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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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What are your plans for this year's socially distant Trick or Treats? Trick or treating hasn't been banned here, but it is considered a high-risk activity, so the kids will go in masks and use hand sanitizer after every house. We have borrowed this idea for a candy chute and have started modding it for our front door.

Costumes this year have a theme. Little Bit asked to go as Kirby. Thankfully, a friend of mine actually made that costume two years ago, and is happy to let us borrow it. This got us thinking about a Smash Bros theme for the rest of the family. My husband is going as King Dedede to compliment Kirby. Sprout wants to go as Ness from Earthborn. I will be going as Zero Suit Samus (the full-body suit version from the most recent Smash; there's gonna be a lot of spandex involved).

What about the rest of you? Any plans for costumes?
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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Our new house has a second story balcony, and I keep lobbying for candy aerial bombardment, but the spouse seems to think that could set us up for liability issues. (if you ask me, a kid catches a Tootsie Roll to the eye, they probably had it coming... :shifty: )

Also, the Space and Rocket Center is doing a Halloween thing during the day, so we'll probably partake in that.
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By Faithful Reader (Ross Fertel)
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#531737
jadziadax8 wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:36 pm Costumes this year have a theme.
Please post a picture.
Armus wrote:(if you ask me, a kid catches a Tootsie Roll to the eye, they probably had it coming... :shifty: )
The Tootsie Roll or the kid?
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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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Faithful Reader wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:15 pm
jadziadax8 wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:36 pm Costumes this year have a theme.
Please post a picture.
Of course!
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I think we're going to go lights-out this year - kid already has a visit to a friend's planned, and we're just finishing a two-week mandatory isolation from a school case. I think I'll just avoid tempting Hel and Norgal.
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By LORE (Kris Sonsteby)
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It will be a weird year, that is for sure. Lillian and my Mom are both planning to dress up and have candy / prizes out front of our house on tables for the kids to come up and grab. Their thought was they would stay inside (behind the glass storm door and in the picture window, respectively) and just wave to the trick or treaters.
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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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I spotted this little guy this afternoon. I couldn’t resist him.
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By Faithful Reader (Ross Fertel)
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The Simpsons Halloween Special was actually pretty good this year. If you're a fan of Toy Story, Into the Spider-Verse or Murderous Time Loops, you'll want to check it out. They rely heavily on other properties, but this is easily the best all around Treehouse of Horror episode in at years, maybe even the decade.
LORE wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:17 am Lillian and my Mom are both planning to dress up and have candy / prizes out front of our house on tables for the kids to come up and grab.
Flat Screen TVs at the Sonsteby's! Pass it on!
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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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Pro tip: hot glue is hot. Ow!
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By Iron Prime (Dan Van Kampen)
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Maybe use lukewarm* glue next time?


*patent pending
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By jadziadax8 (Maggie Geppert)
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Smash Bros costumes completed.
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By flrazor (Jeremy Benedict)
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We rarely get any trick or treaters in a normal year, often none at all. This year we got one big bag, divided it up into about 15-18 grab bags and set them outside for kids to pick up. We completely ran out! I mean, I can't guarantee that it was one per customer entirely, but it didn't go all at one time, and we watched to wave during the first hour.

With no party this year, we didn't decide to dress up on our own, but I will share this costume a friend made for my avatar in Animal Crossing. I'd be happy to share the code for the shirt if anyone wants it.
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By MidnightLich (Charlie Plaine)
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Sick!

I am clearly playing ACNH wrong because I never get good DIY recipes or furniture.

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