I have always loved Halloween night. I still remember the thrill of getting dressed up and running around the neighborhood in the dark. There would be kids running everywhere, house to house, demanding candy. There was such excitement and fun in the air.

Then I got older and didn’t get to trick-or-treat anymore. To be honest, I did keep it up until I was 18. But then I finally had to accept my time was done.

But now: Enter the Child!

Halloween is for All Ages

My son is my ticket back into the socially acceptable practice of parading in the streets for free candy on All Hallows Eve. I have taken him trick-or-treating since he was 6 months old, but this was the first year he was into it.

Oh, he didn’t care one bit about his costume, but he sure made a beeline for those candy baskets. He caught on fast and had no shame grabbing as much as he could stuff in his little toddler hands.

And I was lucky to have recently moved to a neighborhood that really celebrates things the way I remembered. Kids were running from house to house, everyone was out and dressed up, it was amazing.

Plus, there was the added bonus of the adults enjoying themselves as well and serving up adult beverages along the way. I had a never-ending wine glass and got to trick-or-treat. It was Awesome!

So according to my calculations, I should get at least another 10 years of trick-or-treating out of this arrangement…lol

Celebrating Halloween as an Adult

Of course, I never gave up the costuming part of Halloween, just the “asking for free candy” part. I continued to dress up for Halloween (and every holiday in-between) well into adulthood, and still dress up now.

Getting into cosplay was my way of continuing the celebration all year long. I think each year celebrating Halloween comes a little earlier, as I’ve I usually do the 100 Days Until Halloween photo prompt countdown on Instagram. Everyone is welcome to join in on that!

So, here’s to all the adults who still know how to dress up and have fun on Halloween!