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I you know your neighbors well enough, could you take some treats for him over ahead of time so that the neighbor can actually give him the treat? (I would do this even for a person that I didn't know) The fact that he gets a handful of treats in his bag that he can have may be exciting for him and make him feel special.
Even if it's just a neighbor or two giving him a few treats, he will love it and it will help reinforce what he can have when you help him sort through the bag instead of the idea that it is all off limits.
I had a neighbor that didn't want her children to eat candy (she was very into natural/organic/vegan) and she came over earlier in the day and gave me a treat she made. She asked if I could give it to her kids when they ToT later. And I actually surprised her with my own treat I bought especially for her kids. (a vegan treat I picked up at Earth Fare) She was touched and really appreciative. But if I hadn't already bought the treats, I would have gladly handed out hers with no problem.
Would your neighbors do the same? And obviously these would be the ones you know personally. That way when you get home with all the treats, you can sort through them together and say, "These will make you feel sick so let's not do these but oh look at all the ones you can have." That way you can both educate him and not have to be "too" sneaky.
Some people are considerate of the fact that not all kids can eat typical halloween candy. If this diet continues it couldn't hurt to kind of make a mention of it to friends and neighbors, even possibly contacting a local paper (like for next year, too soon now) to do an article on alternate halloween treats. These can be useful for smaller children, or kids whose parents don't want them to have too mcuh sugar. I have two bowls at my house, one with typical sugared candy, another with bubbles, or bouncy balls, goldfish packs, last year I had some tiny coloring books. I know not everyone does this sort of thing, but as more people are made aware it might become more prevalent.
If I were a kid, that would have been even more embarrassing than the little boxes of raisons my grandmother gave out!
Not if they were dentists. We have a couple of them. One house we avoided though for this exact reason. Not that the toothbrushes weren't appreciated but they handed out ads attached to the toothbrushes featuring their office. No thank you. That's embarrassing.
Some people are considerate of the fact that not all kids can eat typical halloween candy. If this diet continues it couldn't hurt to kind of make a mention of it to friends and neighbors, even possibly contacting a local paper (like for next year, too soon now) to do an article on alternate halloween treats. These can be useful for smaller children, or kids whose parents don't want them to have too mcuh sugar. I have two bowls at my house, one with typical sugared candy, another with bubbles, or bouncy balls, goldfish packs, last year I had some tiny coloring books. I know not everyone does this sort of thing, but as more people are made aware it might become more prevalent.
We have given out all kinds of stuff over the years in addition to candy. One year I found little bags of peanuts and the older kids, especially boys, really went for them. I have given out bubble soap in little bottles, little boxes of crayons, you name it. Some parents appreciate it.
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If I were a kid, that would have been even more embarrassing than the little boxes of raisons my grandmother gave out!
A dentist who used to live in our neighborhood gave out full size candy bars, PLUS toothbrushes.
I kind of disagree with the special treat an individual kid. It seems like calling attention to the kid, which could even end up embarrassing to him. I like the candy exchange idea better.
Since I recently just got my own little humble apartment I have really become worried about this, like I could inadvertently give a child with a nut allergy a snickers bar. Maybe I could just give out little airplanes or something.
Since I recently just got my own little humble apartment I have really become worried about this, like I could inadvertently give a child with a nut allergy a snickers bar. Maybe I could just give out little airplanes or something.
I never lived in an apartment complex that got trick or treaters, so I wouldn't plan too much for Halloween. Even if there seems to be a lot of kids in the complex, they usually go elsewhere. If you are really worried about nut allergies you can just get smarties, star bursts, or tootsie rolls (tootsie rolls are nut free, gluten free, and kosher). But really, if a kid has a nut allergy, they're going to know what candy to eat (Or their parents will if they are too young). My brother has a nut allergy, and never had a problem going out on Halloween.
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(a vegan treat I picked up at Earth Fare) She was touched and really appreciative. But if I hadn't already bought the treats, I would have gladly handed out hers with no problem.
