Compared to most of you, I have a very small setup. I have a strobe, fog machine, and a monster in a box. The monster in a box plays a noise of an actual bear that is growling. The clip is about 5 minutes and loops. Almost nobody in our neighborhood decorates past spider webs.
We didn't have many trick or treaters last night. I wasn't sure what was going on so I stood across the street at my neighbors and looked at our house for a bit. I figured out the problem. Kids would get to the house next to ours and then sprint past our house to the next house on the street. Some one stand on the sidewalk, consider going up to the house, and then walk past.
We also had a lot of kids who rang the door bell and then got about 6 feet away from the door. I guess they didn't know what was coming next. I can hear the kids on our walkway before they ring the bell. There was a lot of "come with me" pleas to the parents. This is more ideal because it was a good mix some fear, but having the guts to get the candy you came for.
I can't remember ever skipping a house when I was a kid. Some of the houses were scary. I remember being afraid to eat the candy from one house (thought they poisoned it...I still ate it), but not going to a house seems odd.
What are your experiences? Anyone else seeing the same? I'm thinking about making the house initially look more innocent next year and going more of the motion activated route once they are within a couple feet of the doorbell and no sound that can be heard unless you are at the door.
We didn't have many trick or treaters last night. I wasn't sure what was going on so I stood across the street at my neighbors and looked at our house for a bit. I figured out the problem. Kids would get to the house next to ours and then sprint past our house to the next house on the street. Some one stand on the sidewalk, consider going up to the house, and then walk past.
We also had a lot of kids who rang the door bell and then got about 6 feet away from the door. I guess they didn't know what was coming next. I can hear the kids on our walkway before they ring the bell. There was a lot of "come with me" pleas to the parents. This is more ideal because it was a good mix some fear, but having the guts to get the candy you came for.
I can't remember ever skipping a house when I was a kid. Some of the houses were scary. I remember being afraid to eat the candy from one house (thought they poisoned it...I still ate it), but not going to a house seems odd.
What are your experiences? Anyone else seeing the same? I'm thinking about making the house initially look more innocent next year and going more of the motion activated route once they are within a couple feet of the doorbell and no sound that can be heard unless you are at the door.