Trick or Treat in The Villages

[petenj]

The grandchildren, age 7, may come down for a visit in Oct. I am wondering if people do the trick or treat thing, or does The Village have activities for adults and children to take the place of trick or treat.:confused:

[redwitch]

No house-to-house trick or treating allowed. However, the stores in the squares have trick or treating. The little ones seems to have fun going store to store then hanging around the squares dancing with grandparents.

[petenj]

Enough said, thanks that answers my question.

[Larryandlinda]

No house-to-house trick or treating allowed. However, the stores in the squares have trick or treating. The little ones seems to have fun going store to store then hanging around the squares dancing with grandparents.

can the accompanying grandparents go in costume too, maybe stopping for free beverages at the watering holes?
;):laugh:

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L&L

[zcaveman]

can the accompanying grandparents go in costume too, maybe stopping for free beverages at the watering holes?
;):laugh:

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L&L

I would think it would depend on the costumes. :pepper2::pepper2:

[mfp509]

At the New Covenant Methodist church down by Crispers, there is a small festival and Villagers line up in their golf carts in the parking lot and hand out candy to the kids. The kids go from cart to cart - it's really fun. I've done it for 2 or 3 years now. I think the trick or treating starts around 5:30 or 6, so it is still light. Plan on that - it's fun and safe!! I'll post again when it gets closer.

[petenj]

At the New Covenant Methodist church down by Crispers, there is a small festival and Villagers line up in their golf carts in the parking lot and hand out candy to the kids. The kids go from cart to cart - it's really fun. I've done it for 2 or 3 years now. I think the trick or treating starts around 5:30 or 6, so it is still light. Plan on that - it's fun and safe!! I'll post again when it gets closer.

It does sound like a fun idea. I think they would like that, and my wife would enjoy sitting in the cart giving out candy to the other kids. She always enjoyed having the kids come to the door in costumes, while I cringed in the living room.

[brostholder]

I think I'll go as an old bald guy!! The money I save on the costume I will donate to happy hour.

[Tweety Bird]

Buy the kids bags of candy and call it a day. ;)

[graciegirl]

Buy the kids bags of candy and call it a day. ;)

TWEETY! Where's the fun in that????:wave:

Dressing up is such a fun thing and being with grandparents makes it twice as nice. I will miss the pirates and princesses coming to my door.

[GatorFan]

In the good old days The Villages actually had trick or treat at Spanish Springs, a Christmas Parade every year and much more. I even remember PBA Bowling Tournments with gold lanes set up on the square for the finals. The Villages was part of the LGPA tour.

Iacocca To Ride E-bike In Parade ( I actually got to watch him ride his Electric Bike down Main Street at Spanish Springs)

When I think of all the things that were part of The Villages in the past, I realize how different The Villages is today compared to 5-10 years ago. Do not get me wrong I still love The Villages and think it is the best retirement community in the USA. Just interesting to think of The Villages today compared to just a few years ago.

Anyone else have some memories to share?

[Pturner]

When I was in TV last Halloween, I did see a few parents and grandparents in costumes with the little ones in tow. It was fun seeing the kids at the squares dressed for trick-or-treat.

Gatorfan, who organized the trick-or-treats on the squares in the good-old-days? I'm wonder if a club in TV could pick it back up-- and make it even better than it was in the good old days?

[Talk Host]

I'm wondering why door to door isn't permitted. Wouldn't it be a hoot if a tradition began where we adults dressed up and went door to door, maybe to collect coins for a specific charity or some such worthy cause.

Does anybody know, or wish to hazard a guess, as to why Halloween trick or treating is off the books? I'm guessing that maybe it violates the "no solicitation" rule.

[Mikeod]

Let's say you allow village residents to trick or treat for a "worthy" cause on Halloween. How do you prevent villagers who belong to any "worthy" charity from soliciting door to door? Do you make a list of "approved" charities that can solicit? I think the better answer is to have events at the squares to fill the need to dress up and celebrate on Halloween.

[zcaveman]

Let's say you allow village residents to trick or treat for a "worthy" cause on Halloween. How do you prevent villagers who belong to any "worthy" charity from soliciting door to door? Do you make a list of "approved" charities that can solicit? I think the better answer is to have events at the squares to fill the need to dress up and celebrate on Halloween.

:agree: :agree: :agree: I like my peace and quiet on Halloween. Besides don't most of the clubs around here have some kind of halloween party?

[graciegirl]

I'm wondering why door to door isn't permitted. Wouldn't it be a hoot if a tradition began where we adults dressed up and went door to door, maybe to collect coins for a specific charity or some such worthy cause.

Does anybody know, or wish to hazard a guess, as to why Halloween trick or treating is off the books? I'm guessing that maybe it violates the "no solicitation" rule.

I am thinking Talk Host that there are a good number of folks who live here who would not like some masked, spooky person knocking on their doors....and some of those who might be annoyed........, (I read it right here) have guns.

[Pats2010]

I am thinking Talk Host that there are a good number of folks who live here who would not like some masked, spooky person knocking on their doors....and some of those who might be annoyed........, (I read it right here) have guns.

Gee Gracie, with all due respect, and I like you, but the gun remark....?

[Pturner]

I'm wondering why door to door isn't permitted. Wouldn't it be a hoot if a tradition began where we adults dressed up and went door to door, maybe to collect coins for a specific charity or some such worthy cause.

Does anybody know, or wish to hazard a guess, as to why Halloween trick or treating is off the books? I'm guessing that maybe it violates the "no solicitation" rule.

I agree that door-to-door trick or treating was fun when we were kids. Back in those days, we also knew every one of our neighbors and rarely locked our doors.

Many communities now offer halloween events to discourage door-to-door trick or treating. Many police agencies advise against it. Many now offer screening service to try to detect tampering with treats.

I agree that TV is a safe neighborhood, but not all the neighborhoods nearby are. Many people no longer feel safe opening their doors to strangers.

In this day and age, not allowing door-to-door trick-or-treating seems sensible. :sigh:

[graciegirl]

Gee Gracie, with all due respect, and I like you, but the gun remark....?

Just teasin' a bit Pats.

And to be truthful, I would give pause to opening my door to someone I had not a clue who they are even in this safe community...but:jester: I have a....rolling pin.

[petenj]

Enough said, thanks that answers my question.

Geez

[petenj]

At the New Covenant Methodist church down by Crispers, there is a small festival and Villagers line up in their golf carts in the parking lot and hand out candy to the kids. The kids go from cart to cart - it's really fun. I've done it for 2 or 3 years now. I think the trick or treating starts around 5:30 or 6, so it is still light. Plan on that - it's fun and safe!! I'll post again when it gets closer.

Did any of you read posts 2,3, and 6?

[Pturner]

Did any of you read posts 2,3, and 6?

yes.

[bluedog103]

Me too! I even read the other posts in this thread.

[Pats2010]

Did any of you read posts 2,3, and 6?

Which thread?:loco:

[Pturner]

Which thread?:loco:

Beats me.:loco:

[graciegirl]

I lost my ...I forgot.

[Pturner]

happens.

[zcaveman]

Did any of you read posts 2,3, and 6?

I reread them twice. Did I miss something?

[petenj]

I think that 'dead horse' twitched again.

[Pturner]

Dead horses don't twitch, silly

[petenj]

This one seems to.

[Pturner]

ha ha. You blinked.

[petenj]

No, he twitched , not blinked.

[GatorFan]

The events years ago where actually planned by The Villages Entertainment department.

[Tweety Bird]

I agree that door-to-door trick or treating was fun when we were kids. Back in those days, we also knew every one of our neighbors and rarely locked our doors.

Many communities now offer halloween events to discourage door-to-door trick or treating. Many police agencies advise against it. Many now offer screening service to try to detect tampering with treats.

I agree that TV is a safe neighborhood, but not all the neighborhoods nearby are. Many people no longer feel safe opening their doors to strangers.

In this day and age, not allowing door-to-door trick-or-treating seems sensible. :sigh:

And...can you imagine some of the older folks trying to get out of their comfy sofas or chairs some 50 times or so? Some with canes and some with walkers? Then, can you imagine some from the "outside" acting like they are trick or treating and gaining access to your home? It's different in a generationally mixed neighborhood, but IMHO, not here. Where we used to live, I knew how many bags of candy to buy because I knew approximately how many kids would come to the door. It was fun then. But here? It would be a PITA. :a20:

[Patty]

The Marion County Sheriff's office at the corner of Buena Vista and CR 42 (Mulberry Grove area) annually hosts a trick or treat party for kids and their families - they have a live dj, games, hot dogs, and prizes for all of the kids along with treats. They also bring their k-9 units, helicopter for the kids to see and their horses as well. I've gone for the last 3 years and usually see about 300-500 people over the course of the evening. The kids trick or treat from game to game, booth to booth.

[petenj]

The Marion County Sheriff's office at the corner of Buena Vista and CR 42 (Mulberry Grove area) annually hosts a trick or treat party for kids and their families - they have a live dj, games, hot dogs, and prizes for all of the kids along with treats. They also bring their k-9 units, helicopter for the kids to see and their horses as well. I've gone for the last 3 years and usually see about 300-500 people over the course of the evening. The kids trick or treat from game to game, booth to booth.

Thanks, good to know.