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November 2, 2009 at 2:28 am #592865
feefeelarueMemberWhat a very disappointing Halloween it was for my daughter. We had decided to go to Westwood Village to do our trick or treating and when we got there almost every store was out of candy. We got there 40 minutes after it started and it was scheduled for 3 hours. What I couldn’t understand there is a Target AND QFC there … could they not have sent someone to buy more candy? Kind of a gyp. Next year we go to the Junction.
November 2, 2009 at 2:31 am #681426
JoBParticipantthere were a lot of kids at westwood village at sunset.
November 2, 2009 at 2:52 am #681427
BonnieParticipantWe were there for an hour and all the stores had candy. The only ones who weren’t giving out to us was Target and Taco del Mar.
November 2, 2009 at 2:52 am #681428
feefeelarueMemberYup the place was full of kids!
November 2, 2009 at 2:55 am #681429
karenParticipantThat happened last year, too. Many of the stores were out of candy quite soon after it started. Some did go but more but others just were out. It was disappointing for the kids. However, there were a lot more kids than I think they anticipated.
November 2, 2009 at 3:00 am #681430
GenHillOneParticipantHow about taking the old fashioned route and going to houses? Sounds like a lot of people were disappointed they didn’t have more trick-or-treaters. And flowerpetal had wine! We had almost all young kids/groups of young kids this year – the age that I would expect to see at the retail spots. We also had several parents (and a few polite teens) ask us for the baseball score when they saw we were watching it, lol.
November 2, 2009 at 3:08 am #681431
MargLMemberWe went to the “White Center” Safe Night Out… which was kinda mis-named as it was held in Arbor Heights at Hillcrest Presbyterian. Had a great time, got enough candy, had hot dogs, popcorn and other treats, too.
We won a cake at the cake walk and had fun doing the games like ring-toss and ‘fishing’ for treats.
The best part was the HUGE bouncy slide that let the kids blow off a lot of energy from all the sugar.
Thank you to Hillcrest Presb. for partnering with White Center Safety Council and others and for doing a food drive for the West Seattle food bank!
November 2, 2009 at 3:18 am #681432
feefeelarueMemberDo they have that every year? That sounds like gobs of fun! There were tons of kids there so they probably did get more than they expected. As for going door to door we haven’t done that for awhile now – just seems safer I miss doing the door to door thing.
November 2, 2009 at 4:19 am #681433
flowerpetalMemberCome to my door next year feefeelarue! Maybe we need to rethink the Halloween ideas. Perhaps friendly houses could host drop in families rather than greeting strangers at the door (or do that too).
I’m thinking that if I knew enough families with small ones were going to stop by for a 15 minute visit… I would make special treats for the kids. Much more wholesome than candy bars but still sweet and kid friendly.
I appreciate businesses offering candy; but honestly, what they are looking for is market share. I don’t want to be teaching little ones that our community is solely “retail” and instead is comprised of people.
November 2, 2009 at 4:50 am #681434
feefeelarueMemberflowerpetal that would rock! im newish to WS so i know like no one here really. i too would rather make stuff to give out – yes its better but also yummier lol – and a visit would be fun too. im all about a sense of community and day by day i really feel that there is a wonderful community here, the merchants and the people ive met in passing. it just makes me love WS even more.
November 2, 2009 at 5:05 am #681435
JoBParticipantWhen i lived in minnesota…
we had a neighborhood pot luck costume party on Halloween.. and the trick or treaters who came to the neighborhood all got a snack and something to drink when they came by…
we had costume contests and a parade… and a bonfire… and by the end of the evening our “neighborhood” had often grown from a few houses to several blocks.
i miss those parties…
November 2, 2009 at 7:42 am #681436
DBurnsParticipantfeefeelarue,
I am so sorry that your daughter was disappointed at Westwood Village! I am no sure what happened there for you.
The way it works is that we (business owners) are not given a choice – we have to participate in the trick-or-treating, (written in the lease!) so property management supplies each business with candy. (Target, McDonald’s and USPS are NOT owned by Wesbild – not on their property, so not included) However, the truth is that they only give us enough candy for about the first 20 minutes and then the businesses are allowed to say that they are out of candy :(
At my place, we shopped ahead, already knowing we would get many more kids than we were given candy for, and had plenty, so I am sorry that you didn’t venture our way! I do know for sure that Sally’s and Fresh Vitamins did go and buy a lot more candy at Target and Rite Aid, and that we had plenty of candy until 7pm at Giannoni’s, as scheduled.
I will be sure and pass along your feedback to the property management, and again, so sorry your daughter was turned away!
November 2, 2009 at 4:45 pm #681437
shihtzuParticipantWhat do you think is unsafe about door to door trick or treating? I guess I could dream up all sorts of horrible things that could possibly happen, but none of them do, nor ever have.
I really don’t mean to be snarky, just wonder what people think is unsafe about supervised trick or treating. I always thought the store visits were just to make it easier and offered some cheap marketing.
I love the tradition of trick or treating and don’t want to see it end!! :)
November 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm #681438
bunnypugMemberI am a proponent of trick or treating in neighborhoods. I love that we can talk online and create community. I also appreciate that local businesses and community centers create a place to celebrate. And I also believe another important part of community is created by face to face interactions while visiting someone’s home. I am saddened by the perception that knocking on a neighbor’s door is an outdated or even a dangerous activity.
November 2, 2009 at 5:51 pm #681439
luckymom30ParticipantWe too went to Westwood Village for trick or treating and got candy from every business, including MCDonald’s, UPS Store and Target.
As for neighborhood door to door trick or treating I would prefer staying in the neighborhood but we are among the few families that wander with our kids house to house. I think door to door is very safe of course with adult supervision. Afew homeowners were concerned that kids were coming up totally by themselves without any adult anywhere nearby and were left outisde to wander the streets alone. Not us we walk our child to every house with flashlight in hand.
Some streets were totally dark and others had porch lights on and decoratins and people were telling us they didn’t buy any candy, fine then turn off your porch light and trick or treaters won’t knock on your door.
November 2, 2009 at 6:46 pm #681440
Hoff-animalMemberSomeone in our neighborhood actually wrapped their entire property in “Do Not Enter – Construction Zone” yellow tape. A little extreme if you ask me. Personally, I was surprised by the number of dark houses (many with the glow of the ol Tube). Kind of a sad statement about our society.
November 2, 2009 at 6:52 pm #681441
datamuseParticipantI used to leave my lights on on Halloween, but we never got visitors, so I stopped. Too bad. Maybe next year I’ll decorate as an enticement. This year I was at a party in Olympia…and we did get trick-or-treaters there, despite our hosts’ H1N1 jack-o-lantern. ;)
November 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm #681442
luckymom30ParticipantWell one homeowner got really mad at our daughter for knocking on his door, his porch light was on and the window shades weren’t closed. Just before we got to his house a couple women with kids in a wagon ran into his house, several minutes later we knocked on his door only to be told he had no candy (this was at 7pm) and not to knock on his door. The house was light up and we saw the tv blaring. Again, if you don’t want to have trick or treaters, turn off your porch light.
I agree that with all the darkened houses and streets it is truly sad that kids aren’t allowed to go door to door greeting their neighbors dressed in their Halloween costumes for just 1 night of fun.
November 2, 2009 at 7:42 pm #681443
ToddinWestwoodMemberI took my 6 y.o. daughter to the Museum of Flight friday evening. It is an event they call Museum of Fright. $5 for adult, $3 for child. A scavenger hunt all around the museum that requires the kids to learn a little bit about a particular plane or process in building a plane. So they are learning something also.
Then there was little arts and crafts stations set up for them to build bat kites, or ghost parachuters. Even the bat guy was there with info. all in all it was a blast for her and I. we’ll definetly go next year.
November 2, 2009 at 7:55 pm #681444
GinaParticipantMaybe I’ll create a sign with an international no sign superimposed over a pumpkin for those of us that don’t want angry parents banging on the door.
November 2, 2009 at 9:07 pm #681445
luckymom30ParticipantLighten up! It is Halloween! Come on! What angry parents are you talking about?? Turn your light off and our little trick or treaters won’t be bothering you Gina. Be a party-pooper!
November 2, 2009 at 9:09 pm #681446
luckymom30ParticipantThanks ToddinWestwood for the feedback on the Museum of Fright!
November 2, 2009 at 9:19 pm #681447
GinaParticipantSpeaking of lightening up–I should sit in the dark with the television turned off, and not let any family members go in and out of my house on Halloween, and have all my shades drawn?
As to darkened houses–some of us work on Halloween. Many people in the darkened houses are out with their children at the various activities. Many of the people in the darkened homes are at the businesses, churches, and community centers offering the activities.
November 2, 2009 at 9:35 pm #681448
JoBParticipantluckymom..
is your glass half full or half empty?
my guess is that you encountered only one “grumpy old fart” and still came home with a bag full of candy.
why is it that he became the story?
November 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm #681449
luckymom30ParticipantThe grumpy old fart that yelled at our child was in fact not old but certainly grumpy! 25 does not make an old man.
What is so hard to understand, October 31st is Halloween there will be kids out in costumes knocking on your door or ringing your doorbell if in fact you have a porch light on. No you don’t have to sit in the dark, just turn your porch light to off and then no one will bother you, period.
Why is this so hard to understand?
Job: besides the fact that we at the grumpy ecounter we enjoyed our Halloween, thank you very much! Sorry to hear that some people robbed you of your items, pretty low!
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