Coral Springs Family Distributes ‘Pumpkin Tags’ for Halloween Night

by Guest Contributor October 18, 2020

by Guest Contributor October 18, 2020 2 minutes read

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Talia Hunter (left) distributes pumpkin tags with her daughter, Kenzie, and Hannah Walsh, a neighbor {photo by Talia Hunter}

By: Jen Russon

Since Coral Springs Firefighters Talia and Chris Hunter were children, they have always loved celebrating Halloween.

Their annual Halloween block party in Shadow Wood is always a hit among teenagers and their eight-year-old daughter Kenzie’s friends. This year’s weenie roast will be no exception, and they fully intend to take Kenzie trick-or-treating too.

However, in light of COVID-19, the family said they understand why some people in their community may decide to skip participating in the holiday this year.

To make that choice more obvious to trick-or-treaters, the Hunters came up with the idea that goes beyond keeping the lights turned off. It’s a tagging system where residents can tape a pumpkin to a mailbox, tree, or light post that lets people know whether or not to knock on their door — and Talia’s already handed out a few.

“I’ll be walking with my daughter by the houses where her group usually trick or treats and give these out. I figure this way; if people are participating, they can hang the pumpkin. If not, we’ll skip the house and not bother them,” said Talia.

She added that over the rainy mid-October weekend, she, Kenzie, and her daughter’s friend and neighbor, Hanna Walsh, delivered around 100 of the pumpkin tags around the Ramblewood South community.