Moxie Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 My daughter wants to TorT with her bff next door but bff has to go to her Mom's tonight. They want to TorT at 4:30 but I think that is too early. What says the Hive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early. After dinner is the expectation. That said, could they go to a few neighbors you know well enough to give them a heads up? I would think 5pm is the earliest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early around here. I wouldn't open the door that early because we'd be getting the kids fed and ready to go out around 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Way too early. 6 pm or dark is usually the rule in most places. Some start at 5 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early. We wouldn't be home or ready. 6 is the norm in our neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Way too early. I probably won't be back from the grocery store with candy by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early. I have something to do at 5 today and won't be ready for any trick or treaters much before 6. I wouldn't expect neighbors to be ready either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I think it's too early, and we likely won't be home at that time. But if anyone rang the bell and I was here I'd be happy to treat them. The Halloween bucket is full of candy and waiting. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early. It's still light out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Our town announces official T or T hours. This year it's 5-7. If Halloween falls on a weekday it's 5:30-7:30 to allow time for working parents to get home before it begins. Do your areas not have suggested hours? Then again, our town also says houses participating have porch lights on, so you'd assume nobody would come to our door if our porch light is off. Nope. We'll have hundreds come anyway even though our light will be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Our neighbourhood merchants have daytime trick or treat for the littles, but it is dusk for residences and has been since I was a child---and that was a LONG time ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I would say too early but then again I just had some treaters an hour ago. Mind you they were all under one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SporkUK Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 That would have been around sunset where I am so I wouldn't have seen an issue though we don't tend to get the few we do get here until around 6:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Definitely too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early, but I'd open the door for little ones or close neighbor kids. ToT is 5-8 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Dusk here, so about 6:30 or even 7:00. I'm planning to be set up by 6:00 inside the door, and move to the front porch by about 6:30 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I say too early but I have my candy ready just in case any kids come and I will pass it out no matter what time kids come by. Our town suggests 6-8 but I think 5 is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I won't have candy before 6. I'm hosting a party right now. (Teen gamers . . . My role is to surf the Internet and pay for pizza.) This wraps up at 5, then I go buy candy, THEN I'm open for business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 My daughter wants to TorT with her bff next door but bff has to go to her Mom's tonight. They want to TorT at 4:30 but I think that is too early. What says the Hive? She wouldn't find porch lights on around here at that hour. People don't tend to start putting their porch lights on until around 5:30pm around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 5:30 is when we usually head out. We are usually one of the early-birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early, but I would still give out candy then if they knocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early here. Our city's ToT hours are from 5:30-7:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Way too early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Well, they went. There were other kids out and they did score a lot of candy. It is 5:00 here now and we've had about 15 kids so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Soon. So I would say about 630. On a related note, I can still fit my wedding dress.... And I'll be the fanciest looking fairy trick or treating tonight. :) .... Mind you I have no plans to bend over, which is a good thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 They start at 5 here. They were all definitely out at that hour tonight care of impending rain chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Here it started at 3, and ran until 7. If you wait untilk after dinner at 6 -6:30ish you won't be out for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 We had our first kid at 4:15, and I hadn't even bought candy yet! The next ones didn't come until like 5:30 when it was dusk. By 8 there were only troublemaking teens out so we turned out the lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 We had our first kid at 4:15, and I hadn't even bought candy yet! The next ones didn't come until like 5:30 when it was dusk. By 8 there were only troublemaking teens out so we turned out the lights. Sad on the teens. We have a lot of teens that trick or treat here but never had any behavior issues (no pranking or anything) and we live in a huge neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Most of the teens are fine, but the kids on rollerblades being dragged by the truck with the loud speakers, shining flashlights everywhere and then coming up to the door with a freaking crate crate in the door and a d!ldo hanging out of their pants ... they were not welcome. Last year we had teens who were drunk or high drive up to our door on ATVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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