Category: Halloween Candy
A Healthier Halloween: 6 Tricks to Keep Your Kid from OD’ing on Sugar
| October 28, 2014 | Posted by Stacy under Halloween, Halloween Candy, Healthy classroom treats, Junk food in school |
I know what some of you are going to say: It’s only once a year! (Except, well, it isn’t.). Don’t ruin it for the kids! (Please stop, I’m NOT!). So before chewing me out, keep reading. Because I’m not proposing banishing all Halloween candy or anything over-the-top like that. Instead, I bring you the Sensible Mom’s Guide to […] more
Handling Halloween Candy: A Last-Minute What-to-Do-With-the-Stash Update
| October 30, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Halloween Candy |
Last week, I raised the question of what to do about the obscenely large bag of Kit Kats, Skittles and other not-so-goodies that will be invading your home tomorrow (SEE Trick-or-treating Dilemma: What to Do With All That Halloween Candy?!?). After reading it, I’m guessing some of you were surprised by the expert advice: […] more
Trick-or-treating Dilemma: What to Do With All That Halloween Candy?!?
| October 25, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Halloween Candy |
With Halloween less than a week away, the question on many parents’ minds is: what on earth to do with all that candy?!? In the past two years, I’ve done Switch Witch with my three kids (ages 7 and 4 x 2). Here’s the gist: They eat as much candy as they want on […] more
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