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Tonight will be bustling for many as they answer doors, hand out candies and treats, and occasionally duck away every time the doorbell rings. Why not spice up your Halloween this year with these clever tricks to baffle trick-or-treaters?
1. Hand out unconventional items instead of candy. (Think toothpicks, golf balls, or small bags of sand)
2. Hide behind the door until trick-or-treaters arrive. As they approach, leap out in a costume, clutching a bag, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” Then, act puzzled and scratch your head as if you’re the one confused.
3. Pack a briefcase with marbles and crackers, and label it “Top Secret” in bold letters. When trick-or-treaters arrive, glance around suspiciously, mutter, “It’s about time you showed up,” hand them the briefcase, and swiftly close the door.
4. Gather around 30 people to hide in your living room. When trick-or-treaters knock, invite them inside. As they enter, have everyone shout, “Surprise!!!” and pretend it’s a surprise party.
5. Invite every trick-or-treater inside to inspect your dishwasher, claiming it emits a strange “whirring” noise. Act genuinely concerned and ask for their opinion.
6. After handing out candy, present the trick-or-treaters with an invoice.
7. Answer the door dressed as a giant fish, then immediately collapse and remain motionless and silent until the trick-or-treaters leave. Alternatively, hold up a single candy bar, toss it into the street, and shout, “Crawl for it!”
8. When you open the door, act horrified and terrified upon seeing the trick-or-treaters. Scream loudly, slam the door, and run around the house while continuing to scream until they leave.
9. Pretend to be intoxicated when you open the door. Offer the trick-or-treaters a taste of liquor (this works particularly well if they’re accompanied by their parents) – a guaranteed way to deter unwanted guests!
10. Demand that each trick-or-treater complete ten push-ups before receiving any candy.
11. Distribute menus to the trick-or-treaters and let them choose their candy. Repeatedly ask if anyone would like to see the wine list.
12. Set up a catapult on your porch and launch pumpkins at anyone who ventures within 50 yards of your home.
13. When trick-or-treaters arrive, leap through a nearby window, shattering the glass, and sprint as far away from your house as possible.
14. Answer the door dressed as a pilgrim. Stare blankly at the trick-or-treaters, act puzzled, and begin flipping through a calendar as if trying to figure out the date.
15. Hand out colored eggs instead of candy. If anyone complains, explain that the eggs are leftovers from Easter.
16. Greet trick-or-treaters dressed as a dentist. Furiously deliver a two-hour lecture on the dangers of tooth decay.
17. Open the door with your mouth full of M & M’s and several half-eaten candy bars in your hands. Act startled, shut the door, then reopen it moments later, claiming you’re out of candy.
18. Distribute cigarettes and bottles of aspirin instead of candy.
19. Place a crown on a pumpkin and set it on a throne on your porch. Demand that all trick-or-treaters bow and worship the pumpkin. This works especially well in Southern Baptist communities.
20. Dress as a bunny rabbit. Open the door yelling and swearing, then angrily hurl candy at the trick-or-treaters before slamming the door shut.
Source: The Madness Mansion
