There’s an Official Petition for a National Trick or Treat Day, and We’re Here For it!

Ah, Halloween. A night when we rush home from work after waiting forever in the drive-thru line at Sonic, dress our kids from head-to-toe in their very specially chosen Halloween costumes that we paid too much money for, only to cover them up completely with winter parkas, hats, and gloves.

Every parent knows the dreaded drill. Every year, Halloween is a night where we spend two hours at the end of every neighbor’s driveway only to spend another two hours at home, bargaining with sugar-buzzed kids to go to bed because there’s school tomorrow.

Parents and kids alike suffer year-in and year-out from post-Halloween sugar-hangovers, and it’s all just something that could be completely avoided if Halloween was simply on a Saturday.

That was the idea behind the Halloween & Costume Association’s official petition to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday in October.

After launching the campaign in 2018, the Change.org petition garnered more than 150,000 signatures in support of the “Saturday Halloween Movement.”

However, after evaluating all of the feedback the Halloween & Costume Association says they no longer seek to change the date of Halloween but instead honor Halloween for what it is: “a celebration of self-expression and unity.”

While the association still believes that an end-of-October Saturday observance of the spooky holiday would promote safety and increase fun, this year they are launching a national initiative designed to enhance the Halloween that we all know and love.


Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm is the Editor of foreverymom.com. An outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure, she lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese all while capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras. Follow her on Facebook.

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