ProudGrandma Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Not us? Every year the kids get to pick out 10 pieces of candy to keep and the rest gets left for the candy fairy who comes and trades the rest of the candy for a small game or something. This year she is planning on leaving slippers and a new smelly pencil. Then secretly I use some of the candy in my holiday baking. This year I came across this site Candy Experiments: Experiments so I am going to tell the kids that the candy fairy left a few pieces behind so we can experiment with them becasue we homeschool. What do you do to help with the candy overload?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We have done the "Switch Witch" before- the kids pick which candy they want to keep, and pick which candy they want to leave for the "Switch Witch" who will come and switch the candy out for a prize or toy. The more candy she's left the better the prize. We have also donated candy to deployed soldiers (who, let me tell you, REALLY appreciated it!) My mother already had a handful of them she was in correspondence with as she's really big on troop support and always mailing out care packages and all. So we donated a bunch of it to some of 'her' soldiers one time. We will probably do that this time, too- my brother is in Afghanistan so I will send it to him to share. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nope, we are totally looking forward to it! We are excited about the loot! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nope, we are totally looking forward to it! We are excited about the loot! :D :iagree:What she said. Bring on the chocolate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Well, we just finished last year's Halloween candy over the weekend..... I just dole it out very slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nope, we are totally looking forward to it! We are excited about the loot! :D :iagree: Yeah, I like to swipe all the "good" candy. ;) We might try some of the candy experiments on the yucky candy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 My dds were allowed to eat all the candy they wanted...for 24 hours. Any left-over candy was tossed. The end. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 My dds were allowed to eat all the candy they wanted...for 24 hours. Any left-over candy was tossed. The end. :-) I don't get this! :D I've heard quite a few people say they do this. How can you throw away CANDY!? I just don't think I'm capable. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 :iagree:What she said. Bring on the chocolate! Yes!! The chocolate is always the first to go at our house. Then the fruity kind like jolly rancher, smarties, and starburst. :iagree: Yeah, I like to swipe all the "good" candy. ;) We might try some of the candy experiments on the yucky candy though. There is always some yucky candy left over to experiment on. :) I don't get this! :D I've heard quite a few people say they do this. How can you throw away CANDY!? I just don't think I'm capable. :lol: I don't really understand why people take their children trick-or-treating and then throwing away most of the the candy. It would be much easier, although much less fun, to just go to the store and buy a bag of candy for them. It just seems like a sad sad waste to toss the goods. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Mine get to keep 10 pieces, and they know it. My son switches after the first couple of house to trick or treating for unicef (which is getting more popular here) We have a big party and make Halloween more about that. They have gotten to the point they love walking around and showing off their costumes, the candy is just kinda a side part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We also LIMIT where we go--so we do not get too much. We do NOT have to go to every house... DD will 'sort' her candy when she gets home. She gets to keep a small (sandwich size) zippy bag of her favorites in her room (she knows to ask anytime she wants to have a piece to make sure it is OK). I keep the rest on a shelf and dole it out slowly. DD is very good about sharing! This year DD will 'trick or treat' at the local nursing home (about 50 pieces of candy--mostly chocolate!!!). If the weather is nice the shops downtown will also hand out candy...another 20 or so pieces. We top off the evening with a trip to the local fire department for 'apple bobbing' and other fun games. DH usually takes dd (or one of her sisters does)... "I" get to stay at home in a QUIET house by myself for a few hours!!! We live in the boonies so no people come to our door (also the reason why the nursing home and the businesses host the night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We don't celebrate Halloween and yet we end up with tons of candy! I throw it out after a couple days. Don't feel even a little bit guilty either.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nope, we are totally looking forward to it! We are excited about the loot! :D :iagree: It all gets put in a big bowl and we have a piece or two after meals but we do that all year around.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We dole ours out slowly too (unless you count what I eat :lol:). DD8 hoarded hers in her room and just finished it up a few weeks ago. The rest goes in a big jar in our cabinet and we use it up over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nope, we are totally looking forward to it! We are excited about the loot! :D :iagree: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We dole ours out slowly too (unless you count what I eat :lol:). DD8 hoarded hers in her room and just finished it up a few weeks ago. The rest goes in a big jar in our cabinet and we use it up over time. Oh, wow! I want all Halloween candy gone by the beginning of Advent. I don't want my Christmas chocolate mixed up with my Halloween chocolate. It doesn't seem right having orange and black wrappers in my Santa candy dish.;) So what ever is not eaten by Thanksgiving goes in the trash. It is usually a handful of the least desirable candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 The kids keep what they get. We tend to not do a lot of trick or treating though, since our neighborhood is only three houses. We do a downtown business trick or treat, which leaves it manageable. I encourage them to eat it quickly over a week or less and then we're done. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) Oh, wow! I want all Halloween candy gone by the beginning of Advent. I don't want my Christmas chocolate mixed up with my Halloween chocolate. It doesn't seem right having orange and black wrappers in my Santa candy dish.;) So what ever is not eaten by Thanksgiving goes in the trash. It is usually a handful of the least desirable candy. :lol: Actually, you would not believe how carefully that kid doled out her own candy to herself! I knew where she'd hidden, so I checked on it periodically to make sure she wasn't eating it all. She had "good" candy in there for the longest time!!! She always asked me if she could have a piece before she ate one. It was when she began selling it off to her little sister for 50 cents a piece that I drew the line :lol: For the candy in the main jar, I did go through it periodically to get rid of yucky stuff. I found that leaving the boring candy in there is a good candy deterrent. You have to REALLY want candy to settle for a piece of banana Laffy-Taffy, and there's no debate over "just one more piece!" because it's just not that appealing! :lol: And we don't give Christmas candy, so the mixing of the holiday treats isn't an issue here :D Edited October 19, 2010 by melissel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I don't do much. The kids, when they went trick-or-treating, had free rein over their candy. Nothing bad happened as a result of this policy. My Mom did that with us, and nothing bad happened then either. When the candy is eaten, usually within 3 days, that was it until Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I put all of the non-chocolate in the freezer and then we use it to decorate the Christmas gingerbread house. Any that is left by Thanksgiving (which means the kids didn't really like it) is tossed. After Halloween weekend, we revert to our one-treat-a-day rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We let ours eat as much as they want for two days (so they get sick of it) and then the rest goes to work with Daddy to leave out at his office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The Halloween Fairy comes and leaves a mid-size toy in return for all the candy (that Mommy hasn't already eaten). DH takes the candy to work. The girls eat a few pieces and we save a tiny bit, but the vast majority disappears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Between church and dh work we end up with so much candy. I know it sounds wasteful but the kiddos are allowed a small amount and I throw out the rest. Especially the hard and chewy candies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I wish we got trick or treaters. I think I'm going to make a scarecrow, set it up in the pony cart with me and drive into town with some candy for my great nieces and nephews. My kids don't even eat much candy, they are too dang healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Nah, I'm preparing by having dessert every single night. I figure if we can get used to the amount of sugar being in our blood it won't be so bad. Tonight was chocolate pudding pie. Homemade!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I let my kids pick out a set number of pieces when we get home from trick or treating (not counting the candy they eat along the way). The rest are switched for money. Although, I never know how much to give for the candy. I like the switch witch idea though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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