Kids Cuisine

I don’t want to be a party pooper, but there’s a cut-off point as to how much candy children should eat. I DO remember when I was a little trick-or-treater and would walk block after block to fill my Halloween bag so full it was about to burst open! But, now that I’m a parent (can’t believe I’m about to say this), it’s my job to monitor how much candy my daughter will eat.

So, I have a solution to what I’ll be given handing out this year: non-edibles. “What?,” you might be asking. Instead of nuts and nougat, I’ll have temporary tattoos, stickers, small tubes of Play-doh, bouncy balls, plastic vampire teeth, and other non-typical Halloween treats. I may get a frown from the goblins who visit my door, but the memory of ringing my doorbell will stick in their mind longer than my neighbor who gave out a mini Snicker’s bar. I also know there will be a couple of smiles and a “Cool!” every once and a while.

I challenge you to try an alternative Halloween treat this year. The cost may be a bit more than candy (Well, I’m not sure, because have you seen what a bag of candy costs these days? … Geez!). But, the reward will be great!

Have fun next week, and let me know if you hand out something other than candy.