63

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E debm55 Nov 1 #66

One year, I left a bowl of candy on my porch... ailsagirl Nov 2 #67

I understand. Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Nov 2 #73

Yesterday when I went out to pick up candy and the empty wrappers, there weren't any. quaint Nov 2 #69

Thank you quant. debm55 Nov 2 #72

I hand it out. Dulcinea Nov 2 #70

Thank you Dulcinea. debm55 Nov 2 #71