Fat orange pumpkins outside grocery stores. Fake cobwebs instead of real ones in your neighbor’s front yard. The appearance of dangling Halloween cut-outs at Target. It’s Halloween again, and for some students, this year presents a new dilemma: am I too old to go trick-or-treating this year?
If you’re a freshman or a sophomore, you might not be asking yourself this question. You probably still think you’re young enough to go trick-or-treating, and my guess is you’re probably right. In general, lower classmen tend to look young enough that they won’t get any strange looks from neighbors doling out candy.
If you’re a junior or a senior, however, it really depends on a few factors. First of all, how are your neighbors? If they’re more easygoing and friendly, then don’t feel silly going trick-or-treating. Your neighbors aren’t going to refuse you candy simply because you’re a few years older than a middle-school student. Also, what kind of costume will you be wearing? If it’s one that covers your face, then you will most likely be able to get away with trick-or-treating this year, if you’re not too tall.
For those of you who still have any doubts, you could always take a younger sibling trick-or-treating, if you have one. Then even if you look a little too old to be going trick-or-treating, at least you have a logical explanation for tagging along this year and sharing in the free candy. Honestly, you shouldn’t worry about it too much. The ages at which you can go trick-or-treating are not set in stone, and most people are too polite to refuse any trick-or-treaters candy, no matter how old they look. It’s free candy, and if you’re a senior especially, this will probably be one of the last times you’ll ever get to go trick-or-treating. You might as well enjoy this last bit of your childhood while it lasts.
