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soontobemommyof2
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Re: halloween
Posted by ChilisWife
We will be doing Halloween. Both handing out candy, and trick or treating. If anyone doesn’t want to answer the door that’s totally cool.
We’re doing exactly the same.
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My town has pretty strict Halloween protocols as is (times you can TOT, systems so you know what houses are participating, etc) so I wouldn’t be surprised if they cancel TOT. They’ve cancelled all other town events for the foreseeable future.
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| Posted 8/22/20 6:53 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: halloween
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by ChilisWife
We will be doing Halloween. Both handing out candy, and trick or treating. If anyone doesn’t want to answer the door that’s totally cool.
We’re doing exactly the same.
Same. My neighborhood is huge on trick or treating, people come from other neighborhoods to trick or treat here too actually .
And judging by what I've seen all summer here...kids riding bikes, pool parties, play dates, get togethers, I doubt anyone is going to be worried about trick or treating.
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| Posted 8/22/20 8:06 AM |
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Re: halloween
I feel like Halloween has been on a decline and has been getting cancelled little by little for several years already. I believe Halloween was pretty much cancelled after hurricane Sandy. I know towns in NJ cancelled it or rescheduled the day, which, I thought was so weird.
I love Halloween and my son is obsessed with it. So we will celebrate. I don’t think they can enforce a cancellation where you don’t celebrate. It will be up to the individual.
If I had little ones, I’d find out which friends are open to doing trick or treating in the neighborhood. Make a list and share it with your group. Perhaps a party, you may be able to do an outside one if the weather is still mild.
This year it’s on a Saturday..this is a dream for Halloween lovers like myself. Don’t waste this opportunity ladies.
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phoenix913
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Re: halloween
We'll be trick or treating as normal. I really can't think of any reason not to? Isn't the same as buying food at the store? All of that has been touched by multiple hands before it gets to you. Are people worried that someone will inject covid into the candy or cough it onto the wrapper? If you're comfortable sending your child to school then I really don't see the issue with Halloween...
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| Posted 8/22/20 10:25 AM |
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Re: halloween
I know in some places in PA, towns are assigned days for trick or treating, i.e., a day near Halloween, not actually Halloween.
I'm not saying we should do that...just thought it was an interesting side note.
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NervousNell
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Re: halloween
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I know in some places in PA, towns are assigned days for trick or treating, i.e., a day near Halloween, not actually Halloween.
I'm not saying we should do that...just thought it was an interesting side note.
I've heard of that. I never understood it. Why can't everyone trick or treat on Halloween itself? It kind of kills the fun when towns try to control things like that. And what is the point of it anyway? Don't go out on the 31st but it's ok to go out on the 29th?
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Re: halloween
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I know in some places in PA, towns are assigned days for trick or treating, i.e., a day near Halloween, not actually Halloween.
I'm not saying we should do that...just thought it was an interesting side note.
I've heard of that. I never understood it. Why can't everyone trick or treat on Halloween itself? It kind of kills the fun when towns try to control things like that. And what is the point of it anyway? Don't go out on the 31st but it's ok to go out on the 29th?
I have never understood the rationale behind it either lol
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Hofstra26
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Re: halloween
I think what's done for Halloween will be on a community to community basis. I am hoping that our community figures out a way to keep Halloween alive this year. If not, I've already decided that my kids will still dress up, we'll do a candy scavenger hunt in the house, we'll bake spooky treats and meals and relax at home watching scary movies. We'll make the best of the holiday whether we can trick-or-treat or not.
That being said, I REALLLLLLY hope they still get to go out and have some fun. IMO, I don't really see why TOT'ing should be cancelled, popping some sealed candy into a kids bag is really not all that dangerous that you need to stress about it. JMO.
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Re: halloween
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Where and from whom did you hear that COVID cannot transmitted from contaminated surfaces?
MONTHS ago they said to NOT bother washing off your groceries, there was no point.
If you're taking candy from a bag and if you wear a glove for safety on top of it there is literally no worries about getting COVID from a piece of candy. And you can always wipe down the candy yourself at home before eating it.
If my neighbors are all in on Halloween, we'll be out TOT'ing for sure.
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| Posted 8/22/20 11:55 AM |
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MrsWoods
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We will be doing Halloween as normal. If your scared, leave your bucket outside but i'm doing all the things. CSTL is still having their Halloween fest so doing that as well. And if King Cuomo says anything about that then he can go to hell
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Re: halloween
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Where and from whom did you hear that COVID cannot transmitted from contaminated surfaces?
MONTHS ago they said to NOT bother washing off your groceries, there was no point.
If you're taking candy from a bag and if you wear a glove for safety on top of it there is literally no worries about getting COVID from a piece of candy. And you can always wipe down the candy yourself at home before eating it.
If my neighbors are all in on Halloween, we'll be out TOT'ing for sure.
Who is “they”? Hey I think its reasonable to TOT in a low risk area while taking precautions if you choose, but to say that you cannot possibly contract Covid from surfaces is not reasonable. Some situations are lower risk than others, but there isn’t no risk at all, that’s all I’m pointing out. If that were the case no surface, doorknob, table, or cup would need to be disinfected. Keep in mind TOT commonly requires ringing a touch doorbell touched by many others. Disinfecting groceries was not widely recommended due to low risk of transmitting a viral load large enough to cause significant replication of virus in a new hosts body, not because it’s not possible or because it never a happens. Obviously as members of a functioning society we have to make the choice to incur risk every time we walk out the door for any reason. Much of the CDCs recommendations are based on realistic confines of society, not always exact science based.
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NervousNell
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Re: halloween
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Where and from whom did you hear that COVID cannot transmitted from contaminated surfaces?
MONTHS ago they said to NOT bother washing off your groceries, there was no point.
If you're taking candy from a bag and if you wear a glove for safety on top of it there is literally no worries about getting COVID from a piece of candy. And you can always wipe down the candy yourself at home before eating it.
If my neighbors are all in on Halloween, we'll be out TOT'ing for sure.
Who is “they”? Hey I think its reasonable to TOT in a low risk area while taking precautions if you choose, but to say that you cannot possibly contract Covid from surfaces is not reasonable. Some situations are lower risk than others, but there isn’t no risk at all, that’s all I’m pointing out. If that were the case no surface, doorknob, table, or cup would need to be disinfected. Keep in mind TOT commonly requires ringing a touch doorbell touched by many others. Disinfecting groceries was not widely recommended due to low risk of transmitting a viral load large enough to cause significant replication of virus in a new hosts body, not because it’s not possible or because it never a happens. Obviously as members of a functioning society we have to make the choice to incur risk every time we walk out the door for any reason. Much of the CDCs recommendations are based on realistic confines of society, not always exact science based.
So bring hand sanitizer and sanitize the hands of the person ringing the bell after they do so.
It's not like Covid absorbs through your skin.
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Re: halloween
My kids are in middle school and I feel like for the most part it is just for the elementary school kids where I live. I remember still getting dressed up with my friends until 9th grade, but it seems like it is fifth and younger here. I figured this would have been the last tot year and actually said something to my kids last year. My older one took my younger one out so he still went in seventh. I am not sure what we will do this year. Typically I have a small friend party. I think I may still do that.
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blu6385
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Re: halloween
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Where and from whom did you hear that COVID cannot transmitted from contaminated surfaces?
sorry poor choice of words. I meant to say its low risk getting it from surfaces so while the chances are there transmission from touching something is low. Especially if you wash your hands before touching your mouth.
At one point they were making it seem that you can get it easily by touching surfaces (and by they maybe it was media frenzy and false information being spread but it was a big deal)
My point was the risk is very low from getting it by touching things
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Hofstra26
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Re: halloween
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by LastLightGlow
Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Where and from whom did you hear that COVID cannot transmitted from contaminated surfaces?
MONTHS ago they said to NOT bother washing off your groceries, there was no point.
If you're taking candy from a bag and if you wear a glove for safety on top of it there is literally no worries about getting COVID from a piece of candy. And you can always wipe down the candy yourself at home before eating it.
If my neighbors are all in on Halloween, we'll be out TOT'ing for sure.
Who is “they”? Hey I think its reasonable to TOT in a low risk area while taking precautions if you choose, but to say that you cannot possibly contract Covid from surfaces is not reasonable. Some situations are lower risk than others, but there isn’t no risk at all, that’s all I’m pointing out. If that were the case no surface, doorknob, table, or cup would need to be disinfected. Keep in mind TOT commonly requires ringing a touch doorbell touched by many others. Disinfecting groceries was not widely recommended due to low risk of transmitting a viral load large enough to cause significant replication of virus in a new hosts body, not because it’s not possible or because it never a happens. Obviously as members of a functioning society we have to make the choice to incur risk every time we walk out the door for any reason. Much of the CDCs recommendations are based on realistic confines of society, not always exact science based.
So bring hand sanitizer and sanitize the hands of the person ringing the bell after they do so.
It's not like Covid absorbs through your skin.
Exactly. I consider TOT'ing VERY low risk. To each his own though.
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| Posted 8/22/20 7:44 PM |
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blu6385
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Re: halloween
Posted by mommywantsababy
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Posted by blu6385
I dont know why this is such a debate. I dont even see what the risk is for kids to go trick o treating??!
what am i missing here?
they say you can get it off of surfaces so why are people nervous?? If anything if makes you feel better have them trick o treat with masks on then?
I really am so confused why this would cause any more risks that what we are all are dong now
Even with masks, i in no way feel comfortable having my kids walk up to a house, ring a doorbell, and then take candy from someone. Nor do i feel comfortable handing it out.
can i ask do you not go out and do anything??
Not being snarky but really doing anything can technically be risk of catching covid.
i obviously will not let me kids eat any of the candy till we get home and will probably have them use hand sanitizer after a little bit!
i dont know i guess since we have gone on vacation and my kids play with friends, went to camp, DD is back at her cheer gym I cant see how trick o treating is any riskier
Quite honestly no, not much. We do go to grandparents, who are taking just as many precautions. The riskiest thing I’ve let them do is play softball and soccer. Masks are worn on and off the field, coaches have masks on. I stay FAR away from any other people and wear a mask the entire time. As soon as we get home clothes are changed and the kids shower.
She’s had three play dates, one kid at a time, outdoors only-not even indoors for bathroom or anything.
My kids have each physically gone in one place each since March. I’ve physically gone inside a building i believe a total of 9 times now, including grocery stores.
I’ve done a few outdoors activities with my kids. We went to a farm today, but were never closer than maybe 40 feet from other people. I haven’t taken them anywhere that may be crowded. I’ll take them to playgrounds, but only if the playground is empty, and we stop often to sanitize.
My oldest is going full time to school in a few weeks, and obviously I’m nervous. I’ve been very involved with knowing procedures and such though.
ETA: were planning a fun day for Halloween. My kids will wear costumes, I’m setting up different stations around for my kids and niece/nephew with candy, games and activities. They won’t be deprived lol
I dont think you are depriving them lol
but i just dont understand the rationale of why anyone wont do it if they do things already.
Even outdoor play dates, are they staying 6ft apart? because if not then technically they are at risk of getting it if one of them have it so why cant the be inside and playing or using the bathroom? why is that any more riskier.
Maybe I am not fully understanding the transmission.
But from what I understand you are at greatest risk if you are within 6ft of someone because the droplets can travel that far so why would it be that much more of risk playing inside versus outside if you are not staying 6ft apart any way?
what am I missing? (and i do mean this seriously)
I really am trying to understand people rationale of doing one thing but not another.
To me if you really are worried then you shouldn't be doing anything but staying in (which by the way I do know someone who still has not gone out and done things). people who stay in and dont do anything are the only ones I can get behind when they say they wont do something. Of course this is my opinion and clearly no one has to agree with it
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beachgirl
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Re: halloween
Way too early to be thinking about what will happen at Halloween. It's August!! I would buy a costume but Cuomo could say that trick or treating should not happen in towns / villages i.e stores handing out candy. He could also bring back group restrictions ie. no more than 15 people gathering which will technically eliminate groups going from house to house. He COULD do all this if numbers increase...will he? who knows.
But like everything else even if he does do this the same families that were hosting back yard get togethers in April will still patrol the streets picking up candy.
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LuckyStar
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It is unlikely that anyone will catch COVID through a contaminated surface.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/coronavirus-mistakes.html
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Chai77
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Re: halloween
Posted by LuckyStar
It is unlikely that anyone will catch COVID through a contaminated surface.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/coronavirus-mistakes.html
Yeah. And this does not say that it is impossible either. Everyone on here needs to stop judging and stop playing infectious disease specialist online. It's way past enough.
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LuckyStar
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Re: halloween
Posted by Chai77
Posted by LuckyStar
It is unlikely that anyone will catch COVID through a contaminated surface.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/coronavirus-mistakes.html
Yeah. And this does not say that it is impossible either. Everyone on here needs to stop judging and stop playing infectious disease specialist online. It's way past enough.
I didn’t judge anyone, I shared research findings.
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Re: halloween
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Posted by mommywantsababy
Quite honestly no, not much. We do go to grandparents, who are taking just as many precautions. The riskiest thing I’ve let them do is play softball and soccer. Masks are worn on and off the field, coaches have masks on. I stay FAR away from any other people and wear a mask the entire time. As soon as we get home clothes are changed and the kids shower.
She’s had three play dates, one kid at a time, outdoors only-not even indoors for bathroom or anything.
My kids have each physically gone in one place each since March. I’ve physically gone inside a building i believe a total of 9 times now, including grocery stores.
I’ve done a few outdoors activities with my kids. We went to a farm today, but were never closer than maybe 40 feet from other people. I haven’t taken them anywhere that may be crowded. I’ll take them to playgrounds, but only if the playground is empty, and we stop often to sanitize.
My oldest is going full time to school in a few weeks, and obviously I’m nervous. I’ve been very involved with knowing procedures and such though.
ETA: were planning a fun day for Halloween. My kids will wear costumes, I’m setting up different stations around for my kids and niece/nephew with candy, games and activities. They won’t be deprived lol
I dont think you are depriving them lol
but i just dont understand the rationale of why anyone wont do it if they do things already.
Even outdoor play dates, are they staying 6ft apart? because if not then technically they are at risk of getting it if one of them have it so why cant the be inside and playing or using the bathroom? why is that any more riskier.
Maybe I am not fully understanding the transmission.
But from what I understand you are at greatest risk if you are within 6ft of someone because the droplets can travel that far so why would it be that much more of risk playing inside versus outside if you are not staying 6ft apart any way?
what am I missing? (and i do mean this seriously)
I really am trying to understand people rationale of doing one thing but not another.
To me if you really are worried then you shouldn't be doing anything but staying in (which by the way I do know someone who still has not gone out and done things). people who stay in and dont do anything are the only ones I can get behind when they say they wont do something. Of course this is my opinion and clearly no one has to agree with it
So obviously I’m nervous, but my thought process is as follows:
1. Unless I’m wrong, I’ve read over and over again that even without masks/social distancing, the rate of transmission outdoors is much less.
2. Since my kids are little, they spend the whole time running, climbing, etc. They’re not sitting next to their friend really at all, so while not distancing, it seems a bit more spread out?
3. As for being indoors/using bathroom, while it doesn’t seem to have a high transmission on surfaces, it seems droplets still stay in the air, so I’m not ready to take that risk.
4. I also think about it like this-everything I do/let my children do has a possibility of infection. By being very deliberate about what we do, and the risk involved, I’m able to minimize that risk. I avoid going to stores, bc that minimizes my risk. I’d rather use that “risk allowance?” (Totally just made up that phrase) on something that will have the largest reward for the risk.
So, for trick or treating, instead of coming into contact with say 20 different homes, I can provide a less risky, still very enjoyable and memorable experience in my home for my kids and niece/nephew, which now has contact with only 1 other household.
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Re: halloween
Posted by mommywantsababy
So obviously I’m nervous, but my thought process is as follows:
1. Unless I’m wrong, I’ve read over and over again that even without masks/social distancing, the rate of transmission outdoors is much less.
2. Since my kids are little, they spend the whole time running, climbing, etc. They’re not sitting next to their friend really at all, so while not distancing, it seems a bit more spread out?
3. As for being indoors/using bathroom, while it doesn’t seem to have a high transmission on surfaces, it seems droplets still stay in the air, so I’m not ready to take that risk.
4. I also think about it like this-everything I do/let my children do has a possibility of infection. By being very deliberate about what we do, and the risk involved, I’m able to minimize that risk. I avoid going to stores, bc that minimizes my risk. I’d rather use that “risk allowance?” (Totally just made up that phrase) on something that will have the largest reward for the risk.
So, for trick or treating, instead of coming into contact with say 20 different homes, I can provide a less risky, still very enjoyable and memorable experience in my home for my kids and niece/nephew, which now has contact with only 1 other household.
To me this is a very logical and rational approach. Thank you for posting it. (You saved me the trouble- LOL  )
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Chai77
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Re: halloween
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Chai77
Posted by LuckyStar
It is unlikely that anyone will catch COVID through a contaminated surface.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/coronavirus-mistakes.html
Yeah. And this does not say that it is impossible either. Everyone on here needs to stop judging and stop playing infectious disease specialist online. It's way past enough.
I didn’t judge anyone, I shared research findings.
Sorry, the judging comment was not directed at you.
There are other women on here who have been regularly nastily questioning and mocking those of us who are taking a cautious stance. This has been going on for months.
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Christine2
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Re: halloween
Was thinking about it the other day. I bet the general recommendation will be for people to leave candy out in a bowl on their stoop or porch. I think kids outside going from house to house is ok, but probably not the ringing of doors and personal interaction. Good thing it is a Saturday. There will likely be a bunch of parties instead.
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