A Healthier Option for Halloween Treats
Last year I took the time to count how many calories were in my daughter's Halloween candy haul. It was eye opening and mind-blowing. So this year I'm looking for alternatives to candy that don't suck. That is something to give away for trick or treaters besides apples or pencils and other things that kids don't want and don't make them want to toilet paper your face.
Since I've been doing some Spring cleaning around the house (yeah I'm a little behind) I had a symbiotic dilemma of what to do with all the little plastic goodie bag toys we seem to collect all year long. Bingo.
This year I'm killing two birds with one stone. I've collected all the little plastic toys my kids have accumulated from the last year. There's goodie bag loot, gumball machine toys, bouncy balls, pinata filler leftover from a party, and even a few Pokemon figures and other toys that need a new home. Voila, a healthy, fun, Halloween trick or treat alternative that' s as good for the earth as it is for your kids. Yeah, recycling!
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Comments
Goodie bag toys are great
Goodie bag toys are great for Halloween.
I have been giving out goodie bag toys to kids on Halloween for more than 5 years now. Sometimes I have to go to a dollar store and buy little fun things ( 6 for $1, 8 for $1 even 12 for $1 ). Kids love to get small toys. And I feel good knowing that they do not get even more sugar and artificial colors and flavors into their systems. I have been telling other moms, dads and other people about this alternative to candies. But, unfortunately, most people still give out candies. I have three kids and have to go with them trick and treating and exchange those candies for a gift is not easy task, my teens do not care for small gift and it is not easy to convince my little one to give up that much candies for a small gift. I just wish more people would take health of children more seriously. Sweets are pushed onto kids everywhere: school lunches, fundraisers, holidays....
There's two sides to the
There's two sides to the halloween candy issue - you tackled one (what to give away), but there's also what to do with the candy you gather.
At our house this year, we're giving our candy to the Switch Witch. You leave your candy out, then the switch witch will come while you're sleeping and switch the candy for a present. There's even a new book about it - just look for "Switch Witch" in amazon. I'll let DD keep a handful of candies but we'll switch most of them away.
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