If there's one thing kids know, it's what they want to see at the bottom of their bags on Oct. 31. And they're just as certain about what they don't want to see. We asked KidsPost readers to tell us what they love and hate to get on Halloween. Grown-ups, are you paying attention?
Love It!
One time I went with a group of friends around my neighborhood. There was this guy who owned a candy shop and he was giving out two big 24-pack Twizzlers.
-- Sarah Wolf, 11, Chevy Chase
Once I got a goody bag from a close neighbor with colored pencils and an eraser that said "#1 Kid" on it.
-- Olivia Sledzik, 11, Germantown
One very hot Halloween, a neighbor ran out of candy. Instead of quickly going to Giant to get more, they started giving out water. Since it was very hot outside, and it was even hotter for those with heavy costumes, it was the most popular house in the neighborhood.
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-- Nora Belblidia, 11, Gaithersburg
When my neighbor was a little girl, one of her neighbor's cats had kittens. On Halloween she found a little kitten in her candy bag! They got to keep the cat. Now her cat had kittens and I'm going to get one -- the normal way.
-- Jenny Smolek, 12, St. Mary's
This is what I love: tattoos. Especially bugs.
-- James Montavon, 7, Springfield
When I lived in Illinois, one of our neighbors always gave out sodas, which I thought was pretty cool. I was only 4 or 5 and wasn't allowed to have sodas except for Halloween.
-- Breton Stailey, 13, Gaithersburg
One year when I went trick-or-treating I went to a house that gave out little toys like plastic yo-yos, spinning tops and hand clappers.
-- Katherine S. Green, 9, Washington
Last year I got a little bag full of stuff: There was a Frankenstein key chain, a little book that had puzzles, games and jokes, and candy. Two years ago I got four quarters. Since my brother and sister went too, they got a dollar each. This made the woman spend three dollars on people she didn't know. This was the best thing I ever got on Halloween.
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-- Emily Ma, 11, Rockville
Caramel apples, apples, stickers, hacky sacks, breath mints, bouncy balls, money, pencils, caramel popcorn, tops, pretzels.
-- Mrs. Bush's fifth-grade class,
Forestville Elementary, Great Falls
Popsicles, crayons, pretzels, glow sticks, a rubber bat, pick-up sticks, vampire teeth, a dollar.
-- Ms. Schmidt's and Ms. Johncox's
third-grade classes,
Ronald McNair Elementary, Germantown
Hate It!
Once I got a Pringles container. It was really weird. After we walked away, my friends and I started cracking up. It was hilarious.
-- Catherine Begley, 12, Leesburg
I really hate to get energy protein bars and fruit.
-- Ariana Reguerin, 8, Darnestown
My mom is not a normal mother. She feels it's her duty to give out toothbrushes at Halloween. Now this would be completely understandable if she was a dentist. But guess what? She's not. My mother just finds it funny to embarrass me as much as she can. Please tell her to stop.
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-- Karen Orrick, 13, Bethesda
The thing I don't like about Halloween is getting apples and toothbrushes and toothpaste.
-- Peter Kasper, 9, Washington
One year my mom gave out pretzels. I just don't like pretzels. I'm glad the next year she gave out candy.
-- Jenny Gribben, 9, Laurel
I hate it when people give out Reese's Peanut Butter Cups because too many people give them out and I don't like them that much. I usually give all mine to my dad.
-- Leslie Warren, 11, Waldorf
Our dislikes are taffy, cinnamon candies and butterscotch lollipops.
-- Prue Rollins, 9; Richmond Rollins, 7;
and Hannah Rollins, 5,
Hamilton, Virginia
The worst think to get is banana Laffy Taffy. My sister and I were trading candy and she gave me hers free. It tasted so gross I threw it away.
-- Carter Lane, 8, Burke
What I really hate to get in my candy bag is nutritional food. I think that trick-or-treating and Halloween is made for fun sweets like candy.
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-- Mia Brown, 11, Alexandria
Cheap plastic toys, raisins, crayons, business cards, juice boxes, notepads, nail files, rocks, erasers, napkins, barrettes, plastic silverware, cheese, nuts, toothpaste, dental floss, paper airplanes, plastic fruit.
-- Mrs. Bush's fifth-grade class,
Forestville Elementary, Great Falls
Mints, sour candy, Pay Days, licorice, Fireballs, dried fruit, Jolly Ranchers, Barbie candy, vegetables.
-- Ms. Schmidt's and Ms. Johncox's
third-grade classes,
Ronald McNair Elementary, Germantown
