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Old 10-21-2011, 07:04 AM
 
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Our house is going to have a bunch of trick-or-treaters, but we don't want to encourage bad habits, childhood obesity, etc. We're thinking about some healthful or educational alternatives to junk food. What do you folks think of these options?

Individual instant-oatmeal packets

Bite-sized chunks of different cheeses (wrapped in Saran of course)

Bottled water

Packets of math flash cards

Old political buttons from local election campaigns

Frozen vegetables (again, individual pieces wrapped in Saran)

Wallet-sized grammar/punctuation/usage guides

Loose marbles

Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books

Old cassette tapes of wholesome artists like John Denver, Percy Faith, The Four Freshmen, etc.

Paint-stirrers from Home Depot

I think kids would be excited to get something more interesting than the old ho-hum chocolate bars.

If it hasn't hit you yet, I'm totally joking. This is my attempt at some Friday levity.

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Old 10-21-2011, 07:21 AM
 
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My Mom is a teacher and one year she made us give out pencils. Bad enough we weren't giving out candy but she made me and my brother and sister give them out.
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:32 AM
 
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I prefer full-sized candybars bought by the box at Costco - three boxes, about 90 bars more or less, is typical for the number of kids that visit our house.

Their eyes light up when they see what we give them and we have created a memory that they'll take into adulthood, maybe resulting in THEM giving out full-sized bars (as...not surprisingly...is the background behind our treat giving).

Since I'm not the kids' parent, it doesn't bother me the slightest to hand out candy to them; I figure they've already passed through that filter via their own parents.
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Central Virginia
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Our house is going to have a bunch of trick-or-treaters, but we don't want to encourage bad habits, childhood obesity, etc. We're thinking about some healthful or educational alternatives to junk food. What do you folks think of these options?

Individual instant-oatmeal packets

Bite-sized chunks of different cheeses (wrapped in Saran of course)

Bottled water

Packets of math flash cards

Old political buttons from local election campaigns

Frozen vegetables (again, individual pieces wrapped in Saran)

Wallet-sized grammar/punctuation/usage guides

Loose marbles

Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books

Old cassette tapes of wholesome artists like John Denver, Percy Faith, The Four Freshmen, etc.

Paint-stirrers from Home Depot

I think kids would be excited to get something more interesting than the old ho-hum chocolate bars.

If it hasn't hit you yet, I'm totally joking. This is my attempt at some Friday levity.
Now that you point this out, I'm going to throw out the bags of yummy candy I bought for trick-or-treaters and hand out nutrition pamphlets.
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Old 10-21-2011, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Leesburg
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Worst Halloween "treats" I recall receiving as a child:
- stick of gum (from a pack of gum a guy had)
- a quarter
- a "lemon cooler" cookie (unwrapped) that the guy was just pulling out of a box of cookies with his bare hand
- raisins (I HATE raisins)

WHY EVEN ANSWER THE DOOR IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAND THAT KIND OF STUFF OUT?!? Just pretend you aren't home!!
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Old 10-21-2011, 08:06 AM
 
Location: New-Dentist Colony
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Now that you point this out, I'm going to throw out the bags of yummy candy I bought for trick-or-treaters and hand out nutrition pamphlets.
That's the spirit!

Maybe we'll recite excerpts from famous presidential speeches. What a treat that would be for any child--to hear the stirring oration of Franklin Pierce!
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:05 AM
 
Location: Northern Virginia
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Okay, you joke, but I was seriously contemplating giving out glow sticks. My husband says our house will get egged. I say that anyone who is young enough to still be trick-or-treating will think it's cool, and anyone who's too old shouldn't be out anyway.

He's going to make me give out both of them, but what do you think? Do those of you with kiddos trick-or-treating age think they'd like it, or be upset?

I bought candy too...but I want to give them a choice, at least. I think SOME kids might choose a glowstick...
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:07 AM
 
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Our house is going to have a bunch of trick-or-treaters, but we don't want to encourage bad habits, childhood obesity, etc. We're thinking about some healthful or educational alternatives to junk food. What do you folks think of these options?

Individual instant-oatmeal packets
Bite-sized chunks of different cheeses (wrapped in Saran of course)
Bottled water
Packets of math flash cards
Old political buttons from local election campaigns
Frozen vegetables (again, individual pieces wrapped in Saran)
Wallet-sized grammar/punctuation/usage guides
Loose marbles
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books
Old cassette tapes of wholesome artists like John Denver, Percy Faith, The Four Freshmen, etc.
Paint-stirrers from Home Depot
I think kids would be excited to get something more interesting than the old ho-hum chocolate bars.
OMG my kids hate you and your kind!

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If it hasn't hit you yet, I'm totally joking. This is my attempt at some Friday levity.
Thank goodness I read through to the end! Ha! This did crack me up.
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:07 AM
 
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Our house is going to have a bunch of trick-or-treaters, but we don't want to encourage bad habits, childhood obesity, etc. We're thinking about some healthful or educational alternatives to junk food. What do you folks think of these options?

Individual instant-oatmeal packets

Bite-sized chunks of different cheeses (wrapped in Saran of course)

Bottled water

Packets of math flash cards

Old political buttons from local election campaigns

Frozen vegetables (again, individual pieces wrapped in Saran)

Wallet-sized grammar/punctuation/usage guides

Loose marbles

Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books

Old cassette tapes of wholesome artists like John Denver, Percy Faith, The Four Freshmen, etc.

Paint-stirrers from Home Depot

I think kids would be excited to get something more interesting than the old ho-hum chocolate bars.

If it hasn't hit you yet, I'm totally joking. This is my attempt at some Friday levity.
Wow, that's like a how-to guide on getting your house egged/TP'd.
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:18 AM
 
Location: New-Dentist Colony
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Okay, you joke, but I was seriously contemplating giving out glow sticks. My husband says our house will get egged. I say that anyone who is young enough to still be trick-or-treating will think it's cool, and anyone who's too old shouldn't be out anyway.

He's going to make me give out both of them, but what do you think? Do those of you with kiddos trick-or-treating age think they'd like it, or be upset?

I bought candy too...but I want to give them a choice, at least. I think SOME kids might choose a glowstick...
I think giving them a choice might be OK--but then I think you'll see a lot of kids arguing with each other on your front porch as to which is better or arguing with you to get both. I think the unwritten rule is that on 10/31, if your porch light is on, you're signaling you have candy to give out.
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