"At least a dozen times during the month of September, my husband and I are stopped by neighbors asking the following question: "When are you putting up the Halloween decorations?" We've lived in our suburban home in a college town since 2009, and although we started with just one Halloween inflatable decoration (a pumpkin Pac-Man and three ghosts, all still going strong), we've been amassing more and more decorations every year, until finally we became what neighbors have nicknamed the "Halloween House.""
"My husband and I love Halloween. We watch our favorite movies all through the spooky season, and turn the trick-or-treating night into an event we enjoy, too. We don't have kids (except a Corgi fur baby who refuses to wear a costume), so we love putting on a Halloween show for all the little ones in the neighborhood. That means no super-scary stuff - all of our decorations are on the tame side."
"If you can remember way back to 2020, Halloween candy chutes were everywhere. Many folks understandably didn't want hand-to-hand contact with others during that uncertain time, so we built a slide so we could still send candy down to the kids. My husband picked it up from a local hardware store: It's a vinyl gutter that's 4 inches wide so there's plenty of room for the candy to slide down. We also didn't want the kids breezing past the slide to go up the stairs, so we added "caution" tape (which also looks fun for Halloween!)"
A suburban couple has steadily expanded Halloween decorations since 2009, earning the nickname "Halloween House." They favor family-friendly, tame decor and host trick-or-treating as an event. The display includes 15 inflatable decorations, four vintage blow-molds on the porch, and many additional festive elements that attract hundreds of children. The couple has a Corgi that declines costumes. Safety-minded touches include a 2020-style candy slide built from a 4-inch vinyl gutter and decorative caution tape to keep kids from bypassing the slide while still delivering candy with minimal contact.
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