"Monster Bag" for Ben's Halloween

Nana ordered this cute bag for Ben from Personal Creations. He even
got to pick it out from the catalog. He's the one who gave it the
"monster bag" name. You need to get one (grandchild). They're too much
fun!

I Like Trick or Trunk!

Trick or Trunk is new to me.  Since this concept of community-based trick or treating started after my kids were past that age, I was aware that our church had begun to do Trick or Trunk every year, but hadn't attended one.  That changed yesterday afternoon as we took our grandson Ben to enjoy the experience.

What a great event.  Folks who wanted to decorated their car trunks (or motorcycles in one case) or set up a game or other attraction next to their car did so, and then families were invited to come and enjoy.  There were even hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn and other goodies for everyone.  There was no scary stuff, but there were a lot of interesting costumes, both for kids and adults.

Ben actually was more attracted to the pumpkins that were decorating many of the venues than he was to the candy.  But when he figured out the pumpkins weighed too much, he was happy to focus on filling his monster bag with sweet treats.  He also found the games to be totally uninteresting -- just heading straight to the candy bowls.

I personally liked the game set up where older kids popped up and down from a box while someone tried to hit them with a balloon type mallet.  Sort of like the machines in Chuckey Cheese, but harmless to the ones being hit on the head.

So I give Trick or Trunk a big thumbs up.  It's great for the kids, easy on the adults, and creates a great sense of community.  It's a great, safe addition to our Halloween traditions.

And I still look forward to seeing the neighborhood kids come by for the old fashioned trick or treat later this week.

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