And, of course, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. If you’ve got kids, take ’em out around the neighborhood. We’ve got nothing against trick-or-treating at businesses, but it’s no substitute for going house to house, and a great opportunity for you, the parents, to figure out which one of your neighbors live in which houses (if you can recognize them behind the masks). Our society has become infected with stranger-danger fears instead of trust, and taking your kids out and showing them that, under the proper circumstances, it’s OK to have a conversation with a neighbor is a great way to get things back on track, even if that conversation consists of “trick or treat!”
If this is like past years, the folks at 1st Ave NE and NE 42nd St will have an amazing, interactive display full of high-production value activity. There’s always a huge crowd, you should be part of it.
And remember, according to Zillow’s highly scientific, you can’t argue with it because it came to a conclusion that I like methodology, Wallingford is the #1 neighborhood in the city for treat-or-treating. Get it on
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Does anybody know the hours of trick or treaters tonight?
Given that there’s no organizing body, I’d say the answer is “Until they’re done”
Also note that there are some pretty awesome costumed houses out there! Get the kids out while you can still see and check out Woodlawn Ave. on the 39th and 40th blocks: downright spooooooky! The house across from the school with the gigantic spiders is horrorific. Also the lavishly festooned home on Latona and 42nd (?) and the myriad big and tiny tricks and treats all over – like witch rabbits in parking strip gardens, skeletons emerging from yards and oh so many other wonderfully scary places in this most unusual neighborhood.
We’re picking up our kid at 5 to go trick or treating – given that it’s a school night, we’re going to err on the side of early.
ZOMG I have to find the witch rabbits. Where are they?
Try the north side parking strip gardens I think between Wallingford and Woodlawn on 37th or 38th. Charming little witch!