Halloween Costumes 09

[novakru]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

I've only seen this in films so forgive me if it's wrong, but don't American kids get to go to school in the costumes.

My kids go to catholic school so, no, they don't.
But at most public schools here- it's allowed.

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by novakru

My kids go to catholic school so, no, they don't.
But at most public schools here- it's allowed.

Do your kids go trick or treating after school?

And also, I've seen this in films as well, so it might be wrong, but do American kids tend to leave early. Like, before it gets dark?

[Roderick Usher]

It depends on the neighborhood, some paranoid communities think kids will be somehow "at risk" if they go out at night, so they trick-or-treat during the late afternoon.

I'd never trick or treat with my kids until after dark.

[Roderick Usher]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

I've only seen this in films so forgive me if it's wrong, but don't American kids get to go to school in the costumes.

God your kid must be popular.

Oh, and a side note while I'm close enough to the subject: are many of the kids at your kid's school related to people in the industry? That would be soooooo cool.

our kids have a costume parade at school, but they are encouraged to change into their costume for the parade (at the end of the day) and not wear their costume all day long as it causes quite a classroom distraction.

And yeah, there are quite a few industry families in my kid's school. The prop guys and set-builder dads always help me construct the school's haunted house... which I need to start planning:o

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I'd never trick or treat with my kids until after dark.

Yeh, that's the way it should be done. I can understand being worried about the kids safety, but the parents should be taking them out themselves if they're quite young. What happened to quality time with the kids?

[novakru]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

Do your kids go trick or treating after school?

And also, I've seen this in films as well, so it might be wrong, but do American kids tend to leave early. Like, before it gets dark?

Trick or treating is town curfewed from 6pm to 8pm. We live in an awesome neighborhood to troop around though and almost all the houses go all out with the decorating and candy.:cool:

[Caenxavier]

Originally Posted by novakru

Trick or treating is town curfewed from 6pm to 8pm.

Wow, I'm sorry, why?

[novakru]

Cause I live in a tiny, red-neck, small-minded, morons rule, inbred, fucked up beyond belief- town.

I'm planning my escape...shhh:D

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by novakru

Trick or treating is town curfewed from 6pm to 8pm. We live in an awesome neighborhood to troop around though and almost all the houses go all out with the decorating and candy.:cool:

That's the hours for my neighborhood too, though on the Friday before Halloween all of the shops will have special Halloween open houses in the afternoon and kids can parade and get free goodies from the shops. It's pretty friggin adorable.

[Caenxavier]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

That's the hours for my neighborhood too, though on the Friday before Halloween all of the shops will have special Halloween open houses in the afternoon and kids can parade and get free goodies from the shops. It's pretty friggin adorable.

I live in a tiny redneck town as well, but it's run by....mormons.....*shudder*

so they are pretty trustworthy.