Last year, upwards of 350 children went trick-or-treating in my neighborhood.   I’m new to the neighborhood so naturally, I underestimated the number of ghosts and goblins passing through and ran out of candy.  Plus, I was a bit too generous with the handfuls I passed out.   I simply didn’t buy enough.

This year is different.  I bought extra candy.  I’ll try to be just as generous with the amount I give to each kid.

Candy is expensive! For what I spent in candy, I’m sure there’s an alternative I can hand out that would be just as fun to get and maybe even a bit more educational.  Google to the rescue!  I found this site which has some really good ideas!  Being a cartoonist, I especially liked the idea of giving out fun little activity books, paper, and pencils.:)

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It’s almost Halloween!  Do you have your costume yet?

Sometimes, the best costumes are the ones thrown together at the last minute.  The deadline pressure forces us to be uniquely creative.

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It makes sense that if a ghost goes trick-or-treating, he wouldn’t be holding his bag of candy.  It would probably float in front of him.

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Can you tell by my posts that Halloween is getting closer?  Happy Inktober!

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Just some sketches form my drawing board.  After scanning, I then add the black areas digitally.  Happy Inktober.