Thread: Trick-Or-Treat On Tripp Street

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That's a cool idea, and you may just find parents in your area who'd be happy having their children do some, or all, of their trick-or-treating in their own neighborhood.

LOL ya'll crack me up with the Tripp St. thing lol. If I were giving out drugs, then I'd call it Trippy Tripp St. LOL Thanks for all advice boils and ghouls. I'm still mulling it over, but I think I may just do it

Ok, so I just typed out the letter that I would give out to all of the neighbors. Please have a read and let me know what you think Thank you!

Hi neighbor!
With Halloween upon us, I thought I'd reach out to everyone on the street, in hopes of doing something fun for the kids in the area. At first, I was just planning on doing this myself, but then I thought "why not let the entire street in on it?!". What exactly is "this" you ask? Why it's, "Trick-Or-Treat On Tripp Street"! Last year, I noticed that there really weren't any kids trick-or treating around here, despite the fact there are children that live in the area. I'm guessing the reason for this is probably because the kids just aren't sure which houses are giving out candy and/or not enough houses give out candy. So why not make it easier for them? With this letter, I've included a black & an orange balloon. Anyone who wants to give out candy on Halloween, simply blow up these balloons and put them on your front porch, door, fence, etc. This way, the kids know that any house with these balloons is giving out candy.

I also plan on hanging up a few signs in the area, letting kids know about "Trick-Or-Treat On Tripp Street". Rest assure, I will not be plastering these signs all over the city, but just a few in our general area. And I only plan to put them up the day before Halloween or the morning of. Also, because Halloween falls on a Monday this year, I thought it would be good to list trick-or-treating times on the signs. None of us want our doorbell ringing all night, especially when we have to work the next day, so I figured 6pm-9pm were decent times. This is also helpfull to any parents. Rather than having to drive your kids over to the Highlands on a weeknight, you can take them trick-or-treating right on your own street!

Not only is this something fun and nice to do for the neighborhood kids, that also keeps them out of trouble on Halloween night, but it is also about coming together as a community....something I think many of us have lost sight of over the years. And who knows, if enough of you want to partake in this, it could become a yearly tradition. Maybe even other neighboring streets will want to join in! This year, we'll start off slow and just stick to our street. Of course, if you're friendly with your neighbor and would like to tell them about "Trick-Or-Treat On Tripp Street",(even if they don't technically live on Tripp St.) well hey, the more the merrier! I'll be honest, my husband is quite weary of this idea. He doesn't think anyone will be interested in participating. But I always like to hope for the best. He will always be the pessimist and I am the forever optimist. Doesn't hurt to try, right?

On a side note: I know many of us live in apartments. Your upstairs neighbors may also want to join in. If this is the case, I can just suggest that you put a sign on your front door, letting trick-or-treaters know which doorbells they can ring.

I would love to hear your thoughts/ideas/suggestions/concerns. You can email me at:___________
If, by chance, most of you are not interested in doing this, then I will not go through with it. Majority will rule. But I truly hope you all like this idea and want to join in. It would be so nice to come together as a community and do something special. I hope to see our street filled with black and orange balloons on October 31st!

P.S. Always accompany your child when trick-or-treating at strangers' houses.

Sincere Halloween Wishes from your friendly neighbor :-)

The messaging is a bit mixed and overall really lengthy. To keep their attention and ensure they read it, I'd whittle this down to something like a paragraph. As an example the first paragraph could be reduced to something like:

"Greetings all Ghouls and Ghosts, the 1st Annual Trick or Treat on Tripp Street is coming soon! To participate in this event, please blow up the attached balloon and..."

I'd recommend making it more of an event invitation format and removing all of your reservations about doing this (eg. my husband is quite weary...). No need to call him out. To drive involvement, I'd also put a blurb at the end 'Interested in helping out with ToToTs? Please contact xyz person'. Sometimes with things like this, you just have to fake it until you make it. Don't hesitate to try it out, even if it's just you and your next door neighbor doing it.

Thank you for you input Can you elaborate a bit on how you think it's "mixed"? I thought it flowed nicely. The reason why it's so lengthy is one, it's the first year doing this and I feel the need to explain everything in detail. And two, I want to be sincere and explain my reasons for wanting to do this. I also don't want people thinking I'm some kinda pedophile either (which is unfortunately a very real reality that we're faced with these days). I'm affraid if I make the letter short and sweet, people around here won't take it seriously and think that it's just some kinda joke. Personally, I don't think the length of the letter will be an issue. How often does one get a letter like this in the mail? lol