Creative ways to stop trick or treaters

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That’s awesome. I copy it and put it up when my baby girl goes to bed at 7:30 or so.
 
Feanaro_s_Wife said:
**How does this sound for the sign on the table:

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**Please help yourself to some Halloween treats!

Don’t come to the door
Our baby is sleeping
While you cute little goblins and ghosts
Are out creeping

Take 3 or 4 pieces
Don’t take too many
Or the next kids who come
Aren’t going to have any!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!!!

Then on the inside bottom of the candy bowl I’ll put a little note saying that we are out of candy…

What do you think?

I still think the first dozen or so kids will wipe us out but it’s out of my control. We’re doing our best…

Malia
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Last year DH was working and I had to take DS trick or treat, so I put out a bowl (I make bags) but 1/2 hour later when I we came home it was empty then I refilled again and agin it got wiped out ( do not think we get that many kids…some one swiped them)
well after that we were home and I gave out till we ran out and them turned off the lights.

So yes not all kids will read the nice note …but do not worry, I agree with putting your family and child first.
 
I’d have suggested sitting outside and handing out treats - til I checked the weather up there. BRRRRRR - makes me wonder, will that many kids be out if it is 30 degrees?

The bowl of candy and note is a nice idea, I have my doubts it will work - best be prepared for some pranks.
 
**LOL, tonight is going to be WARM by comparison to most other Halloweens, lol. I remember trick or treating in 2 or 3 feet of fresh snow… most years it’s so cold that all the kids may as well dress as eskimos cuz that’s what they end up looking like with all their winter gear on anyways.

After Lily goes to sleep if hubby or I can go out and hand some out we will… please pray that all goes well and that even if we run out of candy that no one will bother with any “pranks”:eek:

malia
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I’m thinking of putting up a yellow tape “caution” barrier and a sign that says, QUARANTINE: MRSA INFECTION
 
mercygate said:
I’m thinking of putting up a yellow tape “caution” barrier and a sign that says, QUARANTINE: MRSA INFECTION
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LOL, unfortunately I think that would just fit too well with the spooky atmosphere of Halloween and encourage kids to “dare” eachother to get close to your house and then pretend to get sick… I have a good imagination, lol
 
kage_ar said:
I’d have suggested sitting outside and handing out treats - til I checked the weather up there. BRRRRRR - makes me wonder, will that many kids be out if it is 30 degrees?
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Oh yeah - this is nothing for us. The snow has already melted this morning - the kids will be walking on dry sidewalks. One of the standard jokes is, you can tell you are a Trick-or-Treater in Canada, because your costume is three sizes too big, in order to accomodate your snow suit underneath it. 😉
 
A cold rain is alleged to be coming here and it is windy…I can only hope.
 
How about just putting up a sign that says…[SIGN]“Sorry…no trick or treats! Warning, Health Quarantine…We have the Measles!” [/SIGN]

That ought to keep them away…😃

Or you can put blankets over the window so it looks dark inside. I have done that before too.
 
**Thanks for the prayers! No little kidlets (or big ones for that matter) made it to the door… and no one cleaned out the candy bowl either. So, kids got candy, Lily got to stick to her normal bedtime routine (and I use the term normal very loosely:rolleyes:) and hubby and I got to eat supper.

Success!

Malia**
 
I mentioned earlier that we get fewer and fewer kids each year, so I bought only one 16-oz bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, admonishing DH NOT TO BUY MORE. So I come home from work and the candy bowl is topped up with Tootsie Rolls! **TOOTSIE ROLLS?**C’mon! If you’re going to bring junk candy into the house, why not Snickers???

The two kids who came (at nearly 8:00 p.m.) each got some of each. The Tootsie Rolls were packed up in a plastic bag and stuffed into the DH’s brief case. If I’m going to take on extra calories, it is NOT going to be from Tootsie Rolls!
 
Wow we got about 200 kids last night by the time we closed the door at 8:30 and got the boys to bed.
 
We had about 100 kids last night, tons of fun but we ran out of Candy at 7 😦 .

I thought of you Malia when a neighbor of mine - well he’s - a good block away set up a sound system and pumped scary music (I heard the exorcist theme at least 3 times last night :eek: ) and flashing lights through the neighborhood :rolleyes: .
 
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