Chicago (CBS) — It was a candy drop like you’ve never seen before. A river forest lawn became a Halloween hit during the pandemic, as it allowed children to get candy from afar.
CBS 2’s Marisa Parra tells us how the father-son duo who made it come back again this year.
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Halloween preparations in this family begin in the summer.
“We started working on this about 6 months ago in terms of concept, we do sketches and drawings,” said David Zimberoff.
every year for eight years, The Zimberoffs come up with new ideas for treating trick-or-treaters.
“Last year, it was a big chairlift,” said 17-year-old Sam Zimberoff. “This year, it’s a big conveyor belt for candy.”
“Candy sits on a track and pushes; On the way down, falls into a funnel and straight into the bucket,” he said.
This is a brand new candy drop made from old parts. It’s not just black and orange, they’re also trying to be more “green”—recycling more than 20 bike chains to stretch more than 60 feet across their lawns.
“I mean, I work in the bike business, so I must use bike chains. So this year’s system is about figuring out how to deliver using bike chains and recycled parts,” David said. “The motor is last year’s motor.”
For dad David and son Sam, it has been a lesson in design; Tweaking it to make it faster than ever.
“Last year, people were very excited about it, because it was an activity during COVID that you could do,” David said. “We had hundreds of kids come over, and it created a huge bottleneck loading candy one by one.”
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They wanted to find a way to get the candy to the kids faster, and Sam found a way.
“The big idea is continuous improvement,” Sam said.
It has been a bonding experience which is especially sweet this year.
“Sam is a senior in high school, and he’s going to college next year,” David said. “What am I going to do next year?”
“That’s another challenge we’re going to face,” Sam said.
Sam is eyeing West Coast colleges, but promises the show – and the father-son bond – will go nowhere.
“Beyond the candy slide, his going, it’s a big deal,” David said.
“It’s not the end of the candy slide,” said Sam.
The Zimberoffs invite you to test it out for yourself this weekend at the 1100 block of Keystone in River Forest.
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can’t make Do not worry. They already have plans for next year.
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