Comments on: 12 Ways to Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy!

By: SewCalGal

SewCalGal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:20:46 +0000

I take left over Halloween candy to a children’s shelter (aka modern day orphanage). They get so many kids there, and they don’t get a chance to trick o treat. Plus the shelter uses it to incent good behavior, plus active participation in their on-site school. And, they too freeze candy, to help ensure they have candy throughout the year…..but don’t worry, as they have good controls to not give out too much candy and let kids bounce off the walls with a sugar high!

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By: shannonpatrick

shannonpatrick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:20 +0000

I love the idea of buying back the candy from the kids and then donating it to a food charity.

I posted a comment about this in a link I came across here:

http://www.examiner.com/x-12285-Omaha-StayatHome-Moms-Examiner~y2009m11d2-What-to-do-with-all-that-Halloween-candy-you-dont-want-your-child-to-consume

That’s such a great idea!! I don’t Live in Omaha anymore but I think I will offer my kids the cash myself and pay them in dimes. My daughter collects dimes(I tried to tell her quarters are “better” to collect but she loves dimes). How empowering and educational for kids to get some coin for all their “hard work”. Now I don’t have to feel guilty for sneaking a mini-snickers or two when they are not looking. I think we will all feel better donating the candy to our local food charity instead of having the big old bowl of tooth decaying calories tempting us! I also think there is a hidden lesson somewhere here about entitlement and “how much is enough”.

November 6, 12:11 PM

By: Christie Ison

Christie Ison — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:31:59 +0000

In a magazine I read about a cool website that encourages kids (and hungry parents) to use up their candy in cool science experiments:

http://www.candyexperiments.com/

I think we’ll be using it to save us all from ourselves!

Christie Ison's latest: 10 Steps to Healthier, Whole-Food Eating

By: Monday Mentions : Daily Mish Mash

Monday Mentions : Daily Mish Mash — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:46 +0000

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By: Cindy Brick

Cindy Brick — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:16:03 +0000

I’m surprised nobody has brought this up…but I use leftover candy as fill-ups for Christmas stockings!

Also, they make great “yes I practiced” prizes for my piano students.

By: Amiyrah

Amiyrah — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:56:28 +0000

Ooh! Just remembered a few more things I do:

I make chocolate popcorn every year for the holidays and sometimes I melt the chocolate bars and mix in with the popcorn. It is divine with microwave kettle corn popcorn.

Also, I use them to make chocolate bark each year. Our favorite combination is milk chocolate topped with chopped up butterfingers and crushed butterscotch candies. Drizzle a little more chocolate on top, let cool and break apart.

By: Amiyrah

Amiyrah — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:18:15 +0000

I just saw on hillbilly housewife, that you can turn all of your candy into a candy wreath for the holidays! It looked really cool and could be a great hostess gift for the family that might be having you over for thanksgiving or Christmas.

What I have been doing for the past few years is to separate the melt-able candies from the ones that won’t. The melt-able ones are melted and added to frosting for cupcakes throughout the year. I also use any caramel/chocolate type candies for my turtle bars I make for platters every December.

By: Noelle

Noelle — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:45 +0000

I learned this year that there is a local roller skate rink that takes 1 lb of candy for a free skate on November 1st. We were out of town, but I think this is so cool.

They send the candy to the troops!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:46 +0000

Leftover candy? Sadly, that has never been an issue at my house. We live way out in the country so we don’t get many trick-or-treaters, and I seldom buy candy to have around. So when any does make its way into the house it disappears pretty darn quick!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:04 +0000

We send our children to our small private church school, so I volunteered to go in a couple of Friday’s to help the children make a Christmas pinata for art class. We made a star shape, and decorated it. Then I stuffed it full of leftover candy. We hung it in the classroom till Christmas. Then the whole school (all 16 of them) had fun breaking it for during their school Christmas party. Fun art project… our children only brought a fraction of the candy… gave them a cool room decor… and a fun game for their party. Win. Win. Win. Win.