Extra Hallowwen Candy?
@helpful_ideas (1620)
United States
14 responses
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Make small notes on your computer with a happy face, a thank you for the treats your children received, and a wish for them to have a great day. Glue one piece of candy to each note, and have your children deliver them to mailboxes where they received treats.
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Not a half bad idea, but I'm thinking most of those houses have plenty of treats themselves. Our neighborhood doesn't have a lot of kids but does have a lot of grandparents that like trick-or-treaters.
Our son made out like a bandit and we have leftover candy ourselves.
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Gods, alloy! That image you put up here looks like someone threw up a ton of candy all over the page. Is that the after image when The Boy gets into the candy bag?
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Maybe you could donate some to a local children's shelter instead?
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Thanks! I try hard to come up with ideas to reuse things that would be thrown away or otherwise go unappreciated.
I know one of the dentists up here started paying per pound of candy brought to him after Halloween. Wish I knew what he did with the candy.
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Seems like there should be a funnel from some folks' extras to those who will eat them.
@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
3 Nov 06
Hi there helpful_ideas. I know Halloween is an American Tradtion, something us Australians aren't that much into. But in todays society i think it's wrong to send kids to knock on peoples doors that they don't know and get candy off them. I mean they could have done something to the candy or even worse something could happen to the kids. I would never let my child participate in this and will explain to her when she's older the reasons why we don't do this.
@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
We go with the child and check the candy before the child is allowed to eat any of it. It is a big tradition here and a ton of fun. The kids would be really missing out from not only a tradition but getting dressed up and enjoying the festivities like the other kids their age do.
@lovedmpj2001 (585)
• United States
3 Nov 06
give to other kids that did not get that much,or to family that didn't have that much/or church donations.
@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Donating the candy to the less fortunate is a nice idea :-)
@blaileigh (464)
• United States
3 Nov 06
I am going to take mine to work and share it, it really goes fast.
I think everything taste better at work.
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Ah, there is a yin to my yang. I think everything tastes worse at work.
@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Ah, you must reside in a live, vibrant neighborhood with so many kids :-)
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
I would but I don't need the extra weight that I am sure will accompany the candy straight to my thighs.
@ChewySpree (1832)
• United States
2 Nov 06
I can't say that it was all that creative, but I sent our leftovers to work with my husband. There is no way I would trust myself home alone with candy - it just wouldn't be a good idea.
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Supplying the office with snacks isn't bad idea. More creative than just throwing it away.
:-) (or in my case, eating it all myself).
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@helpful_ideas (1620)
• United States
3 Nov 06
LOL! I used to do that but then my thighs started to look like white milk duds.
