Spin off - how much candy do you give out?

[kokopup]

I live on a country road with a lot of distance between houses. Our house is also a good distance from the road and not visible either. When we first built our house 15 years ago we had a few kids come by but they have since grown up and now we don't get any trick or treaters. My wife decorates for ALL occasions and usually goes all out for Halloween. She buys all kinds of candy that is eventually eaten by her since I can't eat it. I ask her why we bother with buying candy when we have no takers, but she insist that you never know , therefore the candy is there.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

We never get any kids either. Our road isn't a good trick-or-treating road. The houses are far apart and all back from the road. We always buy a very small bag of candy (something we like) just incase a kid stops by.

My parents, like Medusa, can easily spend a lot of money on candy and still run out. They live in a popular housing development where a lot of kids live. On top of that a lot of kids are literally trucked in. It's really a lot of fun, It's like a neighborhood party. Everyone was/is always really well behaved and there was never any trouble.

[Twisterdog]

I live in a tiny town, 220 people. Every kid in town goes to every house, every year. We all know each other here. The adults have as much fun gabbing with their neighbors as the kids do trick-or-treating. Some people make homemade treats for the kids ... really. One little old lady makes cupcakes every year, with the all the kids' names on them.

So I probably get 100 kids a year, and I give them each a huge handful or two. I buy tons of candy, and everyone else does, too.

As it should be, IMO.

[Taz_Zoee]

My dogs also go nuts when people come to the door. But we still hand out candy. We usually only get 10 or less trick-or-treaters. We have three kids and one baby in the court, but others come from around. The court is rather dark so they are discouraged from coming in. Which is too bad because our house is always decorated all spooky for Halloween. But we also have an adult Halloween Party, so that is fun!

[K9karen]

When we first moved here in the early 70's, we had a lot of kids. There's an elementary school on the corner, so maybe that was why. As the years went by, we got less kids. Our block are single homes and a longer space for the kids to walk between houses. A block or 2 away, there are attached homes and smaller homes so the kids don't have to go far to get to another house. I used to T or T with my niece when she was a kid and I even went to the other blocks, where the adults hung out outside and talked and drank beer. Tons of kids. Chased by a gorilla and monsters! The last 10 years, I got 4-6 kids.
I always gave out regular sized candy bars, knowing I'd wind up with more than half left over. I hated Halloween because it drove Cody nuts and we had to lock him in a room for hours. Logan barks but wants to participate and meet everyone.

This year, mainly because I haven't called an electrician yet to rewire my porch light, we're going to the grandkids house and walking with them and taking turns giving out goodies. .