We had a Ward Trunk or Treat on the 23rd. There wasn't a dinner before so it was pretty low key but it was also super cold! Madi wasn't a fan of sitting outside in the cold. We had a Trunk or Treat at the kids Elementary School on the 25th. It was a Friday night and the weather was a lot better so we had more light and we were less freezing. There were also a lot more cars and a lot of cars went all out with decorations. The kids had a lot of fun at this one and got way too much candy.
In Des Moines area, kids trick or treat on "Beggars Night" which is the night before Halloween. From what we can gather, it's a combination of a decades old tradition in the area as well as a way to keep kids safe from drunk drivers and older kids partying and playing pranks on the actual Halloween night. It's a little weird to get used to but I guess it makes sense in some ways. We just told the kids that we are still calling it Halloween (not Beggars Night) because that's what it is :) It was pretty cold for trick or treating though! It had snowed the day before as well as most of that day. None of it stuck, but it was still pretty cold. We got the kids dressed up in their costumes and took pictures and then bundled them all in coats, hats, and gloves for trick or treating. Colton and Zach lasted about 45 minutes before they were cold and wanted to go home. I took them home and then Katie dragged me back out for another 45 minutes and probably could have kept going if I had let her! Her stamina when it comes to free candy is pretty incredible :)
Costumes:
This year I was a "mean mom" and told me kids that they needed to pick a costume that we already had for Halloween. We bought all new costumes last year and we had plenty they could pick from this year so I didn't want to spend a bunch of money we didn't need to. They actually complained a lot less than I thought they would about it! Colton would have preferred being a raptor (always), but happily went as batman instead. Katie went as Anna from Frozen. Zach's costume we cheated just a little. He was supposed to go as superman-which we already had a costume for- but a few days before the first Trunk or Treat he came to me with his cute face and puppy eyes and said, "Mom, I really want to be something spooky for Halloween. Can I please be a ghost?" How do you say no to that? I found a piece of white fabric at Walmart for less than $5 and cut a hole for a head and some angles at the bottom and got some cheap face-paint and we made him a ghost. I justified it as not breaking the "no new costumes rule" because it was super cheap and easy (and because he was too cute :) Madi went as a bumblebee that Katie wore when she was her age. She was adorable, of course.
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