Halloween 2026

[OxygenMask]

In recent years we have had fewer trick or treaters. Some years none.
In these times it's understandable.
This year had a different feeling to it. We had the most kids we've had in 10 years. Only a couple older kids, most were very young. So cute, having so much fun! We try to engage them and make it fun for them. The 2 - 5ish year olds are so cute! Our neighborhood has a very old school vibe, we mostly all know each other and look out for each other, a true neighborhood. In recent years we mostly saw only neighbors we knew. But this year there were more we didn't recognize. It feels like more young parents are bringing their kids out, more home made costumes, and more polite tiny kids than I can remember in years.

We take turns going to the door and I generally considered it a chore. But tonight it was fun! The little kids having a great time was heart warming, the kids having fun, and every one was polite and said thank you, sometimes being prompted by their parents. It's good to see all is not lost, these young parents are doing it right. I enjoyed it a lot.

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[superj]

I can't wait for our new house so we can do trick or treating. Our current neighborhood is from the 40s and our lots are half acre so I guess kids dont want to walk that far.

The new house is in one of those neighborhoods where you have 5 foot to the fence on the sides so everything is close. Luckily we are across from the community park with the pool so its not like we are back to back houses.

I am just excited to have a big house with lots of room.

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

I can't wait for our new house so we can do trick or treating. Our current neighborhood is from the 40s and our lots are half acre so I guess kids dont want to walk that far.

The new house is in one of those neighborhoods where you have 5 foot to the fence on the sides so everything is close. Luckily we are across from the community park with the pool so its not like we are back to back houses.

I am just excited to have a big house with lots of room.

Those houses that are so close that when you in bathroom and knock on window next door for some toilet paper

 

[OxygenMask]

I can't wait for our new house so we can do trick or treating. Our current neighborhood is from the 40s and our lots are half acre so I guess kids dont want to walk that far.

The new house is in one of those neighborhoods where you have 5 foot to the fence on the sides so everything is close. Luckily we are across from the community park with the pool so its not like we are back to back houses.

I am just excited to have a big house with lots of room.

A few years ago we downsized and moved from the country into the suburbs. After almost 12 years I still can't get used to being so close to neighbors...and the &$#% traffic! At least it's a decent neighborhood....

 

[Pic-N-Stick]

In recent years we have had fewer trick or treaters. Some years none.
In these times it's understandable.
This year had a different feeling to it. We had the most kids we've had in 10 years. Only a couple older kids, most were very young. So cute, having so much fun! We try to engage them and make it fun for them. The 2 - 5ish year olds are so cute! Our neighborhood has a very old school vibe, we mostly all know each other and look out for each other, a true neighborhood. In recent years we mostly saw only neighbors we knew. But this year there were more we didn't recognize. It feels like more young parents are bringing their kids out, more home made costumes, and more polite tiny kids than I can remember in years.

We take turns going to the door and I generally considered it a chore. But tonight it was fun! The little kids having a great time was heart warming, the kids having fun, and every one was polite and said thank you, sometimes being prompted by their parents. It's good to see all is not lost, these young parents are doing it right. I enjoyed it a lot.

We noticed the same thing here. More kids, almost all very young and more polite overall! We ran out of candy pretty early.

 

[superj]

A few years ago we downsized and moved from the country into the suburbs. After almost 12 years I still can't get used to being so close to neighbors...and the &$#% traffic! At least it's a decent neighborhood....

This is what I am worried about, being so close to the neighbor. Our older place only has left and right neighbors who are to the front of their lots. The new has everyone at the same point in the tiny lots so windows are all about the same spots. We got the only two story on our street so we mostly see down into the neighbors bed rooms but still, why do I want to see into their place.

Oh well, it will be nice to have such a larger house and less yard to worry about though. I think i can cut the yard with our electric mower instead of the big riding mower. The electric mower is for the dog's yard currently, which looks a little larger then the new house yard.

We are keeping the old house so I can have a garage and parking area to work on cars and keep my tools and bikes instead of filling the new garage up and possibly dropping oil all over the new parking area.

I do to much engine swaps and car stuff to not keep the older house and half acre yard

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

This is what I am worried about, being so close to the neighbor. Our older place only has left and right neighbors who are to the front of their lots. The new has everyone at the same point in the tiny lots so windows are all about the same spots. We got the only two story on our street so we mostly see down into the neighbors bed rooms but still, why do I want to see into their place.

Oh well, it will be nice to have such a larger house and less yard to worry about though. I think i can cut the yard with our electric mower instead of the big riding mower. The electric mower is for the dog's yard currently, which looks a little larger then the new house yard.

We are keeping the old house so I can have a garage and parking area to work on cars and keep my tools and bikes instead of filling the new garage up and possibly dropping oil all over the new parking area.

I do to much engine swaps and car stuff to not keep the older house and half acre yard

Most of the new houses around here be hard to even get my Ranger in the garage. Most are very small cars and SUV. The garage I have now has lots of stuff in it and I use to be able to fit my Ram Rebel in it so the Ranger has lots of room to spare.

 

[superj]

I was wondering about that. I had to go measure the driveway because it looked so short that I didnt think the ranger would fit without blocking the sidewalk. And that would suck since you get ticketed for blocking sidewalks

 

[Wallowa Ranger]

My wife and I were commenting that since COVID there seems to have been very little trick or treaters. It seems to have been replaced by those stupid "trunk or treat" events. To our surprise we had a bunch of kids knock on our door this year, we didn't even buy candy this year because we had none last year! Next we're going to definitely decorate and be ready for kids to show up.

 

[OxygenMask]

This is what I am worried about, being so close to the neighbor. Our older place only has left and right neighbors who are to the front of their lots. The new has everyone at the same point in the tiny lots so windows are all about the same spots. We got the only two story on our street so we mostly see down into the neighbors bed rooms but still, why do I want to see into their place.

Oh well, it will be nice to have such a larger house and less yard to worry about though. I think i can cut the yard with our electric mower instead of the big riding mower. The electric mower is for the dog's yard currently, which looks a little larger then the new house yard.

We are keeping the old house so I can have a garage and parking area to work on cars and keep my tools and bikes instead of filling the new garage up and possibly dropping oil all over the new parking area.

I do to much engine swaps and car stuff to not keep the older house and half acre yard

We aren't on a through street so it's quieter and little traffic. Most everyone on the street and the next blocks knows each other, so that's nice.
But getting out onto the main drive can be a zen patience/aggression experience!

 

[superj]

Thats how our current neighborhood is. We know almost everyone on the street, they have all generally lived there since the 90s.

We met 3 or 4 families in the new neighborhood and they are all ex military and retired or law enforcement, which is nice.

But it will be fun to do Halloween next year.

 

[mrmike7189]

I loved trick or treating as a child in the 1970's and 80's. Good times. Glad kids today can still enjoy

 

[superj]

Oh man, you aren't lying. What a blast it was back in the 80s. We would use a pillow case and hit every street we could see. We probably looked like robbers carrying sacks full of money over our shoulders with all the candy we would get

 

[OxygenMask]

Oh man, you aren't lying. What a blast it was back in the 80s. We would use a pillow case and hit every street we could see. We probably looked like robbers carrying sacks full of money over our shoulders with all the candy we would get

My trick or treating was in the 60s and early 70s.
By 1980 I had a wife and a mortgage.
Once was an expensive money pit, the other was a great investment....

 

[emjay24l]

We moved to our house last February and the neighbors told us that Halloween here is a BIG deal. They were not lying. There were around 150-200 people on our street dressed in good costumes but the main street in our subdivision gets around 400 people. The police come to the neighborhood and direct traffic to keep the kids safe.

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