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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
What do you do with extra Halloween candy?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If your home is like mine, it’s only a matter of days until the cupboards overflow with Halloween candy. In our case, not just from our kid’s trick-or-treating bounty. Our neighborhood runs hot and cold with Halloween traffic, so we often end up overbuying to insure that we have an adequate supply.
Luckily with the exception of the first few days, my kids quickly lose interest in their haul, so we usually have quite a stash left over (even after my husband sneaks a few Snickers into the freezer for himself). We do the typical sorting, tossing obvious discards and putting snack items in a special section to use in lunchboxes. We then store the “keepers” to use for trips to the movies or home movie nights. We generally have enough to last till the next Halloween.
I have heard of families buying back candy from their kids to provide a non-edible reward, but otherwise, there’s not a lot you can do with excess candy. Have you found a way to use your extra treats? How do you limit how much your kids (or you) can consume on a daily basis?
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