Halloween is usually the time in which children stuff themselves so full of sugar that they're up all night vomiting. Guardians warn their children about the dangers of upset stomachs and rotten teeth, but children hardly heed these well-meaning pieces of advice. Whether you're looking to save the neighborhood children of root canals or protecting the health of your own children, the following are five fun alternatives for the usual Halloween sugar-laden mischief.
With diabetes on the rise, sugar free candy has seen a market increase in recent years. Sugar free candy is available at the majority of grocery stores, and even some gas stations. Most would agree that these sugar-free varieties taste just as good as the normal candy, so kids won't feel like they're missing out on anything.
What's more Halloween than spider webs and witches tattooed across your kid's forehead?
Buy them the nastiest variety and tell your children that's what their teeth will look like if they continue to eat so much candy. Force them to wear them out in public and smile a lot. It just might work.
Bubbles are always fun, but silly spray is just deliciously mischievous. The neighborhood parents will hate you, but the children will hardly notice the lack of candy when they're running around screaming and spraying each other with pink liquid plastic.
You know the isle - the one where your kid gets wide eyed and suddenly disappears, only to be found shortly thereafter gazing longingly at the colored whistles? If it excites them at birthday parties, it will excite them at Halloween too. Put together little goody bags and load them up with only the best items.
With a little effort and thought, you might able to avoid being that lame house that passes out the apples. But only with some careful consideration.
- Be warned: you will inevitably be labeled "that lame house on the corner that doesn't hand out the good stuff," with most things you can think of. That's just life. The fact of the matter is that children don't want raisins, and they think candy bars are lame. As much as they'll be quite happy to eat them every other day of the week and thoroughly enjoy them during snack time, there's something inherently insipid about raisins on Halloween night. They might even resent you, but this won't last forever. They'll enjoy having teeth in ten years.
Sugar-Free Candy
With diabetes on the rise, sugar free candy has seen a market increase in recent years. Sugar free candy is available at the majority of grocery stores, and even some gas stations. Most would agree that these sugar-free varieties taste just as good as the normal candy, so kids won't feel like they're missing out on anything.
Temporary Tattoos
What's more Halloween than spider webs and witches tattooed across your kid's forehead?
False Teeth
Buy them the nastiest variety and tell your children that's what their teeth will look like if they continue to eat so much candy. Force them to wear them out in public and smile a lot. It just might work.
Bubbles and Silly Spray
Bubbles are always fun, but silly spray is just deliciously mischievous. The neighborhood parents will hate you, but the children will hardly notice the lack of candy when they're running around screaming and spraying each other with pink liquid plastic.
General Party Favors
You know the isle - the one where your kid gets wide eyed and suddenly disappears, only to be found shortly thereafter gazing longingly at the colored whistles? If it excites them at birthday parties, it will excite them at Halloween too. Put together little goody bags and load them up with only the best items.
With a little effort and thought, you might able to avoid being that lame house that passes out the apples. But only with some careful consideration.
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