Wow! I had three bags of 144 pieces last year and cut it close, but it lasted all night. I wonder if a Tuesday night will reduce the traffic?

I have had anywhere from 3 - 60 'kids' in the last several years, so it's difficult for me to judge... I usually start out giving 3 of the fun size, then give out less as my supplies dwindle, and my light goes off when I run out. lol!

We let kids grab as much as their hands could take. The less I had leftover, the better. We had kiddos on Friday night, don’t expect any action tomorrow being a school night.

I bought more than usual this year and had a lot left. The crowd wasn't as large tho as in the past, plus it was a cold afternoon. I start off with one piece, then one piece plus a sucker, then three pieces. I told one kid that I think the best time to trick or treat is like 20min. before it's over, people are ready to get rid of leftover candy and will throw handfuls in their bags!

"We had kiddos on Friday night," ????

You don't have Halloween on Halloween? (Tomorrow night)?

When it falls on weekdays, they seem to keep it to in school parties.

Is "fun size" the little 3-bite candies in wrappers that some people have in jars on their office desks?

I used to make up goodie bags with a package of pretzels and a chocolate. I just liked being able to enjoy the costumes without the interaction of how much or which one etc. Sorry, but I don't like the kids that try to grab.

Now, though I just fill up my cauldron and say "take two."

We get a little less than 100 kids. But, they come in groups so maybe I answer the door 12 times or so.

We plan for 400 kids, have about 800 small chocolate/ candy bar pieces. We always run out after 2- 2.5 hrs.

and then we hide because they keep coming.

Our old place, we got over 1500 tricker or treaters between 5 and 8:30 (more came after that but I woud be out of treats and close up.) I gave one thing each--I also used to hand out small bottled waters to anyone who wanted them because it was often pretty warm. Our new place I'm expecting less than 100 kids so I will probably give 3 pieces of candy each. And it will be cool so I'm not going to bother with water.

I always have a non food option because kids with food allergies usually can't eat the candy. My ds had a milk allergy until he out grew it. It sucks to have to confiscation ALL the loot--even though I would trade him for stuff he could have it still made him sad when I would take almost all of his pile. This year I have wikki stiks, I have done small bubble bottles and spider rings and glow bracelets in the past.

Linelle, fun size are about 3 bites, not to be confused with snack size (1 bite). And not as big as full size, that use to cost a nickel, have no idea how much they cost now...

i just want all the candy out of my house by 8:30 pm tomorrow! Dangerous stuff to have so handy.

We have a plastic cauldron full of the fun size candy bars and we say "take two" but if we still have a lot of candy left when numbers of kids are dwindling, we start giving out three or four.

Im doing weight watchers so I don't want any leftovers!

Aww, lakaeffect, thanks! I was always happy that the kids who lived where trick or treating wasn't feasible could come to our neighborhood and have some fun. But boy I was tired after 1500 "happy halloweens, and "your welcomes" (all I ever had time to say). So I'm glad to hear that kind of effort is appreciated.

FWIW, any candy that's wrapped or sealed can be donated to food pantries. The first time I heard this suggestion, I was taken aback because candy isn't very nutritious and I thought it seemed strange to dump my unwanted candy that way. But then an adult whose family had often relied on food pantries when she was a child chimed in and said she almost never got treats of any kind because there was zero money for them and it was really special to have a few pieces of candy. So now, I donate my left over candy without feeling bad about it.

We always have TorT on the Friday before the 31st. I don't know why they do it that way but they have as far back as I can remember. Maybe so greedy kids can hit up more than one TorT night in different municipalities?

I leave a bowl of candy on the porch with a note "take one". I don't know, or care, if the first kid takes it all. Karma will get him or her. Since I'm not there to count I can't say for sure but the neighbors, who stay home and answer their doors, never mention having hundreds of kids. The houses are turning over and I think there are more kids in the neighborhood again.

The very small tykes were the ones grabbing candy out of the bowl Sat. night. I had already given them a treat, but it's so hard not to let them go ahead, they are so cute. Moms and Dads are taken aback and say, "Just one! just one!" I will say all the parents are courteous and enjoy the event just as much as their child. They use it as a learning experience too I think. Most likely they remember themselves going TorTing and eager for their kids to have the same fun. If the child doesn't say "Thank you" when urged by Mom or Dad, the parents will say it for them.

We are giving out a toy- so two toys per child- they are these bendable monsters from Oriental Trading Co. We bought enough to give out to 1000 children. My husband says we will run out in two hours tops. We'll see. It's our first Halloween in a Halloween-mad neighborhood.

I always work at the polls on Election Day, so leftover candy goes to the voters.

I can't believe the high numbers from some of you! Amazing!

Until I bought this house, I had lived in the country, so there were never T or T'ers.

I'm adjusting to city life -- I enjoy seeing the costumes, especially the little ones. My son and stepson will send me photos of the grandkids in their costumes.

My poor miniature poodle is overwhelmed by it all. Last year, I put up her dog gate at the inside arch to the vestibule. She could see, but couldn't get to the door, but she goes bonkers when the doorbell rings This year, I think I'll put her in my bedroom, away from the action. I can unplug my wireless doorbell and put a note over the doorbell to ask the kids to knock.

So grateful to live in the country up a dark road and long driveway.

It has never occurred to me to actually count the kids! I'm guessing we usually have around 100-200 depending on the weather.

We are stocked up for tomorrow night. If they are tiny, we will give two. But we like to close up at 8 p.m. so we often give more. DH did the shopping yesterday and I think he bought more than what I usually do. I should take a photo of the piles of bags. Our neighbors have a large lawn display, so we get a lot of kids by foot and by car.

I get about 150 kids. Each one gets two of whatever I have. At the beginning I worry about having too much but by the end I usually have to close up when the candy runs out. I am exhausted by the end. Wish it was warm enough to leave the door open and just stand there.

I get boxes of full size candy bars. The last couple of years we had street construction -- 2015 there were pits in front of our house and no street lights and part of our street was closed to thru traffic. I bought one box (24 to 30 bars in a box depending on what kind you get). It took a while to get them passed out. Last year our street was fixed and opened but we had no street lights. I bought two boxes and ran out in a little over an hour. This year we're visiting my DD in Minneapolis so I can have Halloween with the Grands. Alas, no candy!

I could not fathom 1000 to 1500 trick or treaters... I'd lose count. We get about 150 to 250 kids, but some streets nearby usually top 500 to 600. I give out a choice of full size bars or two fun-size.

We’ll get between 15-20 kids. I encourage them to take two or three. And then there’s the neighbor boy who always says “look Dad they have your favorite” so I tell him to take a few extra for his dad ( Who is generally a bit mortified by the exchange )

lakeaffect, I’ve been meaning to ask you if you are a central New Yorker. While I’m sure the term “Lake affect snow“ is not unique to the finger Lakes region of New York state, it certainly feels like we are the ones that claim it. Plus, where I live, it is divided into a village and a town. I live in the village and I’m glad kids from the “boondocksand “come in to trick-or-treat.

jo

I just bought a bag with 74 pieces of candy. I now have 71 pieces...

Wanted to add that this year I found bags of indiv. packets of pretzels, and also mini Rice Krispies Treats, and small bags of white cheddar popcorn. I gave those out first. Later on I saw kids with bags of chips, Doritos, and even one was thrilled he got a packet of oreo cookies. I wonder how much those cost?

There were quite a few toddlers and babies being pushed along too, but some Moms declined the animal crackers because their child was "only six months old". I thought it was a pretty chilly afternoon for very small babies, but perhaps Mom needed to escort her older children. More dogs then last year, so fun to see that tail wag. Some take the biscuit right away, some only sniff or spit it out. lol I tell the owner to take it home for later. One bull terrier took his, then at every person giving out treats, he'd stick his head in thinking he'd get another biscuit. We all laughed.

We get huge numbers of revelers in our new neighborhood (we just moved here from one neighborhood over,) because a local billionaire flies in entertainment like sword swillers, fire eaters and rows of living statues. The treats he gives out are also pretty epic- six inch wide lollipops and rock candy lollipops come to mind from years past. He has to hire people to give out the treats. So the neighborhood is inundated with children from all over.

Ah, the age old debate of 1 vs 2 pieces. We live in a safe, flat, neighborhood that attracts kids and entire families from many surrounding areas. We've decided that Halloween should be for kids and welcome all who come knowing that most aren't neighbors. We generally buy 30-35 small bags and seldom have any leftovers unless it is rainy. My only rules: you have to say trick or treat and you have to have a costume. Oh, and I give 1 and my husband tends to try to sneakily give 2.

We don't get many. The houses in our neighborhood are on large lots with deep setbacks, meaning long driveways. We prepare for 20 or so and give each child 3-4 fun size bars, usually in a bag, which I could not find this year. Then I take what's left over to work. I've already cracked into it!

Most of the trick or treaters come between 6:30 and 7:30. Not sure how many maybe 50 kids total. I give out two-three pieces of candy. Mostly though I just hold out the bowl and tell the kids to take what they want. Most kids just take one, but I always put some extra in their booty bags. My goal is not to have any leftover candy. Some are picky and choose very carefully; others just reach in. They don't always say trick or treat, but they do say thank you.

My friend asks the kids to tell her a joke.

My pre-teen grandkids are already posting pictures of their trial runs with Halloween make-up on instagram, So I am getting a preview.

Proud to say I have eaten only one candy bar from the candy stash.

We live in a community of about 300 houses but it's a former summer resort community that only started to become more popular as a year round community about 20 years ago when we moved in. It's only been the last 10 years or so that many young families have moved here. However, many of the homes are still only occupied in the summer, with the peninsula only 5 short blocks wide, but then the perpendicular streets run about 1/2 miles to the end of the peninsula. It doesn't make ToT'ing very easy b/c sometimes you can go stretches where only 1-2 houses are giving out candy. I live on an end that has a lot of kids, so we get more kids than the middle of the neighborhood, but the last few years, I actually kept tracking, making tic marks for every kid that came. We get at most 40-50 kids. My own kids haven't even ToT here in several years - they spend the night at their friends' houses and go in their neighborhoods. And alas, I only have one left who is young enough to still ToT.

I usually get one large 150 piece bag of assorted candy like Hersheys, Reeses, etc. then I also get a bag of lollipops. The lollipops go to the toddlers. I usually give 2 pieces of candy b/c they are small.

Everywhere I've ever lived, Halloween is celebrated on the actual date.

My kids have been lucky b/c they go to a Catholic school and always have November 1st off from school - All Saints Day. It started years ago b/c the parishioners for the church, which shares its parking lot with the elem & high school, complained that they had nowhere to park. This year though, one of my kids is a freshman at a different h.s. and he doesn't have off, but he does have a 1 hr delayed start. He's not happy that he has to go to school and his siblings don't!

My house is the only one on our particular block that is lit up, and we are across the street from a cul de sac (which is always lit up) so kids really need to cross the street to either get to our house or else they come from around the corner (we're the second house from the corner-and that house faces the other street) and then they hit us before crossing. So we don't get too many-fewer than 100.

This year, however, will be the first Halloween that it won't rain in something like 10 years-so I'm expecting there may be more than usual. I bought two huge bags at Costco-one of all chocolate bite size and one of mixed stuff. I usually give out a small handful to each kid-depending on their size. Little little ones get 2, and I go up from there. Sometimes I'll hand some to the parents themselves.

We get a couple of bigger kids later-around 8pm and I usually give them what I have left, which by the time my husband is through walking through the living room, isn't much.

jojoco, we are north of Syracuse, south of Watertown, on eastern Lake Ontario, or, as I like to call it, the West Coast of the North Country. We get plenty of lake effect snow, but my screen name is a little play on words, because living on the lake has (positively) affected us. Nyuk, nyuk.

Your town is so nice, when I was working I booked conferences and dinners there, at the usual suspects, including the site of your nuptials. I always enjoyed going there, to eat and window shop, need to get there this holiday season, haven't yet been, but we really want to go.

You'll have to let me know the next time you're in my neck o' the woods. It would be fun to meet you and put a face to a name.

I live in a large area, but on a short loop street. We get the small children who live here and sometimes some older kids. I think a lot of the older kids go to one of the other areas with longer streets. I have had fewer than 10 usually no more than 20 to 30. That's disappointing most years, but tonight, I will be watching the World Series and am tempted not to answer the door or just leave a bowl outside and check it between innings.

It would be a hoot to see 1000 kids in costumes, but I couldn't deal with two large dogs at the door and that many doorbell rings. I'd have to medicate the dogs or sit outside all night. Enjoy what you have tonight.

I only know how many we used to get by how many items I purchased and then gave away. I did used to set up outside--thankfully it is usually warm and dry in the Bay Area. I would put up a table at the end of our driveway, which served to help keep people off our yard (did not work completely and after the first year I started trying to build temporary "fences" with caution tape). It was amazing, but I'm looking forward to actually being able to look at costumes this year and not having to toss candy in bags as fast as I possibly can.

Happy halloween everyone!

we only get about 10-15 kids so they are allowed to take a handful or pick what they want.

I enjoyed reading about everyone's Halloween traffic! Thanks!

Wow! This has been a bigger year than usual for us. We have had at least 15. Other years, we have had fewer than half that!

Even though it was a beautiful night, I did not have many trick or treaters. I have lots of candy left. I will leave a few out but stash the rest out of sight to be doled out on cold wintry snow days. It was a fun evening. The kids were adorable and excited in their costumes. Some performed and the super heroes showed me their muscles. Everyone of them chatted with me, wished me Happy Halloween, said thank you, and were tickled when I said take 3 or more. Not one overdid it. The oldest kids were about 7th grade. Most of the costumes were homemade. Each had a twinkle in their eye. The best line of the evening, "This is for ravaging" (holding up a long spear; "this is for looting" (extending his booty bag and oh yes trick or treat" I got a big kick out of this 11 year old.

We had two. I saw another kiddo walking with his parents as I came home from a grocery store run. DH said they didn't stop here, so two it is. Not only is the World Series game on, but it has been raining just about non-stop.

jojoco, you are very kind to suggest that! I'll keep it in mind, when my daughter gets home from college early in December, perhaps we will take a ride over to experience the holiday spirit. Also, I saw on your wedding post that your kids love thrift shops, we have a few very good (read: cheap, and some neat vintage stuff) ones in my neck o' the woods, PM me if they ever want names and addresses.

I'm so glad I opted in this year instead of hiding like a grump in my bedroom. I had 50-60, according to my neighbor who must have kept count. I grabbed 2-4 pieces per kid and dropped in their bags. It wasn't very scientific. Started at around 6 and it suddenly went silent at 8, which suited me fine.

The kids were adorable and every single one said thank you. Adults in the background. Everyone shouting "Happy Halloween!!!" It was a real feel-good time, esp. after the fires and so much loss and disruption of lives. Next year I'm decorating!

I had a 60-count box of individual Pringles that was gone after about an hour and a half. My neighbors lent me some of theirs to get me to 8 PM. The Pringles were a big hit. I'm always surprised that children prefer something other than chocolate.

We had some really good costumes. Lots of zombies.

(JoJoco, could we have visited your town a few times this year? Our kid's a music major...)

All our visitors were so cute, there was even a herd of pink pigs! And a "puppy" about 3 yrs old who said "wood woof". Mostly 5th grade girls it seems, one double-dipping ninja (meaning he came twice,second time with his buddy). We didn't have as many boys in their jerseys this year, but a whole line of girl Black Hawks and a Cub!

I've never kept count; now that I'm home on Halloweens maybe I will. Just so I know how much of my favorite candy to get so I'm sure to have some left lol!

Gray wings, I saw bags of popcorn! The kids said they liked it. But they take up a lot of spCe in a loot bucket. I didn't see the cans of pop or water bottles that the guy down the street was known for giving out (to great appreciation from the kids). Next year I'll just get fruit by the foot, and give any leftovers to my kids,' old activity at the high school. Wait, above I said I'd get my favorite candy. Oh well, I'll just do a combo.

I found last night's trick or treating experience to be more enjoyable then the last few years. Beautiful, cool weather here in Florida may have been the reason? The kids all seemed to be having fun, dressed in cuter costumes and all were polite.

We even had a couple of T-Rex(s) which always thrill me.

We ran out of candy (200+ pieces) at about 8:15. Groups were still coming down the street when we turned out off our lights.

I'm glad to hear so many had a big turnout. I am going to donate what I can to the high school band for a trip they have this weekend.