Halloween activities for kids around here??

[Kismet]

This is our first Halloween in this area.

Besides the "Blood Manor", is there ANYTHING? in this area that families can take their kids to around halloween? I look around at the various signs along the intersections, since that seems to be a major form of advertising around here.

Some of the folks i've spoken to dont even bother to trick or treat with their kids. The neighborhoods just arent safe I suppose?

Any suggestions? I've never been anywhere that moms n dads cant trick or treat safely with their kids.

Thanks in advace.

We take our kids to the thing they have at Dent.

Halloween night we take the kids to people we know only.

Sometimes I’ll take the kids to a large neighborhood and let them trick or treat, but I buy candy for the kids and throw the collected candy away.

[Dymphna]

Originally posted by justhangn
We take our kids to the thing they have at Dent.

Halloween night we take the kids to people we know only.

Sometimes I’ll take the kids to a large neighborhood and let them trick or treat, but I buy candy for the kids and throw the collected candy away.

The thing at Dent is Oct 17th 5-8 pm

Is your neighborhood full of psychopaths?? What's not safe? Of course you need to check the candy for tampering because it's always possible there is some lunatic out there, but most people are decent.

My kids are little and don't have the stamina to do much trick or treating. The houses in our neighborhood are widely spaced. We went to 4 or 5 houses and they were ready to go home. The year before last, we lived in a townhouse and we covered about 30 houses and didn't walk half the distance.

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Tales of a Haunted Wood at Annemarie Garden the weekend of the 25th & 26th. Trick or treat during the day.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow at CSM in La Plata the same weekend.

[Dymphna]

Originally posted by cariblue

I have to say, I won't be giving out candy this year because of all the parents that feel they need to bring their kids to a "safe neighborhood". You'd be surprised how much that'll set ya back when you have tons and tons of kids at your door.

If the lights off, pizz off.

We had that problem in our townhouse. Not only were we in a safe neighborhood, we had over 40 houses on our street and it was only about 1/4 mile long. All the older kids would walk over from other parts of the neighborhood too.

The first year we were there, we ran out of candy and so did most of the neighbors on our block. The emergancy run to the neighborhood grocery store didn't help b/c they were out too. Finally we all went inside (we usually sat on the step and talked to the neighbors) and turned off the lights.

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally posted by cariblue
If the lights off, pizz off.

hey guys, remember we were talking about where to go for devils' night???

[Elle]

The McDonalds usually do something too, like a costume contest with prizes and the kids get free happy meals. I agree, the corn mazes are great for children, as long as they can walk a distance on their own, no strollers and it's quite a far way to carry them.

[Elle]

trick or treet on the square in Leonardtown will be on October 25th from 3-4 pm.

[carolinagirl]

Does anyone know if the mall in Waldorf has trick or treating for the kids?

[Kismet]

Originally posted by cmcdanal
The thing at Dent is Oct 17th 5-8 pm

Is your neighborhood full of psychopaths?? What's not safe? Of course you need to check the candy for tampering because it's always possible there is some lunatic out there, but most people are decent.

My kids are little and don't have the stamina to do much trick or treating. The houses in our neighborhood are widely spaced. We went to 4 or 5 houses and they were ready to go home. The year before last, we lived in a townhouse and we covered about 30 houses and didn't walk half the distance.

LOL. We live in Lexington Park. No, I dont feel very safe...LOL