Alessandra Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 We finally got ghosted -- surprise bags of Halloween candy on our porch. What a nice new tradition in the making -- you get a bag with candy, a ghost picture, and instructions to leave two bags with ghost pix on a neighbor's porch. Then you pin your ghost pix on your door, so people know that you've been ghosted. The idea is to do something nice before Halloween -- sort of the opposite of those pranks the night before Halloween (which have pretty much died out in our area, thank goodness (fingers crossed). (In our area, parents call ahead, so that kids aren't eating candy from strangers.) Googling 'Halloween ghosting' will give you poems & ghost pix, if you want to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I hate when this happens to us because we are always the last ones and have no one to pass it on to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 No, we haven't yet. Somebody in our neighborhood started it about 5 yrs. ago, and we've usually gotten it by now. I think it's such a cute idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Yep, we've been doing this in our Utah neighborhood for more than 12 years. Now, I just have to get my act together and pass it on before Halloween. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 Yep, we've been doing this in our Utah neighborhood for more than 12 years. Now, I just have to get my act together and pass it on before Halloween. :blush: 12 years!! I must have had my head in hole in the ground or something, because I just heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly in IN Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 LOL reading this post. Had never heard and/or experienced such a thing before this year. Moved into our new neighborhood/city/state in June. Last night we were ghosted or phantom as they call here. We are to pass it on to 3 additional families. Thought it was such a fun way to celebrate. The kids have enjoyed completing the goodie bags and are contemplating who to phantom this evening. We have such friendly new neighbors! (Just a positive for all those whose dh have lost jobs. Dh lost his job, looked like crazy, found an even better job, both in terms of one he liked better and better benefits, etc. We did move 1/2 way across the country, but it has turned out to be quite a wonderful experience so far. The cloud did have a silver lining, but sure didn't see it at the time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Yes, but they're calling it getting "booed" here, LOL.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I've never heard of this, but this sweet old man who lives next to us just brought over a (really, truly) random assortment of toys. I wonder if he's just cleaning house from grown kids or if this is his interpretation of the tradition? :lol: (I assume the former, but with the biggest heart you could imagine.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Our old neighborhood did a Santa version of this. It was so much fun getting gifted, and then surprising three neighbors. After about a week, you could see the sign in almost every window. No one got left out, some (not many) just chose to not pass it on or put the sign in their window. New neighbors particularly loved it, as they really got to see the friendliness of the neighborhood shine through. Oh, how I miss that neighborhood.... Halloween meant golf carting (town is full of paths, and golf cart parking) it around the neighborhood, among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I love this! Our neighborhood has done it every year the three years we've lived here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 This is such a cool idea!!! I think I might try to do this next year. Thanks for sharing!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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