I mean, I see the potential cuteness factor, but what do you do with the pictures....

It'd be different if it was a polaroid for the kids, but still... parents take pics of their kids already

But why would you want to take pictures of other peoples' children? Isn't that just a tad bizarre? I mean it might be totally something innocent, until one person things something different and then all hell breaks loose.

And your right, parents usually take pictures of their kids dressed up, so there really is no reason for lady Shmoo who lives 3 streets down to randomly take pictures of kids in costume.

None of the above, I do it because I love the costumes and the parents get a huge kick out of it. I get them in little groups and the tiny ones are hysterical because they really " act out " their costumes.

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday..Christmas is too commerical. I'm a huge horror movie buff, I love the fall, and it's just "my thing". I don't have one of those ridiculously decorated yards...on Halloween night, I have a fall wreath, about 3 lighted pumpkins, and I make paper lanterns with candles up my drive.

I have this huge photo binder, labeled by year, for all of the kids that have come by my house. I also make hot chocolate, and chocolate desserts, and 3 different flavors of popcorn, and when the parents come by, if it's a small group, I invite everyone in to ease the chill. It's a great way to meet the neighbors, as our community is large.

I don't invite children in that don't have parents with them.

The only people that think it's creepy, is those with sick minds. I have never had one parent to object, and it gives my friends that have children a huge selection of costume ideas. In fact, my house in my neighborhood has always been a favorite stop of the parents and the children for these reasons. I also have the photo albums out for the parents that stop by to look through, they love the idea.

For real?

The world breathes a sigh of relief. :D

Yup. It's not a secret around here. I have had a couple of neighbors with children borrow it to get costume ideas for their kids.

I got the idea when I bought my first house, and the first Halloween there, a child came by (that I knew well) and I asked their parent if I could take their pic b/c they were just so darn cute! She was very proud of the fact I wanted to take it...so I asked the next parent, they were ok with it, and it just started from there.

I also discovered it was the only time of the year when you have that many people stop by your house, so I used it as an opportunity to have impromptu invites to come in and meet everyone.

It's just "my thing", parents put alot of love and money into making or buying costumes for those kids, and I just really appreciate their efforts.

Agreed, that's super creepy, unless they are kids that you KNOW. Just taking pictures of the random kids that come to your door, in this day and age, is a very creepy thing to do. I would think that the parents (if they're along) would think this to be weird, and probably avoid the house in the future- if not pass word around to others to avoid the house.

As for candy... LOVE peanut butter anything, chocolate, fruity things.
Liked getting Hugs (not sure if this is a local thing- small plastic containers with a koolaid type drinkin them- they had a foil top you could just poke out and drink from) b/c you get thirsty out there walking around the neighborhood.

Hated: candy corn, tootsie rolls (except the fruit flavored ones- those were good), Almond Joy, Mounds, Marshmallow cups, Hersheys with Almonds.

Mom always got my 5th Avenue bars (even though I liked them) because they were her favorite, and dad got my Baby Ruth's (his favorite). Grandpap got anything with almonds or coconut.

My parents handed out freezie pops for years... it was "different" but in Pittsburgh, who wants a popsicle in November?

ETA: I didn't realize there was a second page, but I still think it's super creepy for anyone to take pictures of all those kids, to keep them, make an album, etc. Just strange.

Agreed, very creepy.

My absolute favorite "fall" snack mix is dry roasted peanuts, indian corn (the candy corn with the brown top, not yellow) and plain m'n'ms. YUMMY!!!

I hated Bit'o'honey. Blech. Otherwise, I pretty much liked it all. I'm not picky when it comes to candy!

This will be my son's first Halloween. He's too young to remember it, but we will take him around to 4-5 of our friends' houses that live in our neighborhood. I would be very weirded out if we went to other places and someone took a picture of him in his costume. Even if we knew the people.

That sounds so good! I think I need to try it!:D

Reachthe Limit...Halloween is my favorite too. :) Your house sounds like I would have stopped a lot, like change costumes and get my pic taken again just to get more candy, i'm sure its a neighborhood thing and not as creepy as it sounds on the internet....if this was a conversation in real life, I doubt it would be creepy at all.

Anything chocolate was and is my favorite! Unfavorites then and now: licorice or peanut butter kisses. Gack.

And now our porch is all decorated with pumpkins and candy corn and we can't wait for tomorrow night! Not that we'll get to see many trick-or-treaters since we take our own kids out.

It's so weird that everyone has a neighborhood nut who gives out those tiny boxes of raisins. I thought mine was the only one!

I think taking pictures is also kinda weird? I would never allow my child to be photographed by someone giving out candy unless it was a neighbor I knew personally ... even then, nowadays you can never be too sure about even them :eek:

I noticed that they were saying Holloween on the Peanuts Halloween special and tinydancer, didn't they make that when we were in elementary school?:o

But--Halloween is short for All Hallows' Eve--in some of my older Bobbsey Twin books they were still spelling it Hallowe'en, and that a is definitely a short a!

now: back to plotting how I will gank some chocolate out of my kids' bags.

Thanks...if the parents were weirded out, I wouldn't see them again, but I do every year.

The GC troublemakers were just following AlfaFrog's lead when she was the first to call it creepy, b/c they start going into withdrawal when they can't cause trouble on every thread that anyone posts to. It's kind of like when one dog starts barking in the neighborhood in the middle of the night, the rest of them start to bark and none of them really know why.

They get their buddies who moderate the thread to remove everyone else's posts but their own, and that is why they post here and not on other forums, where the threads get deleted altogether.

Or maybe people agree that it's creepy and didn't read the other comments before posting. You don't have to agree that it's creepy but you know the parents' reactions to you and we're just reading about it. Even RU OX said it reads creepy.

Probably for the same reason mine were deleted. :rolleyes:

Well, I'm glad you don't live here in the land of real people who have real lives and has real fun :)

...with a Pavlovian response.

Sorry to break it to you but my real life and real fun aren't centered around handing out candy to, and taking pictures of, children. ;) "Guffaw" to you for even thinking up that response.

I still say, and I'm sure this post will be deleted as were a couple others, that maybe people should keep a close watch of you because you never know what's going on in people's heads.

Agreed. My neighborhood back home is alot like that. All of the families are very close, have grown up together, very upscale and traditional....its pretty much a little bubble. We used to do things like you were mentioning all of the time......and espcecially now because I have little sisters. I don't think it is inappropriate at all to take pictures of the kids......most all of the families have kids themselves.

Sounds like the community I was raised in. :) But no pictures. I guess I was deprived, afterall. :(

While I can see how a in a close knit neighborhood it is LESS creepy, it's still odd. And if I didn't know your house and was bringing my kids by I'd say hell no and walk the other way.

But apparently I'm a sheep so whatever.

We are officially handing out M&Ms, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Milky Ways, Skittles and Starburst (All Fun Size). Yay Trick or Treaters!

/Baaaaaaaa

Excellent choices. All this candy talk is making me hungry. :o Not like sugar satisfies hunger but still.

Yes because I ALWAYS follow what "Alfa" Frog says :rolleyes:

I just love how I get lumped into a group with such wonderful people--I feel special! YAY for me! lol. (ok, i'm not being sarcastic, i'm actually glad! lol)

I'm sorry I'll always find someone who takes pictures of children--"just because"--creepy. If I was to bring my children to your door, and you wanted to take a picture of them, i'd say no...plain and simple.

Don't come to this board...talk about your fascination w/talking pictures of little children, and then get upset when we say its "creepy." What else would we say? You know that you are not well liked on this board---it really is NO secret--so its not like we are going to be supportive of it.

Cool...does that mean I'm the lead lemming?? Alright, ya'll...everyone must now post pics of their favorite candy, because that's what I'm going to do. "AlfaFrog" has spoken.

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Reese's are my favorite along with Snickers!!!!!!! :p

Sorry, but it does sound really creepy, and I don't think I'd qualify as a GC "troublemaker."

I loved peanut butter cups and Mr. Goodbars when I was a kid - the really hard candies with the bee on the wrapper were my least favorite.

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In all seriousness, I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone had known each other since birth, and even there, if someone would have whipped out a camera and taken pics of me and every other kid that came to the house, my mom would have run fast, run far. It's one thing IF THE KIDS ARE IN A PHOTO WITH YOUR KID. To just take solo photos of them...let alone have a special photo binder for it...yipes.

I will risk being lumped in with the group and say, yes, this is CREEPY. It might be different if it was a Halloween party and you took pictures of the festivities.

I know you are a new pledge and so desparately trying to fit in with the GC troublemakers, so you won't be made a target, but some of us are able to think for ourselves, and I'm sorry that you aren't able to do that.

I'm also sorry that you have your self-worth tied up into whether or not you win a popularity contest on an internet message board. That is incredibly unfortunate.

Considering the parents are standing right there when I take the pictures, and I always ask every single one if it is ok, I have never once had a parent in 9 years say no. I don't really care what anyone thinks on the board, it's my home, my neighborhood and our culture.

I'm not commenting anymore on the subject since Alfa wanted to take, YET ANOTHER thread and turn it into a train wreck b/c she was dateless.

If you're going to be called a sheep, might as well be with the best herd around :rolleyes:
epchick, I promise.. no matter how much you disagree with me, I will never target you. you get an amnesty ticket *Admit One*
And Alfalfafrog, I bet Hickey'll date you!

So my question for all you former and current trick or treaters is, did you ever trick? And why? (Bad candy? porch lights off? Any reason?

It's a good thing too...I think my husband would have been a little pissed if I had a date.

PS...since you're so desperate to be Greek, step #1 would be to learn the first letter of the Greek Alphabet: A-L-P-H-A

I've never been a big candy person, so I basically ate the Snicker's, M & Ms, bubble gum, and gave the rest to my sisters. My mom LOVES Tootsie Rolls, and would always take them from me.

My favorite treat, though, were Pixie Sticks!

I hated my dad taking the best candy, and I always tried to swap the crap stuff with my siblings (and get only good stuff in return).

KatieKate, I have pixie sticks in my desk drawer right now :D

Indeed we are.

I have lots of favorite candy - Crunch bars, Reese's cups, Kit Kat etc. If it was chocolate it was fine by me! :) Least favorite were those icky orange and black wrapped peanut butter things. I wasn't too into the Brach's caramels either.

Nah, I like Alf.

Oh, OK.
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