Issue 62 October 2017 Village Eye

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Towards
the end of
October
there is
often a buzz
in the air, as
children begin
to get excited
about Halloween
and going ‘Trick
or Treating’. We
all know the
practice.
The children get
dressed up in
their costumes,
knock on doors
and challenge the
house holder by
asking, Trick or
Treat?
Of course, these
days most Trick
or Treaters only
knock on the
doors of their
friends (often
prearranged!)
or at the
very least, knock the
doors of the neighbours
who are displaying
a pumpkin or other
decorations.
So, the question ‘Trick
or Treat’ is posed and
the children are pretty
confident that, faced
with this ‘terrifying’
band of young pirates,
superheroes, pumpkins
and princesses that the
householder will answer
‘Treat’ and present
them with a bowl
of sweets.
If you’re a
cavityfearing
parent,
you
might
want
to
encourage the
householders that
you’re visiting to
answer ‘Trick’. Task
the kids with thinking
up some tricks to play
before you go out. It’s
just a bit of fun, the
“tricks” are as scary as
a knock-knock joke is
funny.
One of our readers gave
us a great example
of this, “We used to
chant, “Trick or Treat,
you’ll smell my feet,
if you don’t give me
something good to eat!”
Then if they said trick
we’d wave dirty socks
at them. Poooeeey!
You could have a bowl
of lollies outside with
a walkie-talkie in the
bottom of the bowl.
Scare people with it
when they reach for
lollies. Another fun
trick on halloween is
to make caramel
covered onions instead
of apples. Or maybe
you could spend some
time making chocolate
covered par-boiled
sprouts... (yes, we’ve
tried this!) Wrap them
up in old ferro rocher
wrappers (of course
you’ll have to eat these
yourself - shame)
Hand these to the
householder that asks
for a trick and they will
get a nasty surprise as
they bite into one!
But be careful, some
householders may be
getting ready to trick
you back. Oh yes, those
who do enter into the
spirit of Hallowe’en
may be looking for their
own entertainment.
Mwahahaha!
Some will dress up
and decorate their
hallway, answering
as a witch or another
scary character. One
particularly fun Dad we
spoke to dressed up as
a scarecrow and sat in
a chair outside his door
looking limp and lifeless
with a bowl of sweets
in his lap. As the trick
or treaters approached
he came to life. Now
THAT’s scary!
If you want to really
confuse the trick or
treaters, when you’re
asked ‘Trick or Treat?’,
try saying “Ooh, treat
please!‘ and watch their
confused little faces...
Whatever you and
yours are doing this
Halloween, enjoy!
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