Comments on: Happy Health-a-ween

By: Body Loving Blogosphere 10.25.09

Body Loving Blogosphere 10.25.09 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:52:55 +0000

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By: momtrolfreak

momtrolfreak — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:44:30 +0000

I had the same debate! Ended up buying a combination, so kids can pick which they want (ro their parents can, depending on age). I bought skittles, and then i bought little parachute guys, and then i got spider rings and skulls. And I felt really good about myself until I realized that the skulls were totally chokable. You can’t win!

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:54:24 +0000

I haven’t been allowed to by Halloween handouts for years. My husband was horrified one year, so he took over the task. Now he waits for the Costco coupon book to show up in September. He takes the candy coupon and comes home with boxes of full-size candy bars. I’m worried because now he has set that expectation for the neighborhood. Some year we won’t be home on Halloween and our house will be “tricked.”

By: jen

jen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:25:26 +0000

Hey, my 4 yo hates candy. last year the only thing she ate in her halloween bucket was an apple given out by the local grocer. She loved the playdoh. I may give her some halloween pencils as a treat! she’d LOVE that! And I love the cheese idea. really.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:58:32 +0000

For what it’s worth, I took a slightly different route – though it was one that also made my husband say, “no, you didn’t.” I purchased a couple of bags of fair trade chocolate to throw into my regular stash of chocolate.

By: April

April — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:58 +0000

Not a fan of all the sugar either, but it is one time a year (ok, excluding other candy holidays) and I tell myself it’s a good opportunity to teach my kids about moderation and healthy eating.

And frankly I am less thrilled at my 2 year old getting pencils than candy… not that she gets to eat more than a piece or two of candy. A piece of candy is just another in the bag… but a pencil is different, draws immediate attention and quickly viewed as an amazing weapon. (If my poor dogs could talk.) Then I am the bad guy for taking it away from her before it hits her bag.

I like the small Play-Doh containers and some of that stuff, but it is not cheap! And I am with Kim… last year my son devoured the cheese and crackers packet he got immediately. Another neighbor started handing out apples when she ran out of candy midway through our group – the kids all started yelling, “hey, I want an apple!”

By: selfmademom

selfmademom — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:58:02 +0000

Kim- that is so interesting! I’m guessing because it’s still a “food” item rather than a crappy toy like I bought! Thanks for the idea.

By: Kim P.

Kim P. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:26:19 +0000

I’ve had kids come back for “seconds” when offering some healthier items they still think are treats: cheese sticks or individual-serving paks of microwave popcorn.

By: Adventures In Babywearing

Adventures In Babywearing — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:57:49 +0000

You sound just like me! I can’t wait to raid my kids’ candy for the bad stuff and save it for ME!

What’s Dec 3?

Steph

By: MJ Tam

MJ Tam — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:09:15 +0000

LOL….I love it when my kids get pencils, erasers, etc. for Halloween. But yeah you’re right, great memories of candy-filled moments when I was a little girl. I’d like my kids to have experienced some sugar high moments as well.

Seem like you are about to have a baby soon. How exciting!

BTW – I’ll be there on Dec. 3rd to watch you! I can’t wait. Beth F. told me all about it. Woohoo!