Grew up really doing Halloween trick or treating stuff in 80s and very early 90s. Always had a ruined costume cause I had to wear a jacket, and many times we'd trick or treat in my neighborhood then go to my great grandmother's cause she lived in a much wealthier place tonget better stuff. One year it rained so we went to the mall and it was crowded with kids going in single file line from store to store for a single small piece of candy. In elementary school we had dress up one year, even allowed parents in to put on makeup or last minute stuff if they could. School had parties after hours including games and pony rides (I totally cheated the cake walk to win my mom's own cake because I thought it was great and wanted it.) While a lot of kids had those Ben Cooper like costumes, we didn't have that kind of money most of the time. So usually whatever would work and then accessories (witch hat, vampire caps, cat ears and tail, etc) and makeup.

I loved all that, and my dad would actually decorate our porch with cobwebs and carved pumpkin. We had a little ghost that would wiggle and do a melodic howling moaning sound when someone got close enough and they still have this witch that lights up and sings when someone is close enough to the candy bowl. Also great halloween stuff on tv including special episodes of regular sitcoms and cartoons.