Hal­loween is an evening  when a  child can dress up and be  who­ever they  want, but no mat­ter who  your child wants to  be don’t for­get  to take your trick or treat  eti­quette with you.  Here is a list of Do’s  and Don’ts to remember:

For Givers:

If you are plan­ning on giv­ing out candy do leave your porch light on.  Leav­ing the light on sig­ni­fies that you are in the trick-or-treat business.

Giv­ing out fruit, box of raisins or home­made treats, although done with the best inten­tions, is not a good idea.  Par­ents are more than likely to throw away any­thing that is hand­made and/or open, plus kids are there for candy.

Trick or Treaters:

Only go to the homes with the porch light on.  Knock or ring the door­bell once and stand back.

Do say trick or treat.  Unless your cos­tume is deer in the head­lights, don’t stand there with your bag open with a blank stare.

Only take one to two pieces of candy and remem­ber to say “thank you” and never say “I don’t like that”.

Stay on the side­walk and off the grass and flowerbeds.

If you still don’t have a cos­tume Here are some ideas for no-sew Hal­loween costumes.

If you are the host­ess with most­ess tonight here are some ideas for easy Hal­loween treats

Don’t let poor eti­quette take away the fun on this All Hal­lows Eve.