Halloween in London!

If you Google "Halloween in London" you get lots of information about activities to do during the week leading up to it, there are haunted houses and hay mazes, pumpkin carving contests and halloween shows...but there is not much information about trick or treating, in fact you get the impression that it is viewed as an annoying American tradition that has made it's way over to pond. We were pleasantly surprised by our neighborhood. There were loads of kids and parents out on the streets and everyone was very friendly and appeared to be enjoying the tradition of trick or treating. In fact a few parents walked with beer/wine in hand!!!

We were given a tip from our neighbor as we ventured out...If a house has their light on and a pumpkin on their step, they will be giving out candy, no pumpkin...no candy. Good rule to remember! Regardless, the kids had a blast and collected a ton of really weird candy, lots of gummy candy in the shape of various body parts (nose, ear, eyeball)! Another interesting observation, people like to set off fireworks on Halloween. Not only were they bursting through the sky, but there were three or four stands in the grocery store today selling fireworks specifically for tonight...

Here are a few pictures of the kids in costume!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!!