My school has a free shelf, where anyone can put clothes or supplies (or food) that they don’t want anymore that anyone can help themselves to. I gathered a bunch of things from there so I can be the free shelf for Halloween.
it is just like any other day for us. We have big dogs that go batshit every time someone gets close to the house so we keep the outside light off so as not to tempt any one to come up. It has worked like a charm.