This is what happens when you eat too much Halloween Candy
It’s Wednesday. 3 days past Halloween and you still have piles and piles of candy that your cute little ________ {insert cute costume name here} diligently collected over the weekend. They are now asking for a piece 75 times a day, are bouncing off the walls, and you are adding approximately 400 calories to your day by sneaking a Kit-Kat every couple of hours (if you are anything like me and have minimum self control when it comes to candy!). Never fear – I have 5 handy tips to help you creatively use up that Halloween candy in no time!
Side Note: In honor of Halloween, I have posted a picture of my favorite trick-or-treater – my niece Victoria. My husband and I had the privilege of taking her trick-or-treating several years in a row and are now in a Halloween funk without her here (she moved back to Florida just after Halloween last year). Love you Victoria!
Ok, on to the 5 Tips:
1. Save the smallest treats (milk duds, lollipops, bubble-gum) and use them in your child’s Birthday gift bags! If you are extra organized – put them into a large zip-lock baggie and label it _____’s Birthday Treats and you will have it ready to go when Birthday time comes around!
2. Buy some mini-stockings, fill them up with the candy and some other little things (stickers, a little pack of crayons), and bring them to your local hospital’s childrens ward or Ronald McDonald House as a Christmas service project.
3. Share the candy with those who don’t have kids and therefor weren’t on the receiving end of the candy overhaul. Co-workers, grandparents, your babysitter – all are most likely very willing to take some of the candy off your hands!
4. Your kids probably LOVE a trip to the local fire-station, right? Well, make the next trip extra fun by having them make up a Thank-You card for the firefighters and bring them a bowl full of candy!
5. Save it for the Holidays! One of my favorite things to do is to use candy on gift-wrapping. I tape a couple of colorful pieces of candy to each gift or tie them along with the ribbon. And I also love to use candy when I bake! A sugar cookie in the shape of a tree can be decorated with Dots, m&ms and more. I also have it on good authority that Santa is always on the lookout for extra goodies to put in everyone’s stockings.
Wow! This was my first blog post. What a milestone! Thanks for reading and feel free to post a comment if you have any other creative ideas for that Halloween candy!