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Filed under: Activities: Babies, Holidays
Don't despair if your kids can't go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
It can happen. Maybe one of the kids ends up in the emergency room. Maybe you end up in the delivery room. Perhaps someone's getting married. Whatever the reason, your kids don't have to be left out of the Halloween fun just because they can't cruise the neighborhood on the thirty-first. Take a tip from L. of The Homesick Home -- reschedule Halloween.
Sure, older kids can be bought off with a bag or two of candy bought for half price the day after, but little ones really want to visit the neighbors. Instead of disappointing them and paying for years of therapy, make it happen the next night, the next week, or even in April, if necessary.
Go around to some of the neighbors that you know and ask them if you can bring your kids around at an appointed time for a little out-of-season trick-or-treating. I would recommend offering to supply them with goodies -- remember, it's half off (or more!) anyway and you get the benefit of being able to control what the kids are given.
It can happen. Maybe one of the kids ends up in the emergency room. Maybe you end up in the delivery room. Perhaps someone's getting married. Whatever the reason, your kids don't have to be left out of the Halloween fun just because they can't cruise the neighborhood on the thirty-first. Take a tip from L. of The Homesick Home -- reschedule Halloween.
Sure, older kids can be bought off with a bag or two of candy bought for half price the day after, but little ones really want to visit the neighbors. Instead of disappointing them and paying for years of therapy, make it happen the next night, the next week, or even in April, if necessary.
Go around to some of the neighbors that you know and ask them if you can bring your kids around at an appointed time for a little out-of-season trick-or-treating. I would recommend offering to supply them with goodies -- remember, it's half off (or more!) anyway and you get the benefit of being able to control what the kids are given.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
10-23-2008 @ 7:24AM
Rhonda said...Very creative. I love the idea of supplying the neighbors with the goods too.
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10-24-2008 @ 2:20AM
c_rousseau05 said...I never thought Halloween was that big of a deal to some people, not enough to reschedule it anyway. Wow. I don't even know what to say to that, it's actually pretty sad. Is getting candy that important? Or is it more of the need to not let those $30 each costumes go to waste? If it's "for the kids" haven't you people ever heard of letting them down gently? You can't have it your way all the time, things happen that get in the way and they have to learn that at some point.
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