we would have store bought costumes. At around 9 I started to put my own costumes together. Over the next few years I was Groucho Marx, a Bum, Dracula and Gangster. When I turned 11 my parents let me take my sister out with a group of friends. We would go for hours and have huge pillow cases of candy. I remember there was the legendary house that gave out cans of soda!
When we got home we would sort out our candy and I would give my Dad all the candy I didn't want/like (usually hard candies LOL).
After I turned 14 my parents wouldn't let me go out in costume any more so I would take my sister and still get candy!!! LOL