They were discussing this on Greater Boston today. What do you think Newton?
Should there be an age and/or height limit for trick or treaters?
by Greg Reibman | Oct 26, 2018 | Newton | 23 comments
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The older trick or treaters seem to be just having a good time and maybe extending a childhood experience for an extra year or so. We just turn out the light at 8:30 and that’s that. Easy.
Yes. This is Newton. Some sort of ban must be in order. Perhaps we can put it on a ballot and waste tons of time discussing how big candy is to blame for the outsized trick or treaters.
@Elmo: Thanks. I needed a good laugh.
And no matter how tall you are, you’re invited to the Hyde Center Halloween Party and Haunted House, this Sunday Oct. 28. The Halloween Party is from 5-8 p.m. The parade of Horribles around the Highlands at 6 p.m. followed by the haunted house 6:30 to 7:30 “The Haunted Crystal Lake Campground”
Presented by the Newton Parks and Recreation Department, Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council and the Hyde Community Center.
If I had a young kid or grandkid, I would be at the Haunted Crystal Lake Campground. Sounds like a ghouly good time.
My 5’10” tall, 14 yo grandkid is going trick or treating with the fifth grader. They don’t want a parent (or nana) going with them. They grow up too fast.
If it’s a height limit, I could have probably never stopped trick or treating…
So long as kids are trick-or-treating in the spirit of Halloween it shouldn’t matter how old or tall they are. Far as it matters to us, accompanying parents & guardians are also welcome to have candy if they’d like. But it’s lights-out at some point after 8pm.
A height limit?! That sounds like discrimination. Imagine a tall 5th grader getting fined for trick or treating with his average height friends. Nonsense.
As for age, I don’t think it makes sense to put anything on the books. It’s very common for older siblings to go out with their little siblings. What about the older kids that would rather go out for candy than to go drink at a party with classmates? How would it even be enforced?
The only thing I could get behind is time restrictions. I don’t want people ringing my doorbell at an unreasonable hour on a work night.
Yay, an issue for Newton to argue over!
How about an age limit for City Council, or at least a term limit?
Actually a height limit for our current councilors would be as advantageous as term limits.
I think we needed this thread. :)
What a hoot! Love trick or treaters in all shapes and sizes.
Yes, age 70.
Dang! I miss the cut off. I demand that the age be raised to 75!
Some teenagers came to my brother’s house in Brooklyn late one Halloween night. As they were not wearing any apparent costumes, he asked them what they were supposed to be. They answered “Thugs”. He gave them the candy.
I think the age limit a an how tall you are is goin a bit to far if u ask me.
I hate to tell you that my 32 year old son dresses up every year. He was in heaven when he was a student at UWisc where Halloween is a three day event – a different costume for each night!
I give out candy to young and old…. even if they are taller than me.
Guess I should grab my costume and TOT because I am sure I am under the height limit.
We force our kids to grow up fast…. Let them trick or treat for as long as they want.
@Jim Epstein and Jane Frantz: I’ll second your age related motion if you agree to raise it 82.
Another seven years for you, Bob? Definitely>
No.
And I am going to leave it at that *rolling my eyes*.
I have a rule: no costume, no candy. Whatever the age ;)
BTW, those of us here in the Lake would gratefully accept donations of any amount, earmarked specifically for candy – since houses in our village tend to be closer together, methinks we get TOT-ers from far and wide who have done the math and realize they get more bang for their buck here. We bought 5 bags and are still worried about running out!