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I sorta think its okay for teenagers to go trick or treating if they have younger sibblings to take or to go with. But as far as groups of teenagers just out to be greedy that's just too much.
I'm pretty sure I didn't go trick or treating after I finished elementary school... so my last time was probably when I was 11 or 12.
I give candy as long as the person puts effort into having a costume and is at my house before 10 pm.
@LpCutiPie: I completely agree with you. Once you're in high school, you should only be trick or treating if you're chaperoning.
I still see some middle-scholers around and it's fine with me. After HS is a bit odd, though, unless you're toting little ones around.
Can we talk for a second about too young? We had a couple with their kid who looked to be about 10 mos. come to the door--no other kids, just the baby. I was kind of like...Uh, what are you doing? The kid doesn't even know what's going on and who's going to eat all the candy? Mom and Dad, which is proably the point. I was happy to give them a piece of candy, but I thought it was just a bit weird.
The last time I tricked-or-treated was in 3rd grade. I didn't see the point of it after that. In general, I think that kids in high school should go have their own party (or hangout/ go to the movies - whatever) and leave trick-or-treating to the younger kids.
I hate to admit this but the last time I went trick or treating was when I was 19 lol I look young so no one even looked at me weird but after that I felt a little weird doing it again.
@red_pepper_gal: I admit, I do like seeing fun costumes. And I'm generally happy to get any trick or treaters lately, so at this point I probably wouldn't complain if older kids did come sans the little ones.
I got nooooo tricker treaters tonight so I would say I would take any age at this point :(.... no really.. I think I stopped after middle school.
I voted "other" because I don't think the age matters. My daughter went this year and she is 13. She was the ONLY kid out that actually had a costume on. I think the lack of costume bothers me more than the age. If you aren't even going to make the effort to dress up, don't bother coming to my house.
I trick or treated till about 10th grade, which is older than some of you guys. Now I sort of feel like if you're old enough to have a job you're too old to trick or treat. So maybe that means 16? But when I was younger I loved trick or treating and never wanted to stop. I agree with PP that I don't really mind giving candy out to anyone under ...20?18? who has a real costume.
I used to trick or treat in high school with a group of friends. If they're having fun, what's the big deal? Don't most people end up with extra candy at the end of the night anyway?
I think once someone hits high school, they really shouldn't be trick or treating. I trick or treated my freshman year of high school and it felt really really weird. It's fine to dress up and go with your siblings, but it's a little old to ask for candy.
I'd say once you get to high school it's weird unless you are with younger kids. When I was in school a lot of people did it anyway though. I will admit to trick-or-treating in college, but it was in a college apartment complex and we were trick or treating for booze, not candy.
I don't see that it's an issue. Then again, I have never seen older teens or adults (on their own) trick or treating door to door.
On the flip side, I'm curious how people view adults and teens (who are "too old for Halloween") taking candy from jack o lanterns that are placed in various businesses (dr's office, etc). Is that in its own league and not related since those folks aren't going door to door? It's still technically trick or treating though. Or what about if a party host/ess has a candy buffet either in their own home or at a Halloween themed wedding. That's still the same thing, regardless of age.
I agree that effort matters most here, but I voted for stopping when you get to high school. I had some kids tonight that were A. clearly in High School, B. not in costume and C. rude. No thanks!
I was a big theatre nerd in high school and we would go "Trick-or-treating" all dressed as Christmas Carolers. We all wore green and red and went door to door caroling for people. Most of the time people offered us candy and we didn't take it, we were in it for the fun and to be silly. Since most of us were in choir as well, we were able to get up to 8 part harmonies going on some of the songs. :)
I stopped around 12 or 13, but that was mostly because I stopped eating candy and saw no point in going.
I agree with the posters who say no trick-or-treating once you're in high school, unless you're chaperoning or trick-or-treating for UNICEF or something like that (I knew people who did this in college).
I say when you're just there for the candy and can't put in the energy to get excited about the fact that you get to dress up.
There were some eleven year olds who I felt were too old this year, who were looking at the next house even as they mumbled 'trickertreat' (all one word, almost one syllable), the only semblence of a costume being the cheap plastic mask they were holding in their hand, nowhere near their face.
And on the other hand, we had some really enthusiastic older teens in full costumes, enjoying being dressed up and getting to play and be silly for the night, and I didn't feel they were too old at all!
I guess for me, if you aren't experiencing the joy of the holiday, you're too hold and don't deserve the candy (not that I denied anyone).
When I was in high school, the Student Council went trick-or-treating for canned goods. It was one of the best nights. We, of course, got tons of candy, but it was good to give back to the community! I see that being OK once you are in high school.
I don't care about age, as long as they are dressed up!
I went into 9th or 10th grade. It wasn't until later that we were allowed to go out by ourselves and it was more fun that way.
No joke, we had a 50 year old woman come by herself tonight. She was dressed as a witch and had a bucket over flowing with candy!
If they can't walk and won't eat the candy, they are too young.
If they can hold down a job to pay for candy they are too old.
It's nice that teenagers are into the costume thing, but why not make a cool haunted house and hand out candy? I don't get trick or treating after 10 years old.
Umm...I'm going to be terrible here and say that I, at 21 years old, went trick or treating for one of the first times in my life today. I dressed up as a lumberjack and yes, I probably was a little too old but I wasn't doing it to be greedy, I was doing it because I wanted to see how it would be for the first time before I got too old to do it. Obviously I will be doing it with my children when I have them and I did put the effort into my awesome costume. But I went to about 20 houses and said thank you to everyone!
(my parents didn't believe in Halloween and only let me go one time, but after that we didn't hand out candy or anything)
This just happened to me - 2 boys, probably 13-15yo came knocking on the door at 8:45 pm with TJ Maxx bags - in jeans and hoodies. I asked them sarcastically what they were, and they both laughed. I gave them candy though... we don't get a lot of trick-or-treaters so it was fun having someone! LOL
A group of friends and I went until probably sophomore year. We would always dress up though, and usually put some serious effort in. To me, I'd rather have high school kids trick or treating than throwing pumpkins and egging houses!
As long as they're in costume, I'll hand out candy to adults!
It's the 11 year olds with no costume AT ALL (seriously, he was wearing jeans and a hoodie) that really bug me - c'mon if you're willing to walk for the candy you can at least put on a mask!
Trick or Treating with parents is in Elementary School. However, it was always fun in middle school to go out with a group of friends (usually from a slumber party) to go trick or treating. Therefore, I'd say trick or treating needs to stop once they hit high school.
The only time I ever went trick-or-treating was when I was 17. My parents never let me go when I was younger and my friends wanted me to experience it. It was incerdibly awkward since we were so old, though, so I think I'm going to have to wait until I have kids to take out before I get the full effect :).
never went trick or treating as a kid, but if i had kids stop by - as long as they were dressed up as something they would get some candy... 3 or 30...
@MightySapphire: But I don't think many 11-year-olds have jobs. :O
I'm in the "as long as you've got a costume, you can have my candy," camp. But we only got one ring tonight, so I was super-sad!
We actually had a borough-wide age limit of I believe 14 but I think 13 is a better age.
By the time I was 11 I didn't have an interest in walking around, instead I handed out candy. Once in high school I had to participate in the Halloween Parade in a nearby village so that nixed any thought of going out.
@In the media: Ours did similar- or went around for change for UNISEF. That I thought was acceptable.
8th grade was my last time trick-or-treating. Either Halloween parties or handing out candy occurred after that.
I voted other, my gf's and I dressed up when we were in college and went trick or treating at BARS!!. Age doesn't matter to me, if you are having fun who cares.
As long as they have a costume on and are under the age of 18 then I don't care. I just hate the teenagers that show up in jeans and a t-shirt at my door. I want to tell them to go get a job and buy their own candy!
I think once you reach high school its a little too old. However I did go trick or treating in 9th and 10th grade. But its a good cut off I think
I think high school is the cut-off because usually once kids get to be that age they either have dances or parties they'd rather go to. I think I quit going around 8th grade because it was more fun for me to go hang out with my friends and watch movies.
I think anybody should be allowed to trick or trick as long as they put effort into a costume. I can't speak from personal experience. I've never been trick or treating. My parents never allowed me to go when I was a kid, and once I was old enough that I could have gone alone, I helped run games at my church's fall festival. I always wanted to though, because I just wanted the experience. I really wanted to go this year, but felt awkward, so I didn't go.
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