How to trick or treat safely

by Bob Sassone, Posted Oct 31st 2007 @ 11:01AM

Tonight the kids (and more than a few adults) will be trick or treating, and our friends over at Mahalo have a guide on how to trick or treat safely. It covers everything from what you should do before you even head out the door (make sure you have a flashlight and a cell phone!), where to go (don't go to homes that don't have any lights on), and what do to with the candy when you get home (make sure candy is wrapped, and cut into all apples - I'll go one step further and say don't eat apples at all).

I don't have kids so I don't know how kids trick or treat nowadays. Do they still go all over the place to all houses or just stick to their neighborhood? Or do you take them to a party instead?

Filed Under: Ingredients, Holidays, How To
Tags: candy, halloween, halloween candy, halloween costumes, halloween tips, mahalo.com, trick or treating

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10-31-2007 @11:43AM Jason Levine said... "I don't have kids so I don't know how kids trick or treat nowadays. Do they still go all over the place to all houses or just stick to their neighborhood? Or do you take them to a party instead?"

Yes. Does that clear it up? ;-)

My wife and I pretty much stick to a few houses that we know on our block as well as a few houses on her parents' block. Then we stay home to hand out candy. The kids that come around tend to come from around the general neighborhood, but there are always a few who seem to just be canvasing as wide an area as possible to get as much free treats as possible.

Then there are the annoyances like the "grabbers" (grab a handful of candy from your bucket before you can hand out one each), and the "geezers" (teenagers who are obviously way too old to be Trick or Treating but who go out anyway to get free candy and/or cause mischief).

There also tend to be parties thrown (a local mall here throws a party every year) to keep kids off the street and give them a safer alternative to Trick or Treating.
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10-31-2007 @1:15PM Alex said... CHILDREN DO NOT GET POISONED BY STRANGERS.

Stop being needlessly afraid! Noone wants to hurt your children. All documented cases of candy poisoning were results of relatives of the children poisoning them on purpose!

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/halloween.asp

Overprotective parents are one of the worst things a child can have and one of the worst things a parent can be. There is no need to be afraid. Your children are not going to get murdered by a psycho that's your neighbor.
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10-31-2007 @4:00PM Jason Levine said... Shhh! Fear of stranger's candy is one of a parent's main sources of candy during Halloween. ;-)

That and buying 4 bags when you only need 2.
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