# Your Halloween Handout? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218 "2003-10-02T22:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/21 "2003-10-03T23:23:28Z")
I have been known to cut slits into the bottom of a plastic bowl and stick my hand up through them so that it’s concealed beneath the candy. I invite the kids to grab a big handful. When they greedily plunge their little mitt into the candy bowl, I suddenly grab their hand and begin pulling it deeper into the treats. Their screams of terror are priceless. I must install a camera one of these years. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/22 "2003-10-04T01:13:47Z")
Smarties Reeses Peanut Butter Cups Tootsie Pops Fun size: M&Ms, Milky Ways, and Snickers Skittles Sweet Tarts. I spend way too much money at Halloween, but we usually have a ton of kids come by. Also, I don’t get to give out all of the Reeses PB cups, because those are Mr. Tater’s favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/23 "2003-10-04T01:33:46Z")
I buy _waaaaay_ too many Fun Size candies. I usually split them between the door-ringers and myself, but this year, due to my new status as a diabetic, the kids are getting it all. My neighbor gives out anti-Halloween Chick tracts. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/24 "2003-10-04T01:58:07Z")
I pick up a bag of the Halloween peanut butter toffee things (Mary Jane’s they’re called)- but since kids don’t like them, I am _forced_ to eat them myself. For the rugrats I tend to get the mini bags of M&M’s, Snickers, [Dem Bones](http://www.orientaltrading.com/otcweb/application?namespace=browse&origin=categoryDisplay.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&sku=/K165&mode=Browsing&catDestinationJSP=/browse/categoryForward.jsp?categoryId=342744), and [eyeball gum](http://www.orientaltrading.com/otcweb/application?namespace=browse&origin=categoryDisplay.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&sku=/K331&mode=Browsing&catDestinationJSP=/browse/categoryForward.jsp?categoryId=342744). ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/25 "2003-10-04T02:52:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Czarcasm \* > \*\*I buy _waaaaay_ too many Fun Size candies. I usually split them between the door-ringers and myself, but this year, due to my new status as a diabetic, the kids are getting it all. > My neighbor gives out anti-Halloween Chick tracts. ☹ \*\* Your neighbor is a Scrooge of Halloween. ANYONE who gives out tracts instead of goodies is just plain nasty. Now, I’ve been known to give out non-candy treats myself. This year, for instance, I’ve got a bunch of cute little frog erasers that I’ll be handing out to kids who are over toddler age (the erasers are too small for little kids) along with a handful of “funsized” candies. I don’t hand out gross or scary stuff, just silly stuff, if I can find it at a reasonable price. I think it makes a nice change from all the candy, and most kids seem to think it’s neat. When my daughter was younger, and her friends would come over to trick or treat, I used to make popcorn balls or other nice treats, and put them in a paper bag, with a Note To Parents (Your child got this item at {address}{phone number} from Lisa’s mom. If you prefer, s/he can exchange it for regular candy). I always had several kids asking if I had any leftover popcorn balls, and never once exchanged them. I did have a couple of parents call and make sure that it was ME who made the stuff, though. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/26 "2003-10-04T03:10:59Z")
My parents always took away any candy that wasn’t wrapped by a manufacturer, no matter who made it. I never got popcorn balls or anything like that. ☹ I got a bucket of candy corn, and will probably buy a bag of mixed candies, but I’m not sure if kids will come here or not this year. I used to dress up like a dummy and sit real still outside my parent’s house, and let kids get their own candy out of a big cauldron, then reach out and grab whichever one was unfortunate enough to be the last kid to take a piece. My parents out with my younger brother and sister could usually hear the screaming a block or two over. Ah, Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218/27 "2003-10-04T03:36:18Z")
I want to see what[welby](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=142170) does for Hallowe’en this year. 😃 StG [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-halloween-handout/205218.md?page=1)