AnnaFloridaLover
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2015
We always made costumes with what we had on hand when I was growing up - stuff hay in your shirtsleeves and pants and you are a scarecrow. A cardboard box becomes a robot, a car, etc. You can get boxes at the grocery store for free. So there is a way to make a costume. If the parent doesn't want the kid to wear a costume, that parent probably wouldn't take the kid out trick or treating in the first place?
Lots of kids come around with their friends and no parents. The kids, some who are recent immigrants, don’t have a concept that they must dress up and poverty doesn’t help. That’s how it was for my husband and it’s the same for many kids today.
Some kids are on the spectrum and can’t tolerate any sort of costume.
Some kids come from religious families who are against Halloween so the kids just say they are going out with friends.
My city is a melting pot of people from all walks of life. Tolerance is the key to living in harmony with your neighbors. Very little judgement. Of course there will always be some jerks.
Last edited: