One more thought on trick or treating

I’m also reading in a lot of blogs and forums that parents are disturbed about their children getting all of this candy for free and not working for it. I guess I would argue that if a kid has put some thought and energy into coming up with a good costume and is willing to walk around carrying a couple pound bag of candy, they are working for it! LOL!!

But I see Trick or Treat as an opportunity for my kids to serve!! Adults who are willing to participate in Halloween enjoy it! They WANT to give out candy because they enjoy seeing the children and having some interaction with them. My children usually have to explain their costumes a little bit and we’ve always had great feedback on that. One year, Gabe dressed up as St. Nicholas complete with the vestments and mitre. The lady who opened the door said, “Oh look!! It’s the Pope!!” We all got a good laugh out of it.

On Saturday my kids went trick or treating at my mom’s retirement home. The residents there were all thrilled to have the children come. Some of them really put a lot of effort into decorating their places and some even put on costumes themselves. A couple of the older ladies had costumes on their dogs (one was a bumble bee and the other a pumpkin) and that absolutely delighted my baby girl!

By letting my children participate in this, we were serving each other and I think that is always good!

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