Goodbye Halloween! |
October is finally over. Gone are the ghosts and goblins, witches and pumpkins. With the costumes and decorations away all you are left with a big bowl of candy, a mound of pumpkin seeds and the hope that next year will be as much fun as the one you are saying goodbye to.
To help you get to the bottom of that big bowl of Candy and look ahead to next year here are some great “post-Halloween” tips and ideas from the CanadianParents.com community.
To help you get to the bottom of that big bowl of Candy and look ahead to next year here are some great “post-Halloween” tips and ideas from the CanadianParents.com community.
Too much candy?
- A few days after Halloween I tell the kids they can pick 10 pieces of candy from their stash and the rest has to go in a bag and on the front porch for the Halloween Witch. She comes in the middle of the night and replaces it with a small gift for each of them. Usually something for the holiday season! –- Sandy
- Our family gives the extra candy and chips to the Food Bank box at the local community centre. –- Rosalynd.
- I use some of the Halloween candy for goody bags at birthdays. Our kids both celebrate in December. –- Mandy
- We save some of the candy for our Christmas Gingerbread house. –- 4girlsandamom
- Suckers are perfect for stained glass cookies during the holiday season. -– Julie
- Usually the kids are allowed a few pieces of candy when they gete home and then I put it away. They each get a few pieces each night after school. –- Austin and Alysa’s Mom.
- We let the kid enjoy their treats for a week, one or two a day and then we pull the best of the best and put it into our Family Night stash and enjoy it together. -- June
What do you do with the pumpkin seeds?
- I roast the pumpkin seeds and store them in a container for after-school snacks. -- annabeth
- Our pumpkin seeds are roasted and added to a munchie mixture that we give to friends for Cristmas. -- Noreen
- Pumpkin seeds make great craft supplies. Last year we made a mosaic picture by colouring the seeds in a variety of colours using tempra paint. -– narnia
Tips for Next Year!
- Houses that take “Halloween” too far can frighten young children. You may be getting over a bad experience as you read this! We do a pre-drive around without the kids to make sure we are not taking them to homes that will frighten them. –- Terri
- After the kids are done trick-or-treating, our family says goodbye to Halloween with caramel apples, popcorn and apple cider while we watch Charlie Brown’s Halloween. –- Jeannie
- Halloween decorations, carving sets, and stencils are usually on sale for a day or two. Now is the time to pick up what you need for next year. -– Leah
Leanne | November 10, 2007 at 11:11 pm - §
We take a lot of the extra chocolate candy and chop it up to add to cookie dough. We then have smartie cookies, twix cookies, peanut butter cup cookies and more! The kids love all the variety, you can add a few things like whole wheat flour or raisins to make it better for them and all the candy gets eaten up really quick!WWW.TiredMama.com