Yes! It reminds me of the year I wanted to give out little toys (the kind that go in piñatas or party bags) instead of candy, in part because of this kind of thing. And in part because candy is not healthy. (You know me!!) So I bought a whole bunch of tiny toys from Oriental Trading, then had a last-minute panic that we'd get egged or something for not passing out candy. Or that kids would be bummed to receive the cheap little crap I'd bought. Which meant that year I gave out little bags with toys *and* candy. Sigh. I can really be a dork some times.
Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:I do not do halloween or 'trick or treat', but as candy I make 'fruit leather'
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seeds - heirloom pumpkins so they can grow their own for next year.
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Stacy Witscher wrote:Some years we get a lot of trick or treaters. I could never afford to give anything other than cheap candy, and I still spent $30 this year. I give it because it's the convention. A lot of it gets thrown away but kids seem to just love amassing it, regardless of whether or not they eat it. I do love seeing all the children in their costumes, they are darling. I will miss it when we move, but I'm sure there will be other options in rural Oregon.
Chris Kott wrote:Unbleached paper cups full of bedding material and red wigglers for their compost, what else?
-CK
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Jocelyn Campbell wrote:Molly Lombas replied on Facebook to say:
seeds - heirloom pumpkins so they can grow their own for next year.
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Jocelyn Campbell wrote:
Generally, I agree with Inge, (from this thread, https://permies.com/t/51117/ungarbage/Good-halloween-candy):
Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:I do not do halloween or 'trick or treat', but as candy I make 'fruit leather'
Though most years, when we lived in a suburban neighborhood with LOTS of trick-or-treaters, I was too chicken to give out dried fruit or fruit leather.
Do you have trick-or-treaters?
What do you give out?
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Chris Kott wrote:Unbleached paper cups full of bedding material and red wigglers for their compost, what else?
-CK
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Nicole Alderman wrote:
On idea for toys are hot wheels, which are at least partly metal and not all plastic. They're usually a dollar a car at most grocery stores.
Nicole Alderman wrote:With my husband having Crohn's, and candy being so horrifyingly bad, my kids won't be eating the candy they collect. We'll let them go trick-or-treating, though, and we'll figure out some way to donate their candy to dentists who ship them off to soldiers. Maybe we could just donate them to homeless shelters. Either way, we'l get them something else in repayment for the candy. I'm not about to be frustrated that people give out candy that my kids can't eat.
Nicole Alderman wrote:Speaking of candy made from real fruit, Jamba Juice now makes fruit leather that's just fruit leather in fun star shapes, with added vitamins. They're really quite tasty and fun! https://www.jambafruitsnacks.com
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William Bronson wrote:
As an adult, I would love a holiday where we swapped seeds and plant starts.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
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I know a woman who puts out a barrel of books on Halloween. I've been thinking about handing out seeds, or advice/fortunes (without forks). What are some non sugar things you'd consider handing out?
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Judith Browning wrote:We have never had trick or treaters until we moved to this little town three years ago so I don't have much experience.
We try to have a lot of washed up organic apples and bags of the small peanut butter cups. Compromises![]()
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Ryan Hobbs wrote:I'm 30 and I still dress up and go door to door. The past 3 years I've been a male witch, a youkai, and a wizard. My old neighbors expected me, so I got beer and shots of Jameson instead of candy.
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john mcginnis wrote:
Ryan Hobbs wrote:I'm 30 and I still dress up and go door to door. The past 3 years I've been a male witch, a youkai, and a wizard. My old neighbors expected me, so I got beer and shots of Jameson instead of candy.
Dang!! I need to try that! Certainly better than popping for $50 bottle! :)
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