Halloween

I'm sure I'm jumping the gun but simply love the holliday's. Is anyone planning on dressing their dogs in costume for the holiday or have some old pics?

this will be our first year with billy, halloween is not such a big deal in our house, so i probally wont dress him up, what about you

No trick or treaters here but I'll probally still dress her. Even though she won't care for it

looking forward to seeing the pics, do they not celebrate holloween in japan.

Not so much but I'm a sucker for the hollidays. We live off post and I always do my best to put up decorations and spread the spirit. Most times I'm seen as odd

Loads of kids on our estate but they never seem to do anything at Halloween. Used to when I was a kid and do Penny for the Guy. Not safe for them to do it now I guess, cannot let them out of your sight without some weirdo hanging around.

As for dressing up dog , Rocky just says NO.

Suki says no as well. then we take her out for a walk or play session and she is too tired to resist

good idea

Exercise is key Can't wait until she is a bit older and I can put a backpack on her to tire her out.

we always used to do the porch up for the trick or treaters. they always have mum or dad with them so they are perfectly safe. this house doesnt get them though cos its the main road and there arent any kids only in the next streets so they never come but last year we had a party and everyone got dressed up shame lemmy wasnt with us then he would have loved the dressing up i think well chasing other peoples dresses and things any way

I'm an old stick in the mud! I don't like trick or treat, and I don't like penny for the guy!

That's the trouble with not only being a catholic, but being a church secretary - halloween is just All Hallow's Eve (ie the evening before All Saints Day - a holy day in the catholic church) and the guy is, of course, guy fawkes, who was a catholic!

I don't like trick or treat because some kids get carried away, or only do it so they can throw rotten eggs etc at people's doors & windows, and anyway, you just don't know whose doors the kids are knocking on......there are so many weirdos out there.

I'm a proper child when it comes to Halloween

Would love to spend one in America where its a bigger thing. Thankfully we don't get trick or treaters but I used to love decorating the pub

there are some rotten kids that are only out to cause mscheif but most of the trick or treaters are kids out for the fun of the occasion dressed up with mum or dad at the gate waiting for them to make sure theyre safe. if we were to think of the negative of things all the time then life would be sad. halloween bondfire night the tooth fairy easter adn christmas are all something for the kids to look forward to. its the fun of the occasion and joining in and seeing everyone be nice for a change. i love to see the kids faces at such times its what life is for smiling and its times like these that the kids remind us. they grow up too fast let them have a childhood full of fun

_julie_ wrote:there are some rotten kids that are only out to cause mscheif but most of the trick or treaters are kids out for the fun of the occasion dressed up with mum or dad at the gate waiting for them to make sure theyre safe. if we were to think of the negative of things all the time then life would be sad. halloween bondfire night the tooth fairy easter adn christmas are all something for the kids to look forward to. its the fun of the occasion and joining in and seeing everyone be nice for a change. i love to see the kids faces at such times its what life is for smiling and its times like these that the kids remind us. they grow up too fast let them have a childhood full of fun

That's all well & good, but what about all the people who don't want knocks on their doors all night? They're not being mean or miserable, they just don't want to be disturbed!

Round here, they started a system a couple of years ago where people could put a lit pumpkin by their door so that the kids would know who would welcome them. By & large it works well (apart from the little oiks who ignore it).

Bonfire night I hate. I hate the fireworks that terrify animals (wild & domestic) and the thought of celebrating burning someone on the bonfire makes me shudder!

Christmas I love, and I love to see the looks on childrens' faces when you talk about santa clause & baby jesus - such simple wonder & happiness. Easter's a little different, as I think the whole meaning is now lost. By all means have eggs & egg hunts etc, but the meaning should still be taught.

it seems caryll that you and i are not destined to agree on anything tonight so i will just say goodnight

I LOVE Halloween!

We either go to a city party or give the endless kids too many sweets

halloween everyday with my ex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tim Saxon and I are doing a Steampunk theme. We have a bunch of supplies, but have yet to put it all together.

I'm not dressing up nor are my children, well my son says he's too old now (14) and my daughter can't as We've got parents evening that night .

Halloween is the ULTIMATE date in our house, as it is also my birthday! We don't even tend to put up Christmas decorations, but we have ten tonnes of Halloween tack to spread around. There's Skelly Tom, the skelly-ton, pumpkin fairy lights, Boris the enormous spider, skull garlands - the list is endless. We've even been growing pumpkins since May! This year, since Violet is on the scene, we are especially excited about V &I's matching Halloween t shirts that my mum and dad bought us. I don't know what we'll be doing when we wear them (maybe scaring the neighbours chldren?), but I am more than confident that we'll look great!
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linzy wrote:Halloween is the ULTIMATE date in our house, as it is also my birthday! We don't even tend to put up Christmas decorations, but we have ten tonnes of Halloween tack to spread around. There's Skelly Tom, the skelly-ton, pumpkin fairy lights, Boris the enormous spider, skull garlands - the list is endless. We've even been growing pumpkins since May! This year, since Violet is on the scene, we are especially excited about V &I's matching Halloween t shirts that my mum and dad bought us. I don't know what we'll be doing when we wear them (maybe scaring the neighbours chldren?), but I am more than confident that we'll look great!
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Sounds like a great time don't forget the pics

Caryll wrote:I'm an old stick in the mud! I don't like trick or treat, and I don't like penny for the guy!

That's the trouble with not only being a catholic, but being a church secretary - halloween is just All Hallow's Eve (ie the evening before All Saints Day - a holy day in the catholic church) and the guy is, of course, guy fawkes, who was a catholic!

I don't like trick or treat because some kids get carried away, or only do it so they can throw rotten eggs etc at people's doors & windows, and anyway, you just don't know whose doors the kids are knocking on......there are so many weirdos out there.

I like halloween as me and the OH go to 'live scare attractions' but i hate trick or treaters and i won't be opening the door to kids, I can't be arsed :-$

I haven't been to a haunted house or had trick ot treaters since 2004