Our oldest is 10, and she would be completely heartbroken by any suggestion that she’s too old for trick-or-treating. I can picture her look of indignation right now, and it’s a scary thought. She was so bummed out this year that her younger brothers had Halloween parties at school, while she didn’t, that I suggested she host a party for her friends next year.
Personally, I think if you take the time to come up with a costume and go from door to door, you deserve the candy. We don’t get trick-or-treaters on this street, but when we crash other neighborhoods so our kids can get their candy, we see a lot of older kids and teens. They are always in costume, and some of them are very clever. The teen girls wearing almost nothing don’t look so clever though. I was thinking of getting myself a mask and trying to pass myself off as a kid, but instead I’ll just eat my kids’ candy.