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Trick or Treat Times Halloween 2009: Daylight Savings Time Change

by Amy Judd | October 31, 2009 at 09:10 am

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Today is Halloween, October 31st and many people are asking when trick or treating starts, but is there actually a start time for trick or treating?

Generally it depends on how old your children are, and what kind of neighborhood you live in, if they're younger it's best to start when it's still light out, but if they are a bit older, it's more fun to go out when it's dark, around 6pm or 6:30pm and take a couple of hours to collect the free candy and scare each other!

Of course, Halloween safety comes first, so parents should accompany their kids for trick or treating, unless they can be trusted with a sibling who is old enough to watch the younger children.

Always take a flashlight with you and a few supplies, such as some none candy treats for energy, and maybe even a few band-aids in case a trip on the sidewalk happens! Even a warm jacket might come in handy as it can get pretty cold in late October.

Also, don't forget that it's Daylight Savings tonight, so your clocks will go back one hour at 2am this morning. For some that means more Halloween partying, but for others that means one more hour of sleep!

Happy Halloween!

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A. Tran

at 09:56 on October 31st, 2009

Happy Halloween ~ the Empire State Building in NY was lit up in orange, white and black.

One extra hour of sleep is most welcome.

Rory Cripps

at 11:40 on October 31st, 2009

Amy: Thanks for the story! Halloween used to be a favorite of mine. But after I moved to Florida, I changed my mind. Every Halloween, I wind up spending well over $100 for candy. It starts here around 6 P.M and continues through midnight. Many of the trick-or-treaters are bussed in from surrounding neighborhoods and many of them are in their late teens and early twenties. I stopped trick-or-treating when I was about twelve. My friend nanute still goes trick-or-treating though and he's ancient. HA!

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 11:46 on October 31st, 2009

LOL you got me holding my gut again Rory. I hope nanute takes it in the spirit intended.

Rory Cripps

at 13:09 on October 31st, 2009

ACP: HA! I love giving candy out to the little kids! But when the big kids start to come around, I've got to strap on the 92F! lol! We actually have undercover sheriff's deputies patrolling the neighborhood in case things start to get out of hand. It's a shame . . . .

Amy Judd

at 11:57 on October 31st, 2009

My parents get a lot of kids too at their house. I'm going to help them for a bit tonight but my mum said she hoped it would be raining so that less children would come. Considering I've eaten half of their stash already I kind of hope she is right!

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 11:44 on October 31st, 2009

Good advice Amy. Thanks for this.

jefhow22

at 16:39 on October 31st, 2009

Join a union? No thanks!! Been there...Done that...IAFF...did nothing but take 1% of my pay every week for 24 years so some Humpty Dumpty could lay about in his candy wrappers!