one piece of candy from the table without
touching the others. People who are really into the idea can decorate their table in a Halloween theme!
- Create a “trunk-or-treat” by parking cars in a parking lot, such as of a shopping mall or school, with trunks open and candy inside,
safely spread out. Have trick-or-treaters line up at a safe distance at the entrance to the parking lot and let them in in small groups.
Kids can grab a piece of candy as they pass by each trunk, and families can watch from the cars or at a distance.
- Create a confined trick-or-treating space,
such as a park or playground. Mark out a path through the space and
put candy on tables throughout. Have the trick-or-treaters line up six feet apart (or in family groups separated by six feet) at the entrance
to the path and let them in when the trick-or-treater or group ahead is a few tables down the way. Families or businesses can donate the
candy and decorate each table.
- Encourage “reverse trick-or-treating,” or ghosting. This means that
costumed kids go to their friends’ houses and drop off treats on their porches with little notes attached that say, “You’ve been
ghosted!” This can be done any time in the week leading up
to Halloween, so there’s less chance of contact.
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