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Halloween was 5 days ago and I’m so over the candy. The kids are begging for it now and too hyper from all the sugar. I swear the kids volume level increases with the amount of candy they consume. The candy isn’t a free-for-all at our house, but when the kids know it’s here they whine and beg for it CONSTANTLY!
So, I thought of a few ways to use up all that candy that doesn’t involve them just stuffing it in their face! My daughter helped me come up with these ideas and I think they are great!
13 Ways to Use Halloween Candy
1. Have the kids put it under their pillow and the “Candy Fairy” will leave a prize or money in exchange. (Think toothfairy)
2. Bake a giant cookie, spread with frosting, and sprinkle with an assortment of broken candy pieces.
3. Send it to work with hubbyman!
4. Save it for Thanksgiving and Christmas craft projects (ie Gingerbread houses).
5. Send it to loved ones who are deployed (don’t send chocolate…it might melt).
6. Freeze the chocolate from #5 for eating later in the year.
7. Make Blizzards at home.
8. Make trail mix (using some healthier things too like pretzels and nuts).
9. Bake it into a cupcake or use as a mix in for cookies.
10. Use the M&M’s and Skittles for potty training incentives.
11. Donate it to your church, school, nursing home, etc.
12. Add it to an Operation Shoebox or Operation Christmas Child boxes, don’t use the chocolate though (see #6 for chocolate idea).
13. Aww…what the heck…just eat it after the kids go to bed. You know you want to!
Ooooo…blizzards, gingerbread houses! Great ideas!
You have some great ideas! I like the blizzards idea, and using it in baking cookies. Oh and eating it after they go to bed
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I like the send it to work idea, then I won’t see it.
You are so right about the volume level increasing as the sugar intake increases. After raising 3 girls and allowing over night slumber parties (as a single dad), I know …I KNOW!!
I like the first idea. That’s pretty damn clever!
Making blizzards at home… fantastic idea!
I love baking with candy – Mars bar squares are simple and SO yummy
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All great ideas but I usually do the old stand by method of just eating it all. LOL.
I love the gingerbread house idea. That is perfect for the small candies none will eat.
I like #13
Thanks for the great ideas
Wow such great ideas
We love blizzards and will be trying this after Halloween.
Love these tips!
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Awesome ideas!!
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These are all very good ideas..loved the post
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I have a 19 month old son so 10.Use the M&M’s and Skittles for potty training incentives. is RIGHT up my alley! And I NEVER would have thought of that!!
I love your 13 ways to use candy around your house at Holloween!!
I love the blizzard idea.
I like this blog post about 13 ways to use Halloween candy! My favorite is to make a giant cookie and put candy on it! Yummy!
Well, my kids are teens now and too old to trick or treat sooooooo we just buy candy for ourselves in addition to what we pass out…the really good kind that we know we will eat. But these are awesome ideas
These are fantastic ideas. Wow. Very good.
I love these ideas and so would my son!
Candy corn is also delicious when mixed with salted peanuts. That’s the only way I like it.
These are really great ideas I may have to try some of these Halloween is coming soon.
I like the eating it suggestion the best.
LOL! Me too Angie!
awesome!!
Great ideas. I especially like the Blizzard and making holiday craft projects.
I think my favorite is making Blizzards too!
I like the idea of saving it for holiday baking. I can already think of all sorts of recipes!
I love candy corn, all the sugar included!
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These are very creative ideas that I will seriously consider!
Haha, #13 is my favorite! Great ideas too!
I like the idea of making blizzards out of the left over candy