Kids can come trick or treating

"LaurenLoser16;c-16524143" wrote:

"ClassicalSim;c-16524057" wrote:
I can think of a couple of ways trick or treating could have been added.

1) They could have set it up in the parks and spawn a festival with random townies/NPCs that host a booth or table or something similar and the children could go around to each one and trick or treat.

2) They could have done it similar to the Day of the Dead challenge and have random townies/NPCs spawn out in the world wearing costumes and the children could go up to them and trick or treat.

I think the second would probably be easier and less costly to implement. They wouldn't have to redo the parks to spawn a festival. Instead they would just have to redo the Day of the Dead Challenge to give out candy instead of sugar skulls and to let children participate.

Absolutely no offense to you at all (these are good ideas!) I just find them a little creepy. LOL

Something about kids asking strangers for candy seems wrong... isn’t it funny that that’s what Halloween is all about anyway? When I was a kid, my parents would have never let us go alone. Even when we were old enough to find it annoying having them there. By that time, I was happy to just pass out candy instead.

Probably based on my own experiences, I’m fine without having trick or treat. I’ll just have the family throw a party and pass out candy if anyone stops by! I hope there is at least a rabbit hole or some sort of solution for everyone that wants it, though!

EDIT my post didn’t go through correctly the first time! Sorry!

When I was young, it was safer and so much fun, but the world was a much safer place then in general. Now, though, it isn't safe to let your kids go to strangers houses and ask for candy. My sisters only took their children to the houses of family and friends. The employers of one of my sisters let their employees and their friends and families bring their children to their office building and each department is decorated and the children go from room to room to trick or treat. Some malls here let children trick or treat and only preapproved people can hand out the candy, and the candy is inspected to make sure it hasn't been tampered with.

I agree, in the real world it has become a dangerous thing to do, but since The Sims isn't dangerous for children, for the most part (stay away from the dryer kids if you don't clean the lint trap), it's kind of reminiscent of the old days when you didn't have to worry about strangers like we do now. It brings back fun memories.

"Dannydanbo;c-16523606" wrote:
I wonder if we can throw a halloween party for our kids and invite other kids to it.

You can create any holidays you want or just throw a Spooky Day party (if you have the Spooky Stuff Pack) and invite the kiddos over.

"catloverplayer;c-16523218" wrote:
Yes that's awesome but sadly our sims can't trick or treat. Hmm I bet our sims will get the give candy interaction back to not just trick or treaters but any sims as well. That was a limited interaction.

This is my thinking, as well. I'll be satisfied if we can at least do that.

Yay!! I don't mind if our kids don't get to trick or treat, the concept never played out right in TS3, so I could live without it this time around.

Ideal would be rabbit-hole, like Volunteering is in Parenthood, but if it's not there, I'm fine with it. It's a neat thing other kids can come to our Sims houses; something I wasn't expecting.

I'm really looking forward to this. I want to set up for it.. have a smallish home party or just use the calendar to have visitors or scary movie night and play the spooky music and decorate (with or without little kids in my sims home). I really want to see how many NPC kids come to my sims door. I hope it most of them show up if your set up for it. I can see blocking a week off for this holiday alone. I wonder if you can interact with them or invite them in also? Hmmm...
I may have to replay some ghost households so they can scare the trick or treaters. So many ideas.

"Pegasys;c-16524308" wrote:
Ideal would be rabbit-hole, like Volunteering is in Parenthood, but if it's not there, I'm fine with it. It's a neat thing other kids can come to our Sims houses; something I wasn't expecting.

If it's not you could always send them off to do some volunteering and pretend. Or there are some mods out there that add more of these sort of rabbit hole type events so maybe someone will add a Trick or Treat option.

"Hermitgirl;c-16524341" wrote:
I'm really looking forward to this. I want to set up for it.. have a smallish home party or just use the calendar to have visitors or scary movie night and play the spooky music and decorate (with or without little kids in my sims home). I really want to see how many NPC kids come to my sims door. I hope it most of them show up if your set up for it. I can see blocking a week off for this holiday alone. I wonder if you can interact with them or invite them in also? Hmmm...
I may have to replay some ghost households so they can scare the trick or treaters. So many ideas.

You're giving me ideas. I'm thinking I might start a new save and turn one of the worlds into a Halloween world, dress everyone in Halloween costumes, have lots of ghosts "living" there, and make every day Halloween. We need someone to make a mod so we can egg and teepee houses. >:)

"ClassicalSim;c-16524438" wrote:

"Hermitgirl;c-16524341" wrote:
I'm really looking forward to this. I want to set up for it.. have a smallish home party or just use the calendar to have visitors or scary movie night and play the spooky music and decorate (with or without little kids in my sims home). I really want to see how many NPC kids come to my sims door. I hope it most of them show up if your set up for it. I can see blocking a week off for this holiday alone. I wonder if you can interact with them or invite them in also? Hmmm...
I may have to replay some ghost households so they can scare the trick or treaters. So many ideas.

You're giving me ideas. I'm thinking I might start a new save and turn one of the worlds into a Halloween world, dress everyone in Halloween costumes, have lots of ghosts "living" there, and make every day Halloween. We need someone to make a mod so we can egg and teepee houses. >:)

I was thinking of doing that to Forgotten Hollow. It is small; but already has that dark and spooky feel and maybe create or add some Nightmare Before Christmas or Corpse Bride sims to live there. The only issue would be where to move the Vampires.

"XxAirixX;c-16524450" wrote:

"ClassicalSim;c-16524438" wrote:

"Hermitgirl;c-16524341" wrote:
I'm really looking forward to this. I want to set up for it.. have a smallish home party or just use the calendar to have visitors or scary movie night and play the spooky music and decorate (with or without little kids in my sims home). I really want to see how many NPC kids come to my sims door. I hope it most of them show up if your set up for it. I can see blocking a week off for this holiday alone. I wonder if you can interact with them or invite them in also? Hmmm...
I may have to replay some ghost households so they can scare the trick or treaters. So many ideas.

You're giving me ideas. I'm thinking I might start a new save and turn one of the worlds into a Halloween world, dress everyone in Halloween costumes, have lots of ghosts "living" there, and make every day Halloween. We need someone to make a mod so we can egg and teepee houses. >:)

I was thinking of doing that to Forgotten Hollow. It is small; but already has that dark and spooky feel and maybe create or add some Nightmare Before Christmas or Corpse Bride sims to live there. The only issue would be where to move the Vampires.

I was thinking that would be the best place, too. I've seen some Corpse Bride CC somewhere. I'm going to have to look for that. It would be perfect for a Halloween neighborhood.