Halloween celebrations have definitely changed since we were all young. My parents used to send me and my siblings around the neighborhood, lugging pillowcases in tow, and make us run around for hours filling the pillowcases with as much candy as possible. Every church in town now hosts a Fall Harvest Festival and truck trick-or-treating event, and our downtown hosts its own trick-or-treating event during the day.
have so much The Halloween-esque activities lead up to our normally exhausting Halloween night. We would walk around the block with our daughter, she would get some candy, have a drink with some neighbors, and call it a day.
One user on Threads noticed that he hadn’t seen trick-or-treaters on his doorstep in several years. Now, he asked parents to chime in: Will people let their kids trick-or-treat anymore?
“Parents, are you letting your kids trick-or-treat? We haven’t seen or encountered trick-or-treaters in years. I know this torso or treatment trend is taking off. It looks like one of my favorite childhood traditions is no more.
After his post gained attention, several Threads parents responded to the OP’s question. Several people assured the OP that trick-or-treating is still popular.
“We still love trick-or-treating! I’m back in the neighborhood where I grew up and am excited to take my girls around. Not as many kids as when I was a kid, but still more than our old neighbors .
Another netizen wrote: “Of course we do! Around our house, some people even set up haunted houses in their yards and garages for people to play trick-or-treating.” Others dress up and walk around the streets in horrific costumes. It made the whole night so much fun!
“We still do trick-or-treating. I honestly think some neighborhoods are more popular than others. Some have more than 300 children. I get 2-4. 😅 We also go for suitcases or snacks because it’s nice to see everyone in town in one place. We had a neighborhood trunk or treat and a town trunk or treat, but neither for Halloween. I didn’t realize this until I had kids, but going to town and doing things is so important,” another user noted.
However, other parents also gave reasons for abandoning the traditional trick-or-treating concept.
“When COVID-19 came, we stopped trick-or-treating. Now we stay home, carve pumpkins, watch Halloween movies, and eat Halloween candy from boxes we bought ourselves. No one got COVID-19 and everyone got candy,” one user pointed out.
One mom wrote: “We prefer the candy or suitcase campaign. They’re more fun, more kids in one space, not to mention often more accommodating and convenient than door-to-door.”
One dilemma I have as a parent of a young child who wants to trick or treat is that both myself and my husband want to hang out with her around the neighborhood, so we don’t leave the porch light on Stay here until we get home. We also learned our lesson and brought out a big bucket of candy with a sign on it that said “please take two” because…kids!
It seems that trick-or-treating has changed in the post-COVID world. Some people opt for simpler options like “trunk or treat,” but it seems the age-old tradition still holds true for some – you just have to find the right community.
