Halloween - did any kids come to your front door ?

Ian Robinson · #1 03-11-2009, 12:43 AM

Last several years there have been kids dressed up as scary things coming around with their big siblings or under the watchful eyes of mum or dad , and most year's we've forgotten to have some treats to give them.
This year we stocked up and no kids came , least wize none on Saturday avo when we got home.

Dammit..

.. nothing for it but to eat the snakes, freddos, smarties, coles party mix and jelly beans ourselves as we've got stacks of them.

(Can't resist them as my wife and both have sweet tooths and we don't usually have such yummy stuff in the pantry except at Xmas / NY and they wont last that long.)

Nesti (Mark) · #2 03-11-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

Last several years there have been kids dressed up as scary things coming around with their big siblings or under the watchful eyes of mum or dad , and most year's we've forgotten to have some treats to give them.
This year we stocked up and no kids came , least wize none on Saturday avo when we got home.

Dammit..

.. nothing for it but to eat the snakes, freddos, smarties, coles party mix and jelly beans ourselves as we've got stacks of them.

(Can't resist them as my wife and both have sweet tooths and we don't usually have such yummy stuff in the pantry except at Xmas / NY and they wont last that long.)

LOL, I bought a tonne of lollies, then found out we were going out to dinner...forgot to leave them outside too.

citivolus (Ric) · #3 03-11-2009, 01:51 AM

We had 1 group of 6 kids come by, which is the least we have seen in the last 5 years.

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #4 03-11-2009, 07:24 AM

Yes, 2 teenage boys, one dressed up.

Dave

Lee · #5 03-11-2009, 07:26 AM

Only one lot came to my door, my two dogs did their very best Halloween Hounds of Hell impersonation from just behind the screen door before they had even knocked..... next sound we heard was a small shriek and running across our gravel driveway! Quite funny actually...

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #6 03-11-2009, 08:52 AM

We had one group of 9 kids turn up. All dressed up, Mum was waiting on the curb.
I had heaps of lollies in the cupboard and they took the lot.
They went to a lot of effort with the costumes too.

Kal (Andrew) · #7 03-11-2009, 08:55 AM

I had two lots of kids. Two young kids with their dad, and a little bit later three older kids. I didn't have any lollies (was out at a wedding all day as their photographer so I had other things on my mind!) but I did have a bunch of mini chocolate bars (milky ways, snickers etc.) in the fridge so I could give away something

multiweb (Marc) · #8 03-11-2009, 09:20 AM

Couple but not as many as last year.

I had heaps of lollies left over... and I'm on a diet so I can't eat them

casstony · #9 03-11-2009, 09:30 AM

We weren't home. We took our kids to a friends place where the neighbourhood has an organized event; all the households know the kids are coming and the kids don't have to deal with disappointment. I could take or leave it, but the kids get a kick out of dressing up.

AstralTraveller (David) · #10 03-11-2009, 11:06 AM

None this year. Don't know if there were any in the neighbourhood. Perhaps we are known as tight*****.

There was a story on Macca about a bloke who didn't have any lollies so he gave the kids Qwikeze and Strepsils.

I'm sure the kids said

.

TrevorW · #11 03-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Yes and I threw eggs out them, scared the shietts out of the little buggers

Enchilada · #12 03-11-2009, 12:54 PM

I just told the parents, who were waiting out side, the should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Halloween is a mixture of paganism, those disgustingly sick Saw (pick you number) movies, and blatant commercialism. Not something for the faint of heart. Americanism gone rampant in a country on the other side of the world. That's my opinion.

Outbackmanyep · #13 03-11-2009, 01:02 PM

To answer you in short NO....but it was good cos it saved me wasting water!

DavidU (Dave) · #14 03-11-2009, 01:12 PM

That's what I would do!

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Originally Posted by Enchilada

I just told the parents, who were waiting out side, the should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Halloween is a mixture of paganism, those disgustingly sick Saw (pick you number) movies, and blatant commercialism. No something for the faint of heart. Americanism gone rampant in a country on the other side of the world. That's my opinion.

Nesti (Mark) · #15 03-11-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

We had one group of 9 kids turn up. All dressed up, Mum was waiting on the curb.
I had heaps of lollies in the cupboard and they took the lot.
They went to a lot of effort with the costumes too.

Get them to sign a waiver, you're not responsible for their Diabetes.

Nesti (Mark) · #16 03-11-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Enchilada

Americanism gone rampant in a country on the other side of the world. That's my opinion.

Didn't really think of it like that, but you have a point. But we've had Halloween here since before I was born.

Imagine if some idiot tried to introduce Thanks Giving here.

multiweb (Marc) · #17 03-11-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Enchilada

I just told the parents, who were waiting out side, the should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Halloween is a mixture of paganism, those disgustingly sick Saw (pick you number) movies, and blatant commercialism. Not something for the faint of heart. Americanism gone rampant in a country on the other side of the world. That's my opinion.

You're a cranky man mate! It's just a bunch of kids who will ring any bell for lollies. Don't read too much into things.

Ian Robinson · #18 03-11-2009, 02:56 PM

Sure it's not strickly an aussie custom, but then it does no harm, and all kids love dressing up and playing monsters, witches, demons, zombie, vampires and the like.

Heck I've been going to Hallowene parties (at square dancing) since the mid 1970s .... halls decked out in pretend cobwebs, coffins, black stuff and black lights , and the callers and dancers often going to great efforts to dress the part even with costumes and goulish makeup on. Great fun is always had by all , and it's a very family orientated night.

I think it's a bit much teenagers and kids who are older than 9 or 10 asking for lollies at the door , but little kids I have no problems with doing this.

If I still had little kiddies , I'd be happy for them do this , so long my wife or I were nearby and could keep an eye on them and they only visited houses of people who we knew and never crossed the freshhold.

I'd probably raid their booty bags while they were asleep or at school too ....

Anything that brings a community local closer together (and the kids are usually the vector for this in my experience) is a good thing.
I'd rather the kids know my wife and I and be on friendly terms with them and their parents , than be a stranger. I like the sounds of kids having fun and playing.

Enchilada · #19 03-11-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

You're a cranky man mate! It's just a bunch of kids who will ring any bell for lollies. Don't read too much into things.

Maybe. It's what I think, and have done so for ages.

I love my own country of Australia, and I don't like to see our culture supplanted for another - no matter where or who it is.

Nothing personal.

mac (Matt) · #20 03-11-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Enchilada

I love my own country of Australia, and I don't like to see our culture supplanted for another - no matter where or who it is.

I agree - all countries should ensure the preservation of their cultures.

But at the same time, it's naive to think that ones' country will not be influenced somewhat by the barrage of foreign media and television. And with the advent of the Internet, which has a strong US culture, the kids of today will only become more and more American.