I used to think city kids got jipped out of a great Halloween because they had to go trick-or-treating in an apartment building. What fun is that? Going door-to-door through identical, sterile hallways just doesn't have the same cache as pounding the pavement to collect as much candy as possible. I was determined to give Lyla a better Halloween experience than the apartment building model. I heard that the Tribeca businesses give out candy on Halloween, so I thought we would give that a try. Wow. I now know, Tribeca kids have it pretty darn great on Halloween. Not only do they get the outdoor experience, they get gourmet treats. You see, all of the high-end bakeries and restaurants participate in trick-or-treating. And do you think Nobu or David Bouley would just give out some kit kats and clark bars? Nope. Among the candy, we were spoiled with freshly-dipped caramel apples (still warm...), cider donuts, homemade marshmallows, dark-chocolate brownies and more. We stopped at Duane Park Patisserie and the little boy in front of us said "brownies, again? Oh, man." There was also a professional photographer who set up an outdoor studio to take kids' photos. And the wine stores were all handing out wine to frazzled mommies. It was a memorable Halloween for sure.
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For Lyla's part, I magically persuaded her to wear a costume. It was the third one I purchased this year. We went from princess to fairy to Unicorn. Luckily, I was able to find a unicorn costume on clearance at Pottery Barn Kids, but the savings were negated by the need for $30 overnight shipping.
I couldn't take a lot of pictures because I was trying to eat apples and donuts and drink wine while making sure my toddler didn't run into oncoming traffic. But I had to take one of this little girl as Lady Gaga!
And just because I can't get enough of this Jimmy Kimmel video:
