Do You Celebrate Halloween?

[Fairy Dust]

Poll coming...

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

DH loves to decorate the front yard and around the house, this year its an alien theme. We dress up at work, and I always make my kids costumes. Once in a while we go to a party, but usually just hang around the house and give out the candy.

 

[WDWLVR]

Not anymore. We used to but that changed in '97. That was the year my mom died on October 26th. We had decorated for the holiday but needless to say we were pre-occupied with the wake, funeral, etc. Halloween night both DH and I were late coming home from work (catching up from being off) and realized we hadn't bought any candy. Pulled into the driveway and found that our malibu light covers (all Halloween pumpkins) had been pulled off and thrown around the yard. Kind of ruined what little spirt I had left for the holiday.

Now we just don't bother. The other thing is that even when we did it our neighborhood had very few trick or treaters. Most of the little kids go to events at the school or the community center. All we ever got were teenagers who didn't really dress up, never said thank you or trick or treat, and complained about the candy we gave.

We just don't turn on our outside light (the sign that you are welcoming trick or treaters) and just go down to the family room for a quiet evening.

 

[Mermaid02]

Yes but it's not my favorite- just do it for the kids.

 

[Credit Man]

Yes, we enjoy it.

 

[Nutsy]

nope.

 

[Jackie0824]

We do. I love it. Its always been one of my favorite holidays. I dont know why I like it so much. Imean its not like I cant go buy my kids some candy LOL..I decorate. I dont go overboard. We have some of those Fall/Halloween Window clings, we have a few hanging things outside, and a 2 light up pumpkins in the window.

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

Halloween is one of those times of year that I really remember what it feels like to have child-like excitement. I think of the old songs we sang, the thrill of simple decorations, apple cider, pumpkins, and running around the neighborhood with the autumn chill blowing the leaves around.

I'm not into the gory haunted houses and the slasher movies. And I'm not into decorating to the same extent that I do at Christmas. I love putting up the kids' old decorations that they made in school and orange and black paper chains.

Old Mrs. Witch, tell me how you fly.
I fly on my broomstick up in the sky.
Old Mrs. Witch, tell me what you see.
I see a Jack-O-Lantern looking at me.
Old Mrs. Witch, tell me what you'll do.
I'll ride on my broomstick, and I'll scare
you!
Boo!

 

[jx3smom]

We put up some decorations and give out candy. When my boys were young we always went to the big parade and took the trick or treating.

 

[Kahana-ri]

Halloween is my favorite holiday. Living in New England its a big deal every where. I have decorated the inside, but its been raining for days so I am patiently waiting to decorate outside. I have to admit I have been watching the Disney channel Halloween specials they have on every night. Last night was Halloween Town!

 

[Beanie]

Yes, always! Our whole family loves Halloween and we go all out for the occasion. We usually get around 450 kids each year as DH always has some kind of "spooky" way to get the candy. (Unless it is a little kid, we don't scare them! ) It is lots of fun and the kids in the neighborhood look forward to our house each year!

 

[GillieRose]

We kinda have no choice it's my daughters Birthday so we always have a pizza party before we go trick or treating. But if it wasn't her birthday we would still celebrate.

 

[Maleficent13]

NO! Halloween is the DEBIL!

 

[Bob Slydell]

NO! Halloween is the DEBIL!

What's a "DEBIL"??

 

[Sirius]

I love Halloween!

 

[momof3disneyholics]

Yep, and I even decorate! the kids love it!

 

[jrydberg]

It's one of my daughter's favorites

 

[Maleficent13]

"Debil" - never saw The Waterboy with Adam Sandler? His mother in that movie thinks everything is the "devil", but she says "debil". Anyway, I thought it was funny...

 

[alabamaalan]

What's a "DEBIL"??

Ask her

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I was not allowed to celebrate Halloween growing up and I can't wait to start celebrating it with my own child(ren). I am carving a jack-o-lantern and dressing dd up as a bunny this year. We are waiting until next year before we start trick-or-treating though.