I hope everyone is enjoying their Halloween. Trick or treat starts in just a handful of hours. I’ll be posting photos of this year’s display later this week.
To all the ToTers out there, just a few things to remember:
- Don’t trick or treat alone. Always stay in sight of your parents or your group of friends.
- Never, ever go into a stranger’s house.
- Be respectful of people’s decorations. Don’t touch, climb on, or play with the displays.
- Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming.
- If you are an older kid or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with.
- Carry a flashlight… it gets dark early in October.
- If your mask is hard to see out of, take it off between houses.
Have fun and be safe!
Well, I’ve got my candy, I’ve got my pumpkins, and I’ve got my costume.
This weekend, I’ll be finishing up my yard display, and getting ready for the big night. Trick or treat hours are 6pm to 8pm in my town, so I’ll be cutting it close getting off work at 5, but I think I’ll make it home on time.
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This site has been long-overdue for a revamp, so this is the year it’s finally getting one. Keep an eye on this space in the coming days, as I’ll be ramping up to Halloween with updates of the progress of this year’s display and other goodies.
Continuing with the idea of themed displays, 2010 was dubbed the Witch’s Kitchen. It was also the most pumpkins I’ve ever had, rounding out at an even dozen. Incidentally… I dyed my hair black for this costume, with dye that was supposed to wash out in 21 days. It’s almost a year later and it still hasn’t completely faded out. (more…)
This year was the first time one of my displays had a theme. Since so many people I knew were getting married, I decided that 2009 would be the Wedding of the Dead. (more…)
2008 was the year of the pumpkins. I hand-carved eight of them over the course of two days on my own, which is more than I’d ever done. (more…)
In 2006, I introduced the corpse bride and groom to my display. It was also the last Halloween at my parents’ house, as I moved out before the next Halloween. (more…)
In 2005, I did a nifty display that included a 6 foot tall family crypt made out of styrofoam. Sadly, the crypt had to be dismantled after Halloween since I had nowhere to store it, but it looked awesome. One of these days, I’ll make another one. (more…)
This was the first year of the guillotine… which quickly became one of my all-time favorite decorations, and hopefully will be around for many years to come. (more…)