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Step 5Sit down, relax, hang out and hand out that candy
This is the fun part. I highly recommend dressing very warmly and getting at least one other friend to sit out with you. The more the merrier. Bring a blanket, and bring something hot to drink.
Put up your folding chairs and offer the candy and dog treats to people walking by, including adults who aren't in costume. You'll be shocked by how many of your neighbors you'll meet. I met everyone in my building, and had long, fun conversations with a couple of them. One of my neighbors first approached us while he was returning home from work in a very large full-body bunny suit. He pawed through the candy and went inside. A few minutes later he came out with a fully-carved and -lit pumpkin to add to the set up, and stayed around to chat for a while.
Many of the small kids will come by before it gets dark, though you'll still get people until about 8:30 pm. My block has been out of the trick-or-treat circuit for so long that we got very few kids coming by; I could see tons of them down the street, but they kept turning and heading down other streets. It seemed creepy to yell, "Candy!" So we resigned ourselves to handing out candy to the many adults and dogs going by. It was still really fun. But I may move our setup to the corner with a lot of kid foot traffic next year. I couldn't get photos of the kids who did come by because the parents weren't comfortable with that, but trust me, they were cute.
This was a lot more fun than staying late at work or going to the gym, which I've done for the last few years.
Put up your folding chairs and offer the candy and dog treats to people walking by, including adults who aren't in costume. You'll be shocked by how many of your neighbors you'll meet. I met everyone in my building, and had long, fun conversations with a couple of them. One of my neighbors first approached us while he was returning home from work in a very large full-body bunny suit. He pawed through the candy and went inside. A few minutes later he came out with a fully-carved and -lit pumpkin to add to the set up, and stayed around to chat for a while.
Many of the small kids will come by before it gets dark, though you'll still get people until about 8:30 pm. My block has been out of the trick-or-treat circuit for so long that we got very few kids coming by; I could see tons of them down the street, but they kept turning and heading down other streets. It seemed creepy to yell, "Candy!" So we resigned ourselves to handing out candy to the many adults and dogs going by. It was still really fun. But I may move our setup to the corner with a lot of kid foot traffic next year. I couldn't get photos of the kids who did come by because the parents weren't comfortable with that, but trust me, they were cute.
This was a lot more fun than staying late at work or going to the gym, which I've done for the last few years.
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