Anyone else scared of Halloween?

bentobee

Not worried about Halloween. I don't really have any affection (anymore) for all that cheapy candy crap.

I AM dreading Christmas though - cookies and yummy baked treats, the cold weather kicking in my longing for hot chocolate and froofy coffee drinks... that's going to my big test.

Amber82479

OMG YES! Terrified! Candy will be everywhere in sight and I love me some CANDY!

Sweet13_Princess

Halloween doesn't affect me too bad. My only splurge is the orange filled Oreo cookies. I swear those always taste the best!*LOL*

When I get candy for kids, I always put it in little baggies. When Halloween is over, I give it away so I'm not tempted. One thing about being a teacher... kids are always willing to eat goodies that you bring in.;-)

Shannon

maillemaker

If you are going to give out health food for trick-or-treaters, don't bother. Just turn off your lights and call it a night.

Geeze nothing pissed me off more as a kid trick-or-treating than to get health food for a treat. We are trick-or-treating for candy. In my opinion, if you can't find it in yourself to give out real, honest-to-goodness candy, just don't bother.

For sure, anything that comes unwrapped (like fruit, or bags of popcorn, or home-made rice krispie treats) goes straight into the garbage - my parents would not let me keep it and I won't let our kids keep it. I'm not going to risk some loony giving out tainted treats.

And anything that survived that cull that looked like health food we tossed as kids anyway.

So don't waste your money.

ksharon22

I live out in the country so we rarely get trick or treaters so I'm not buying candy this year at all--easy solution for me! My son is 13 and beyond trick or treat age so he won't be bringing any home.

Suggestion for you though: buy your giveaway candy as late a you can and make sure you hand it all out or else find a non-candy giveaway (pencils, spider rings, temporary tatoos, juice boxes??) As far as your kids' candy goes, check with local dentists or clinics that may be having a candy buy back program to get it out of the house!

If all else fails, practice discipline and self control!

ilikejam33

The best items we got growing up was gum and pop, so buy those. Or someone else suggested candy alternatives, like haloween pencils, toys dollar store is great for this.

I have a friend who is not big on giving her kids candy so what she does is let do the trick or treating thing. then when they come home they get to pick a small freezer bag full of treats they can keep, the next day they take the rest and donate it. I like this idea, the kids have fun and then learn about giving as well.

Just dont give out raisins, in my neighbourhood that'll get you egged. lol

missikay1970

i don't really care for candy too much,,,, my weakness is chips, bread & butter with a huge Coke or Pepsi so i'm not really scared of halloween as much as i am dreading thanksgiving!!

i think halloween might be a great time to work on self-control. buy the good stuff - i TOTALLY agree with the previous post who said if you're not going to buy the good stuff, don't bother! LOL i think buying pencils and erasers and spider rings is so dumb - kids do NOT like it. home-made treats don'g go over well here either, no parents will allow the kids to eat it unless you know them personally, so most likely they will be thrown in the trash, along with the knock-off candy that no one likes. i really do like snickers, so that will probably be my only temptation. i am going to allow myself one small snack-sized and that's it. i will work on my self-awareness and stay on track. afterall, Easter will present a similar problem, as will Valentine's Day. we must arm ourselves with GOOD SKILLS to avoid these bad foods - because otherwise we'll be struggling all year.

teri1956

Don't give out candy? I don't believe handing out all that candy is good for kids in any way. Give non-food treats or healthy ones. ANY health food store or farmers market will offer healthy alternatives.
If nothing else, this is what I do. I save pennies. I collect them in a 30 gallon garbage can (a new one, not used lol) whenever my grandkids come over, I let them grab a handful to throw in the fountain downtown.. at the mall - whatever. I also let trick or treaters grab a handful. They can take as many as they can get in ONE hand. Kids seem to enjoy this, I haven't had any negative response - my children, grands and neighborhood kids all know my home is a 'junk free' zone
PS - I purchased a large bottle of sanitizer at Sam's club for hands handling pennies

This is pretty cool!

CMmrsfloyd

I am not worried about Halloween b/c I don't like candy. LOL Now, Thanksgiving and Christmas, that's another story, b/c I LOVE my family's cooking. But I have a little more knowledge now to control my portions and keep track of what I need to burn off.