Trunk or Treating in Pendleton SC
Every Halloween, our church sponsors "Trunk or Treating" in Pendleton, SC. The volunteers ask church members to bring their cars to the church with their trunks decorated so the children can come by and get their treats out of the trunk. It is open to everyone and the children come in costume as do many of their parents. It seems to get bigger and better every year. There are really some creative people out there and it is amazing what they can come up with to make the trunk of a car look inviting.
NOTE: Profits from this lens are donated to Pendleton United Methodist Church Childrens Ministries
Update: Unfortunately, I had to miss Trunk or Treat this year butI heard that it was a big success!
Trunk or Treat at PUMC October 31 from 5 to 7
sponsored by Pendleton United Methodist Church's Childrens Ministries
The Children's Ministry Team is inviting the whole church to be involved. If you don't have children at home, we invite you to decorate the trunk of your car and hand out candy to the little ones as they stop by. That will give parents with young kids the opportunity to "Trunk or Treat" with their children. Also, we want to ask every family in church to donate two bags of candy for the event. We hope you will plan to be a part of the TRUNK OR TREAT experience this year and help us make it a great one for the kid
Fellowship and Fun
Pumpkin Carving - Sunday, Oct 30 from 4 - 6pm
Trunk or Treat - Monday Oct 31 from 5 - 7 pm
Chili and Movie following Trunk or Treat
Enjoy some scenes from past Trunk or Treats
Interview with Rick Dinnis, Chapter Director
of the Electric City Chapter of the Harley Owners Group
Adults in costume at Trunk or Treat 2010
What Exactly Is "Trunk or Treating"?
A Fun Alternative or Addition to Trick or Treating
"Trunk or Treating" has gained in popularity in recent years as more and more parents are afraid for their children to go door to door. It is sometimes called Halloween Tailgate which is a fun name, too.
There are so many carnivals and Church events on Halloween night that our church has Trunk or Treating the Sunday before Halloween. This gives the children another day to wear their costumes. Our local High School had Trunk or Treat at the High School football game this year since it fell on a Friday. I heard that was lots of fun, too!
My trunk (a couple of years ago) - a big Smiley Face filled with candy
Smiley Face Trunk
A friend and I worked on this one and had a great time. I took some old black sheets that were left over from my son's college days and then used a big Smiley Face Monitor Cover. Do you remember those? When PCs first became popular, it was fun to decorate it and my sister sent me this one. I knew not to throw it away........it would come in handy someday!
2008 Trunk or Treat
We had a great time!
Last year I had asked the Squidoo Community to make suggestions for how I should decorate my trunk. My sister Joan had the best idea. She said that I should use "Zeke". "Zeke" is an old hillbilly "man" that our friends, the Quattlebaums, used to have sitting out front of their Antique Shop. Zeke has been around for a long time and there are lots of fun stories about him. We used to borrow him and put him on the front porch of my dad's house for our family Thanksgiving. Our neighbors borrowed them one year because their daughter had asked for a man for Christmas. They put Zeke under the tree with her name on him. He was at a Honey Do party given for our son with the name of his imaginary friend on him. So you see old Zeke is a part of Pendleton and Last year he was at Trunk or Treat.
Trunk or Treating
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Caution Trunk
This trunk was done by another Grandmother, I think. It was real cute with the caution tape across it.
Another Fun Trunk
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The Wind About Blew This Trunk Away
This was a real cute trunk. I can't remember if this one had music coming from it or not but some of them did. For some ideas on Halloween Music you can go to my sister's Halloween Songs lens.
Halloween Songs
Still Another Great Trunk
Great Trunks for 2008 Trunk or Treat
Trunk or Treat 08 - Very Creative Trunks
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Trunk or Treating in Pendleton SC
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Lady In The Trunk
2008 Trunk or Treat
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And not to be missed, a few honorable mentions:
Trunk or Treating: Halloween Trunk or Treating
A Scary Halloween Fairy: A Scary Halloween Fairy
Halloween by Zodiac Sign: Halloween by Zodiac Sign
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Don't Forget To Plan A Rain Date or Alternative Location
Two Halloween Cards by Ohme
Trunk or Treat 08 was a Big Success!
About 200 children showed up in costume.
Pendleton United Methodist Church does a great community service by providing Trunk or Treat on the square or at the church. All the children seemed to be having a great time and we sure did appreciate all the people who came with their decorated trunks and lots of candy. We had 20 trunks that were very clever and I think it is safe to say that A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!
This ought to help with your decorating ideas.
Halloween: Collectible Decorations and Games
Amazon Price: $26.88 (as of 02/16/2012)
Trunk or Treat 2009
Our Pastor says a few words
Pastor Ben Barnett - Pendleton United Methodist Church
Edie Wilkinson, Director of Childrens Ministries
Pendleton United Methodist Church
More Halloween Lenses by Ohme
I hope you will visit these as well. Thank you
Plan your trunk now for 2011 Trunk or Treat in Pendleton SC
Countdown to Halloween
A visitor to this page suggested this link to Memory Cross
for more Trunk or Treat ideas
- Memory Cross Halloween Tracts
- Memory Cross offers Halloween Tracts to spread the word about Jesus and give out candy at the same time.
Halloween Card by Ohme
Lensmaster Kathy McGraw shares her fall photography with bloggers
click this photo to see more!
Have You Ever Been Trunk Or Treating?
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Thank you for visiting! Happy Halloween!
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Tipi
Nov 13, 2011 @ 7:34 pm | delete
- Nice to stop by here to see all the new pictures from you Halloween celebration. Thanks for the peek into the happenings, Nancy!
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AJTyne
Oct 28, 2011 @ 12:36 pm | delete
- I haven't heard of it before, but I love the idea! This is a great lens, with so many beautiful pictures.
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termit_bronx
Oct 22, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
- Wow, what a great lens and topic! ..I've never heard for trunk or treating before, but it sure looks nice! :) Blessed*
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KathyMcGraw
Oct 15, 2011 @ 9:53 am | delete
- Wow Ohme it seems like Trunk or Treating in Pendleton SC is better than just going house to house. Love all the pictures and your Halloween Cards and things from Zazzle are great too! What a surprise too to have you feature my photos for bloggers...thank you very much! *Blessed*
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JanezKranjski
Oct 13, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
- I haven't heard of trunk and treating, but sounds like a lot of fun.
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pamscape
Oct 11, 2011 @ 3:05 am | delete
- halloween decorations for your trunk, now that is an original idea. at first i wondered, but now i know.
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PatinKC
Oct 7, 2011 @ 5:04 pm | delete
- I want to borrow Zeke! Thanks for adding this lens to my October Holidays lens.
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katiecolette
Oct 6, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
- We have a Trunk or Treating Event at one of our local churches, and it's been attracting hundreds of people on Halloween Night. I agree - it's a fun and safe way to celebrate Halloween. Great lens! Love the photos :) Blessed by a Squidoo Angel.
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YayasHome
Oct 6, 2011 @ 2:17 am | delete
- You bet! Trunk or Treating is an all-out event in the last town I lived in.
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MarisaAngelis
Oct 3, 2011 @ 10:29 pm | delete
- Great Lens! Best wishes :)
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marsha32
Sep 28, 2011 @ 11:00 pm | delete
- I found yours again after updating my own trunk or treat lens. You all go all out. We do have a few members who go all out with their cars or costumes. We need more members to come and pass out treats. Ours is also 5-7 pm this year.
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ChineseKitesforKids
Sep 26, 2011 @ 8:18 pm | delete
- Oh I love Trunk or Treating ... I especially love that I don't have to walk the dark streets up to strange house. Nope just me, my kids and some candy, the way Halloween should be. I love trunk or treat, our church does it every year too.
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Squidoolinepro
Sep 10, 2011 @ 9:30 am | delete
- Blessings!
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Mike Vitamvas
Aug 5, 2011 @ 3:31 pm | delete
- Sure have. Our church does it every year. We've posted a few videos on YouTube but nothing like you guys have done. I think you have set the standard. There is a site that makes some pretty amazing trunk-or-treat tracts you might want to take a look at for this year. The company is Memory Cross (http://www.memorycross.com), click Trunk or treat button.
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OhMe
Aug 5, 2011 @ 8:05 pm | delete
- Thank you. I have linked to Memory Cross above.
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jgelien
Nov 18, 2010 @ 9:53 am | delete
- Our church did Trunk-or-Treat this year and it was a huge hit. There was also hot food provided as well as face painting and a bouncy castle for the kids. It's nice to have an alternative to the traditional walk the streets door-to-door type of Halloween. Great lens.
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Momtothezoo
Nov 8, 2010 @ 8:36 am | delete
- The little guy in the various green plaids and short pants is absolutely adorable!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Looks like everyone had a great time!! :)
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Ener-G
Nov 3, 2010 @ 7:08 pm | delete
- I just heard of trunk or treating last year. It seems like a great idea for so many reasons.....you know for sure you aren't bothering someone that wants to be left alone, for example. Blessed by an angel.
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Margo_Arrowsmith
Nov 3, 2010 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- Halloween is over but this is still great, looks like so much fun
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awelldressedbullet
Oct 31, 2010 @ 7:44 pm | delete
- Boo! Happy Halloween! - Kathy
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