Comments on: Big turnout at Ballard’s annual trick or treat

By: Ballard_Curmudgeon

Ballard_Curmudgeon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:03:45 +0000

We went around the houses (25th-27th x 67th to 76th). There were defintely other kids, more would have been nicer, but we saw a bunch of great costumes. I think one issue is that trick and treating is so huge at olympic manor that a lot of people go up there instead of around the houses at ballard. But my kids got tons of candy (and most the time they said Trick or Treat and thank you without me yelling at them) and a vast majority of houses were serving stuff up.

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:38:53 +0000

Well, that's a sad tale, When I worked at UVillage a few years ago, I was pretty creeped out at the 16 year old trick-or-treating. But they all said thank you.
I blame the parents. These kids are going to be a delight when they grow up, aren't they?

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:34:02 +0000

My friends in Wedgewood got over 100 kids. My friend up on 74th got two. I got none. Most of the kids I saw on Market Street were very tiny, under 5 years old. Where are all the rest of the kids? I grew up in Sunset Hill; all of us neighborhood kids went out trick-or-treating until we dropped of exhaustion. (some of those hills below 34th are pretty steep.) If anything, there are more, not less small children in the neighborhood. What's up with that?

By: cgbutler

cgbutler — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:50 +0000

I agree. I stayed home so that the kids who did go through the neighborhood would at least enjoy a few homes that welcomed them. We had, MAYBE, 10 kids come by. Each year it has been fewer and fewer. Very sad.

By: larry

larry — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:08:31 +0000

I miss the good old days when kids went door to door in neighborhoods. I hate these business districts and malls co-opting the experience. It's a thinly veiled sales ploy.

Ick.

By: bhougland

bhougland — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:53:31 +0000

I really thought the Crocodile one was really cute and a great job of making it by his parents Brian Morgan & Kristen. Solly looked like he was enjoying everything. Thanks to the Ballard Blog.

By: Name

Name — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:51 +0000

Thanks for putting our sleeping lion on the blog! It was great seeing you all! Talk to you soon. -Ali

By: cb

cb — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:25:59 +0000

I really like the House costume from the Movie UP.

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:25:57 +0000

I handed out candy at work last night. Very few kids said “Trick or Treat”, almost none said “Thank you” – even with the parents standing there. Some were downright rude, one even interrupting while I was talking to a *paying customer* to ask “Do I have to WAIT for my CANDY?” I resisted the urge to throw it at him.

It was really a depressing experience…