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In reply to the discussion: Can I give healthy treats for Halloween like apples or baby carrots? [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)65. Why not give out pocket sized bibles and Jehova's Witness literature?
At least they could make paper airplanes with it.
Seriously, it's not about what you think is good for them; it's about what they think is yummy. They are just kids, and this is their one night a year to have fun.
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Can I give healthy treats for Halloween like apples or baby carrots? [View all]
Le Gaucher
Oct 2017
OP
No.. But there are some cocoa-roasted individually bagged almonds that I mix in with
hlthe2b
Oct 2017
#5
I give out dollar bills, If I get 10-15 families out here thats alot. Seems to work for me........
Old Vet
Oct 2017
#67
You'd be better off handing out paper leaflets about the evils of Halloween candy
GreenEyedLefty
Oct 2017
#19
Bwaahahahahaa, have I mentioned how I hate, hate halloween? Love your idea. n/t
monmouth4
Oct 2017
#110
But the kids really loved the sugar cubes stamped with a skull & crossbones that we gave in the 60s
Not Ruth
Oct 2017
#32
Any parent of a child allergic to peanuts or "tree" nuts should be going with them, IMO
hlthe2b
Oct 2017
#40
Then I'll help you out: MOST of the time I'm a Weisenheimer. You will definitely know when I'm not,
WinkyDink
Oct 2017
#145
Kids look forward to trick or treating, all year. Why spoil this this one night, for them?
Siwsan
Oct 2017
#27
Small bag of Halloween size pretzels or popcorn . Avoid the palm oil *save an orangutan
lunasun
Oct 2017
#34
I remember a guy who gave out FULL SIZED boxes of candies and chocolate covered cherries
hlthe2b
Oct 2017
#38
if you own a power washer and have readily cleanable siding to handle the egg residue, go for it.
Takket
Oct 2017
#43
No. Instead, dress as a serial killer and jump out of the bushes with a bloody knife when kids go to
Oneironaut
Oct 2017
#72
It is a once a year treat for the kids. Let it be. If you cannot have fun with this,
Mediumsizedhand
Oct 2017
#80
No, b/c treats not commercially wrapped are usually suspected of having razor blades or poison. nt
tblue37
Oct 2017
#82
It isn't about what YOU would hate to eat. Offer commercial, wrapped candy to the KIDS.
pnwmom
Oct 2017
#83
hahah...we used to throw eggs and shaving cream around...the entire town trees were covered with
Demsrule86
Oct 2017
#119
I hand out SAS envelopes and say, "Send me all the green paper in your Daddy's pockets."
WinkyDink
Oct 2017
#107
Peanut butter cups don't have corn syrup...and come on it is halloween...won't hurt the younguns.
Demsrule86
Oct 2017
#117