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#Post#: 58951--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: bopper Date: October 14, 2020, 3:23 pm
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Have everyone that is handing out candy have a table. They would
put some candy in baggies and put the baggies on the table. Kids
could walk by (distanced) and grab a bag of candy off the table.
The table serves to distance the kids from the candy givers.
#Post#: 58954--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: lakey Date: October 14, 2020, 6:07 pm
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Re: Halloween conundrums.
« Reply #10 on: Today at 03:23:44 pm »
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Have everyone that is handing out candy have a table. They would
put some candy in baggies and put the baggies on the table. Kids
could walk by (distanced) and grab a bag of candy off the table.
The table serves to distance the kids from the candy
givers.[/quote]
This is what my city is recommending for people giving out trick
or treat candy at home. Table at the door. Baggies spread out on
it. Children walk up and take one. Wipe down the table often.
Multiple kids aren't touching the candy in a bowl and you don't
have to get close to the kids. When you have to put more baggies
on the table you can clean your hands with anti bacterial. I
don't get that many trick or treaters anyway, so it won't be
hard to keep up with.
#Post#: 58967--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Rho Date: October 14, 2020, 9:05 pm
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As somoeone who always hands out one wrapped candy bar per
child--what purpose does a baggie serve?
#Post#: 58970--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: STiG Date: October 14, 2020, 9:15 pm
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Some of us hand out more than one candy. If they are in a
baggie, they only have to touch one thing and it limits the
chance of them touching something they don't take.
We're going ahead with our haunted house. I already have a
bunch of candy that we bought and others have donated and have
heard rumours that a lot of kids will be coming. I'm going to
have to redo the post and get people to let me know so we have a
good idea of how many treat bags to make up. I think I'll make
a master list of who responds to me to make sure they get their
treat bag and anybody who shows who isn't on the list may or may
not get a bag, depending on whether or not we run out of them.
We'll make some extras but I don't want too many leftovers.
We're going to use gloves to package at least some of the candy
- we bought a box of the large, loose plastic ones for DH and he
won't wear them so we'll use them up this way. Tie off the top.
Depending on how much candy we get and the expected numbers, we
also have ziplocks to put candy into. We're going to package it
72 hours ahead so the parents know that the kids can dig in
without having to wait or spray down the wrappings. (Ewwwww...
I'd never spray down the outside of a food item, personally, but
I've heard about people doing it.)
#Post#: 59212--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Lilipons Date: October 20, 2020, 11:00 am
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Our building’s Halloween festivity will be going ahead. The
only real difference is that resident children will not be able
to invite classmates. With fewer children participating,
social distancing will end easier to maintain. There even might
be the adult ‘treat station’. ;)
Also, the thing will take place on Halloween afternoon.
Usually, the building observance took place on a different day
because Halloween afternoon was devoted to T&Ting on a massive
scale along the shopping street and the Civic Council sponsored
a neat parade after dark.
Anyone interested in what these are like can go to Youtube and
watch ‘Halloween in Park Slope, 2015’. I can almost guarantee
you’ll find it fun.
#Post#: 59214--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Luci Date: October 20, 2020, 11:38 am
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Capital City just this morning announced we are going to have
T-or-T hours from 4-8 pm!
#Post#: 59218--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Rose Red Date: October 20, 2020, 12:27 pm
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My city is not banning t or t, but have all these rules and
suggestions. There's no way to enforce it though.
#Post#: 59223--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: jpcher Date: October 20, 2020, 2:05 pm
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I agree with the chutes, toss or tong idea. Either way please do
not let the kids take their own candy from a bowl (even if it is
set 6 feet away from you). Too many ungloved hands in one bowl
is not a good idea.
This thread made me curious because we have a downtown
trick-or-treat that has been canceled and there's also a
trunk-or-treat that has been canceled as well.
#Post#: 59291--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Contrarian Date: October 22, 2020, 1:14 pm
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This event is taking place outside, right? I completely
understand social distancing as a practice, but I’m confused
about combing it with masks outdoors.
There is also the idea that the virus takes a bit of time to be
passed, the recent news is 15 minutes in a closed area. Sure,
you don’t want to risk 10 minutes, I get that we can’t take
recent news seriously because it changes everyday.
However, when we do trick or treating, the kids in our hood run
up, you drop the candy in the bag and if we’re lucky we get a
thank you before they dart off to the next house. I don’t think
they spend more than 40 seconds with us.
Wearing a pair of clean disposable gloves makes sense, although
I don’t personally think it’s necessary but it would be
respectful to those more cautious.
I’m not sure the length of a pair of tongs is going to make a
difference.
Is the question about safety or is it about demonstrating being
a good citizen and following the rules for the children?
For safety, I think the question of how much time is spent at
one table is something to consider. And, in general, the social
distancing, but for the time it takes to drop a candy in a bag
at 2.5 feet distance, in the outdoors, I think you’re ok.
And Stig, haunted houses were my absolutely favourite on
Halloween. I still remember one house where they opened the
door, and had the hallway completely decorated with cobwebs and
antique things and there were noises of ghosts and creatures and
creepy music, and the door creaked and the woman was dressed
kind of like Elvira but with less of the vamp. It was awesome.
So thank you for doing that.
#Post#: 59597--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween conundrums.
By: Rose Red Date: October 31, 2020, 3:47 pm
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My town's trick or treating hours are 3-7pm today. It's a
beautiful warm day. It's Saturday. Normally they'd be children
running around but I don't see anyone outside.
It doesn't feel like Halloween. I don't have children, but my
workplace normally decorates and have a party with a costume
contest. But we're all working from home this year.
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