My kids love dressing up at Halloween. This year we've got them George and the Dragon outfits and they look soooooo cute. Not really scarey but that's what they wanted Also where we live there are lots of American service families so not all the kids dress up scarily. Will have to freeze my butt off walking round trick or treating 'tho

i'm either doing pinhead, white swimming cap, pain face white, draw lines on face and then stick foam pins i made on my face. super spike/spikeman, tights, pants over te top, utility belt, rubber gloves, cloke and a little logo with a spike on my chest. edward scissorhands, spike my hair, paint my face white and make some card board scissor hands covered in foil and attach them to my hands.

As Dad got the privilege last year, it's my turn this year. Catwoman it is

Ive got a biiiiiig halloween party to go to this year but i dont know what to go as

any ideas for moi?

(sorry alan!)

I'm going to the London Vampire group halloween party this year, and am determined to not do anything vampire or gothic cos thats what i normally dress up as!!
last year i went as the absinthe fairy from moulin rouge, all green bodypaint and glitter!!! so i want to top that this year

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by Teresa
trick or treating

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Dammit... forgot about that. I can't afford to buy sweets for kids I don't know. Just moved and so we may get some knocking on the door. I think I'll arrange to be out for the night, just in case. I love Halloween but hate 'trick or treat'.

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by Lori
I love Halloween but hate 'trick or treat'.

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Me too. But I've found through experience the little gits who indulge in such an irritating practice can be easily convinced otherwise using a large water pistol, or something similar...

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by Alan
can be easily convinced otherwise using a large water pistol, or something similar...

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Call me evil but the compost also works

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by Me
the little gits who indulge in such an irritating practice can be easily convinced otherwise using a large water pistol

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by Havoc
compost also works

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In fact, to hell with the costumes thread. Any ideas on how to persuade annoying little sods crying "Trick or Treat" to stop darkening our front doors on Halloween? (the more evil the better! )

I've got at least one spiders nest in my cellar and they're the kind that aren't big enough to be strokable but too big to be small...

Aaaawwwwwwww yer big load of spoilsports Like I said we have a large US community near where I live so they all get into it, decorate their houses and such like. I do think it's more of an American thing and I'm sure if we didn't live where we did we wouldn't bother doing it. But the kids love doing it, they're polite to people whos doors they knock on and they haven't had any bad reactions from people. What I do object to is bigger kids who are wearing bin bags who knock on your door and say "Give us some sweets"

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by Teresa
they're polite to people whos doors they knock on

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Polite?!
I don't mean to be rude or anything, but where the heck do you live exactly?

I agree with Teresa - if a child has really made an effort with their costume and are polite and with reponsible adults/older kids then fine let them have their fun. Unfortunately there are too mant scroat kids round our way who come knocking without even trying to dress up and expect money off you (the sort who'd look at you as if you were stupid if you offered sweets) My mum's normal reaction is 'i don't give money to people who come begging at my door' they usually skulk off to bother other people then

Just had another thought - Alan fill your water gun with tear gas or something similar he,he...

Sorry Teresa it's just that living where I do you get all of the scummy little *beeep* *beep,beep* *beeeeeeep* git kids knocking on your door. And if you don't answer they just ring the doorbell constantly, and if you do answer but don't give them anything the decide it might be a good idea to play knock a door run (and then I get angry, and they get scared )

So as my rant attests my whole view of the occasion has been soured.

I suppose you have got a point with the little kids, when they try and are good about it it is kinda cute.

(Edited by Havoc 09/10/2002 13:19)

(Edited by Havoc 09/10/2002 13:22)

Sorry to be rude Teresa, but I *hate* the little gits who live where I do (which concidentaly, is also near where Sydney and Havoc live) and they are *very* annoying (which has already been said, repeatedly!), but I don't generally have anything against the idea of Trick or Treat itself.

Just one thing that i feel it is important to note: it is called TRICK or Treat, i'm just a bit nasty with my tricks, that's all. I mean they are asking for it.

Hee hee. No offence taken Like Syd said, there's a difference between little kids (mine are 3 & 5) and older kids who are just rude. I'll only be doing it with mine for a couple more years then I won't encourage them.

i'm going with my friend to my mates halloween party as tyler durden and"jack" from fight club! hey its the best we came up with!

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by Teresa
there's a difference between little kids (mine are 3 & 5) and older kids who are just rude.

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Very true. I live on a main road so no young kids will come knocking, just older ones with a half arsed costume who will probably slash my tyres if I tell them to piss off. In fact, the little scroats who broke into my car and swiped my stereo will probably try it on. If I lived on an estate or a quiet cul-de-sac I might not be quite so paranoid.