~Give away something other than candy. (Toothpicks, golf balls, bags of sand, etc.) ~Wait behind the door until some people come. When they get near the door, jump out, wearing a costume, and holding a bag and yell, "Trick or Treat!" Look at them, scratch your head and act confused. ~Fill a briefcase with marbles and crackers. Write on it, "Top Secret" in big letters. When trick-or-treaters come, look around suspiciously, say, "It's about time you got here," give them the briefcase, and quickly shut the door. ~Get about 30 people to wait in your living room. When the trick-or-treaters come to the door, say, "Come in." When they do, have everyone yell, "Surprise!!!" Act like it's a surprise party. ~Get everyone who comes to the door to come in and see if they can figure out what's wrong with your dishwasher. Insist that it makes an unnatural "whirring" sound. ~After you give them candy, hand the trick-or-treaters a bill. ~When you answer the door, look at the trick-or-treaters, act shocked and scared and start screaming your head off. Slam the door and runaround the house, screaming until they go away. ~Insist that the trick-or-treaters each do ten push-ups before you give them any candy. ~Hand out menus to the trick-or-treaters and let them order their candy. Keep asking if anyone wants to see the wine list. ~Answer the door dressed as a pilgrim. Stare at the trick-or-treaters for a moment, pretend to be confused, and start flipping through a calendar. ~Instead of candy, give away colored eggs. If anyone protests, explain that the eggs are the only thing you had left over from Easter. ~Answer the door dressed as a dentist. Angrily give the trick-or-treaters a two-hour lecture on tooth decay. ~Answer the door with a mouthful of M & M's and several half-eaten candy bars in your hands. Act surprised, and close the door. Open it again in a few seconds and insist that you don't have any candy. ~Put a crown on a pumpkin and put the pumpkin on a throne on your porch. Insist that all of the trick-or-treaters bow before the pumpkin. |