We did it! We trick-or-treated in our neighborhood at 6.oo pm this evening, and the kids had a blast. We numbered 11 in total: my Portuguese neighbor Fernanda and her 3 boys, 2 Flemish neighbor kids, and a little German girl from Thijs's class (princess).With little warning we descended on our neighbors with hoops and howls and all kinds of noises. Usually they weren't prepared to receive us (since Halloween isn't a Belgian tradition) but made do with whatever they could find in their kitchen or wallet (4 euro!). The dark Cote d'Or chocolate was a real treat!
Fernanda told me her son Luca had been looking forward to trick-or-treating because it would make him feel like an American, or something along those lines. Funny, isn't it, the impressions kids have of Americans and where they get them.
2 comments:
Sounds really fun, Courtenay. Perhaps that will be us next year - with a crowd. Jonathan and I went it alone this year as Nathaniel never likes to go since he doesn't like candy. He doesn't see much point in going when there are no rewards for him. I don't blame him. We had a nice time walking along the street.
I miss trick-or-treating in the US because I love seeing the kids dressed up in their costumes. I love dressing up too, but didn't have time this year. Glad you and Jonathan had fun.
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