Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet, Give me Something Good to Eat! For me, Halloween was always all about the candy! When we got home from trick or treating around the neighborhood, Jennifer and I would sort our candy into piles. There was a chocolate pile, a sweet tart pile, the gum pile and the ever disappointing and dreaded raisin pile!
Now that I am taking my own kids door to door, we are starting to make some really great memories of our own. My oldest is only five, so she is just starting to understand the whole trick or treating tradition, but she is definitely a quick study and is actively teaching her little sister the ropes (two bags equals more candy, right?). 
Last year, my daughters decided to be “poodle skirt girls” and twisted their way around the neighborhood in pink skirts, white tights and pretty hairbows! Their matching costumes were just too darn cute and while my youngest was quite confused as to why people were giving her stuff, she had a blast. This year, the oldest decided to go with Hannah Montana and my youngest wants to be the “pink Little Mermaid.” Uh. Um. A pink Little Mermaid? I am still at a loss on this one….all suggestions are welcome!
Because my kids are young, we are just starting to develop our holiday traditions and we are looking forward to many more years of collecting candy on Halloween….pink mermaids and all!
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My favorite Halloween memory was taking the boys trick or treating and one of the houses had their whole yard decorated with everything you could think of, including a full size gorilla. All of a sudden the gorilla started chasing after me with me screaming my head off and my boys laughing their off.
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I think every year was memorable. It was such great fun gathering clothing and accessories to make our own costumes. And some of the looks we came up with were hysterical. I did this with my kids too, and they loved it. Thanks.
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My favorite memory is coming home with tons of candy!
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My favorite memory is of a neighbor who didn’t give out candy. He gave out dimes, and we thought that was the very best thing!
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When I was a little kid, one year we went on a vacation to California, and we just happened to be there for Halloween, I remember being excited because it wasn’t cold outside! So I could wear my costume without om complaining about me needing to wear a coat over it (hiding the costume, which of course makes no sense!
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My favorite Halloween memory was going up to the campground when we (all my cousins/sisters and I) were all kids. They had a Halloween parade and costume contest each year, along with trick-or-treating, horse back riding and tons of other fun stuff…it was the BEST time! We’d all sit around all weekend after all the activities were over and roast marshmallows around the fire pit, too. Now that we’re all in our 20′s/30′s with our own kids, I look forward to bringing those memories back and passing them on to our little ones.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, for sure. 
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My favorite Halloween memory was 7 years ago when my son went to his first Halloween party. He was 1 year old and had so much fun playing a bean bag toss game.
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My mother was the creative sort and she choose my halloween costumes according to what she wanted to make! Every year our church had a Halloween Party and most of the time I won. One I can remember was being an organ grinders monkey and playing a jack in the box. I was never cute and clever with my children but my sons are probably glad I wasn’t!
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My family and I lived in the Bronx NY while I was little. We didn’t have much money nor were we allowed to Trick-Or-Treat. My Mother and my Grandmother made costumes for my sister and I to wear to the community Halloween party. Every year they would make us a new Halloween costume. My sister and I never felt like we were missing out on anything. My Mother and Grandmother ensured we had a safe and fun holiday every year while we lived in the Bronx. This is my favorite memory because it shows that you don’t need money all you need is a little creativity and a glue gun!
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I remember getting pencils from some neighbors. Not fun when your kid.
One year when my son was very young we dressed both him & his stuffed Mouse as vsmpires. The stuffed mouse was Count Squeakula.
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I remember going on a haunted hayride with some friends in 2nd grade. It scared me out of my mind! It was my first “scary” Halloween experience, but I loved it nonetheless.
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It was actually as a grown up. I took all the plastic fruit off my mother’s Christmas wreath, made a Carmen Miranda costume and won first prize in a contest!
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My favorite Halloween memory was the year my daughter (about 4 at the time) got a lion costume! Complete with mane (on a hood – nice for cold evening) and tail! I painted her face and she went around roaring at everyone!