How old were you when you stopped trick or treating? I kind of hate to admit, but last went in college. Kind of a spur of the moment thing. Several guys in the dorm had gone to a thrift store and bought old clothes and ties and were dressing up as used cars salesmen. I didn't want to be left out, but didn't have a costume. One of the guys was an engineering major and had lots of blueprints, so it was decided that we would tape the blueprints all over me including a blueprint cape. We also had a paper mask of a sea captain. What was I you ask?? Captain Blueprint of course. As we headed off in search of candy the rest of the dorm laughed at us. Growing up in a neighborhood where we used to go to about 5 houses and got about as many kids at our place, the big city thing was amazing. We filled up pillow cases with candy very quickly, and yes every house asked me what/who was I? With a couple of us being over 6 feet tall we got a lot of other comments too, like "ok guys do you think you are a little old??" When we got back to the dorms and everyone saw our loot, nobody was laughing any more. We were generous though and emptied it out for everyone. Even though I was a little on the old side, it completed Halloween for me in terms of trick or treating like you see in the movies with tons of homes and lots of kids running everywhere. I wish I had a picture of Captain Blueprint, but to my knowledge none exist.

Hi Glen, I love your picture of pumpkins. Interesting question for you post... my 13 and 16 year old daughters this year were deciding if they were too old to go trick or treating. My 13 year old went for it. My 16 year old and her friend dressed up, hit a couple of houses and came back. Then 1/2 later, they left again, and they didn't return for another hour and a half. How old is too old for trick or treating? Good question.