Our major problem over the years has been time & getting a good deal on the candy, or sweets as we simply call it in the UK,
So I'm pleased to say that this year we are going to the wholesaler for our Swizzels (fantastic British sweet company of around 100 years in business & the best in the market for child & adult pleasers.
As we go through in excess of 25 kilos of sweets (that's over 55lbs of sugary treats) we are simply visiting the wholesaler which will save us a considerable amount of cash (that we haven't got).
for 2011 I was so disheartened with local gobshite kids (the minority not the majority) that we did halloween totally for ourselves & diidn't actually answer the door , why!? well no-one has ever offered to take Izzy out trick or treating so she & I went out for the evening to do what hundreds do to us.
I think it's important to do both sides of Halloween & really enjoyed myself with my daughter on a very good, clear warm (for October) night & renew your own links with Halloween past, certainly refreshing for myself, & fun for Izzy, & in all the years i've been in this area my first chance to see other folks decorations & set up..
There were some excellent pumpkins & folk who'd gone to town with their front doors, & surprisingly a good few parents actually realized who we were behind our costumes ..we were both zombies ..what else!?
Izzy really appreciated me giving her time rather than us kow-towing to the hordes that keep us so busy on the 31st from before dusk till past 10pm, I must agree it was a lovely experience to share properly with our own Halloween enthused child.
Lots of moaning & annoyed parents apparantly, that we should have been in & ready for their children, this is sad really, does it never cross their minds to share the fun & become one of the decorated houses?
This is why I get jaded, not only is it hard work for one night per year it's also a one person set up, take down & store away for next year!
My constant fx foggers have run out of the proper fog fluid this year & unless I can get some from the states, will be fogless for 2012 ,..so anyone who knows of any stock please let me know i have 3 of these foggers & they are darn good but need a precise fog fluid concoction.
Help a fellow haunter out if you can!
So I'm pleased to say that this year we are going to the wholesaler for our Swizzels (fantastic British sweet company of around 100 years in business & the best in the market for child & adult pleasers.
As we go through in excess of 25 kilos of sweets (that's over 55lbs of sugary treats) we are simply visiting the wholesaler which will save us a considerable amount of cash (that we haven't got).
for 2011 I was so disheartened with local gobshite kids (the minority not the majority) that we did halloween totally for ourselves & diidn't actually answer the door , why!? well no-one has ever offered to take Izzy out trick or treating so she & I went out for the evening to do what hundreds do to us.
I think it's important to do both sides of Halloween & really enjoyed myself with my daughter on a very good, clear warm (for October) night & renew your own links with Halloween past, certainly refreshing for myself, & fun for Izzy, & in all the years i've been in this area my first chance to see other folks decorations & set up..
There were some excellent pumpkins & folk who'd gone to town with their front doors, & surprisingly a good few parents actually realized who we were behind our costumes ..we were both zombies ..what else!?
Izzy really appreciated me giving her time rather than us kow-towing to the hordes that keep us so busy on the 31st from before dusk till past 10pm, I must agree it was a lovely experience to share properly with our own Halloween enthused child.
Lots of moaning & annoyed parents apparantly, that we should have been in & ready for their children, this is sad really, does it never cross their minds to share the fun & become one of the decorated houses?
This is why I get jaded, not only is it hard work for one night per year it's also a one person set up, take down & store away for next year!
My constant fx foggers have run out of the proper fog fluid this year & unless I can get some from the states, will be fogless for 2012 ,..so anyone who knows of any stock please let me know i have 3 of these foggers & they are darn good but need a precise fog fluid concoction.
Help a fellow haunter out if you can!