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Condoms Instead of Candy Corn Causes Parents to Snicker and Snarl

No, those aren't water balloons. Credit: Getty Images
"Nestlé's Crunch or a condom?" It's hardly a question parents expect their kids to be asked when they knock on doors while trick-or-treating. So, when Halloween revelers in Oregon ...
Trick or treat for condoms!

Should Halloween Be Moved?

Should trick or treating happen on a more convenient night? Credit: Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images
This year Halloween falls on a Sunday. Horrors! Should the haunting holiday be moved to a more convenient day? The New York Times points ...

Is Halloween Just for Kids?

Enjoy your tricks and treats while you're young. Credit: Getty Images
Some cities are moving to put a stop to teenage trick-or-treaters, sending a message that Halloween is just for kids. The age limit is typically around 12, according to the ...

Trick or treating safety tips from CPSC

Halloween is supposed to be a little scary, but nobody wants a frightening trip to the emergency room on the big night. To help you avoid that, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to remind parents that there are hidden dangers in the ...

Halloween as community event

What's the reason you celebrate Halloween? Around our house, there's the whole costume thing and participating in the school activities, but when it comes to trick-or-treating, candy is only part of the story. The real reason we wander around the ...

Halloween guilt trip

For the past few weeks,my husband has been working nearly around the clock on a big project at work. Leaving early in the morning, coming home late at night and spending weekends with his nose to the grindstone at the kitchen table. Because of the ...

Daily Dish - Think about safety

You've got the costume, you've bought the candy, your kid is bouncing off the walls. Just one more thing to consider -- safety. ...

DailyDish - Last minute Halloween costumes

Looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Raid mom and dad's closet for costume ideas! ...

Teens can't trick-or-treat in this Illinois town

A few weeks ago, Jennifer asked the question: How old is too old for trick-or-treating? Most of the commenters on that post thought that kids should be able to trick-or-treat as long as they want, even well into their high school years. But in ...

Halloween safety tips

Perhaps it's just a sign of the times, but even when I was kid it seems Halloween was as synonymous with safety as it was with candy. In fact, most parents I know spend as much time on safety concerns as their kids do picking out costumes. The days ...

DailyDish - What to do when you miss Halloween

Don't despair if your kids can't go trick-or-treating on Halloween. ...

DailyDish - Have an alternative option

Halloween comes but once a year. Don't let Mother Nature rain on your trick-or-treating parade. ...

DailyDish - Avoiding candy overload

It is possible to avoid OD'ing on candy after Halloween. ...

Drop-off trick-or-treating

Across the country, kids are gearing up for the one holiday when it is socially acceptable to ask perfect strangers for candy, and some people are scouting out locations that might offer a better selection for their little ghosts and goblins. ...

Healthier Halloween treats

My husband and I share the personal opinion that we're doing our kids a favor by eating their Halloween candy at night. After all, they don't need the sugar, right? Of course, neither do we, but we don't usually acknowledge that fact while fighting ...

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