Is 12 too old for Halloween?

Answer: It is OK for a 12-year-old to go trick-or-treating… and a 14-year-old, and a 15-year-old. In fact, the teen years are fair game, according to Catherine, author of Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years. I begrudge teenagers nothing, she says.



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What's the right age to start trick-or-treating? Generally speaking, 3 to 4 years old is often a great age to start the trick-or-treating tradition. Younger children can become frightened by all the scary masks on Halloween night—plus, their trick-or-treat bucket will be brimming with choking hazards.

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“You are never too old!” Aneisha McMillan, of the Halloween Costume Association, told FOX Television Stations. “I live in a quaint little town in Michigan and my kids range from 7 to 24, and all of them will be trick-or-treating.” And according to a 2021 poll from YouGov, plenty of folks agree with McMillan.

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