How old is trick or treating

Do you have the time and desire to DIY your kids' costumes? Or should you go the easier route no shame! Either way, there's one question that surfaces a lot, especially for parents of older kids: How old is too old to trick-or-treat?

Is 13 too old? Of course, there's no official answer to the often-Googled question "What is the appropriate age to stop trick-or-treating? Do tweens and teens make the cut?

Can moms and dads trick-or-treat? We wanted answers, so we turned to etiquette expert and writer Catherine Newman for some advice. Isn't trick-or-treating the most innocent, delightful thing for them to still want to do? Actually, when people complain about teenagers trick-or-treating, I'm like, 'Wait, what do you wish they were doing? Would you rather they were on their phones?

But Catherine has a limit when it comes to teens and Halloween. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. The Rise of the Cleanfluencer. Carol Yepes Getty Images. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

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