Last night we visited with Alan's Aunt Annette and Uncle Eric, which reminded me of one of their Halloween "traditions."
Do you ever get trick-or-treaters that are much too old to be trick-or-treating? I mean, it's one thing when a cute 15-year-old is taking his little brothers and sisters around the neighborhood, but when it's a group of high school seniors mooching candy that is meant for real kids, I tend to roll my eyes.
Well, Annette thought of something great to do with these too-old punks. She saves all of her ketchup and mustard packets from fast-food restaurants throughout the year and then puts them on the bottom of her candy bowl on Halloween night. That way, when kids that are too old show up on her porch, she reaches waaaaayyy down to the bottom of the candy bowl and gives them one of the ketchup packets instead of candy (without letting them see, of course). The kids are none the wiser until they get home that evening to check all their loot. I think I am definitely going to implement this idea with my own trick-or-treaters this year. What do you think--too mean, or just funny?
4 comments:
I think it's totally funny! Although I do have to say that the last year I went trick or treating was when I was in ninth grade, which was a natural thing for the rest of the kids my age where I lived. Of course in WI there are not as many children, so I don't think people were as annoyed with the older kids, since you didn't get a ton of trick or treaters.
I think it's awesome and you should do it! :)
hilarious, and so smart!!!
That is such a great idea!! And totally in the spirit of Halloween--after all, it's a trick, and a great trick at that!
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