"Let's try a new philosophy this Halloween," suggested Spencer. In the past we've allowed the girls to eat a couple of pieces while out trick-or-treating, and then they can have a piece every night or so after dinner if they eat well. This means that by the time Valentines Day and Easter roll around, they still have Halloween candy, and this new candy gets mixed in with the old. We can't sneakily throw it away bit by bit, because these kids notice. It will be April and Ella suddenly wants to know where that package of gummy candy shaped like body parts is. Um, in the landfill? Consequently, we have way too much candy around (half of it stale) all of the time.
This year, a local supermarket was offering a trade - bring in your candy the Monday after Halloween, weigh it, and get that much in produce/bulk items for free. Spencer pitched it this way to the girls: you can eat whatever you want on Halloween, then set aside 10 special pieces to save, and trade the rest for good-for-you snacks. They agreed.
Ella did just fine with this plan. Yes, she ate a lot of candy, but she didn't go overboard. Annie, on the other hand, snarfed down more than her little belly could handle and ended the night puking into the plastic Solo cup I was holding (which happened to have about an inch of beer left in the bottom of it). I had a flash back to my college days.
In spite of the throwing up, both kiddos had a grand time roaming the dark and chilly night with their friends. And we now have apples and pistachios in our pantry instead of Tootsie Roll Pops and Skittles.
Annie was a nature fairy princess (we made excellent use of an old flower girl dress and some fake greenery and such from Joann's Fabric).
And Ella was a superhero of her own invention. "Blackbird" can fly and summon birds - including mythical and extinct birds - to do her bidding.
Hope your Halloweens were happy and belly ache-free!
This year, a local supermarket was offering a trade - bring in your candy the Monday after Halloween, weigh it, and get that much in produce/bulk items for free. Spencer pitched it this way to the girls: you can eat whatever you want on Halloween, then set aside 10 special pieces to save, and trade the rest for good-for-you snacks. They agreed.
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| Let the trick-or-treating begin! |
In spite of the throwing up, both kiddos had a grand time roaming the dark and chilly night with their friends. And we now have apples and pistachios in our pantry instead of Tootsie Roll Pops and Skittles.
Annie was a nature fairy princess (we made excellent use of an old flower girl dress and some fake greenery and such from Joann's Fabric).
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| Nature fairy practice. |
And Ella was a superhero of her own invention. "Blackbird" can fly and summon birds - including mythical and extinct birds - to do her bidding.
Hope your Halloweens were happy and belly ache-free!
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