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Halloween Stuff

Friday, October 28th, 2005 at 9:02 PM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

Parents enjoy Halloween. It’s the time after that becomes a problem… kids asking for candy every day until the loot is gone. Some trick ‘r treaters manage to get enough candy to last them till the next Halloween. What parent wants to deal with that or be tempted to steal a few for herself?

The solution? Trade candy for a prize. The more candy the child turns in, the bigger the prize. We did this with my oldest and started it last year with my middle child. It’s worked well. They only keep about five pieces, if that much … eat a couple of them after trick ‘r treating (hey, they walked a lot, so they gotta refuel!) and then save a couple for the next day. Then it’s over. Thank goodness.

Most of the time I’d send the leftover candy to Paul’s office. This year, my son’s school is collecting them for the carnival. So it’s all theirs. Oh, and we get a little back at the carnival, but no where as much as we give to them.

The best candy corn — the only candy corn I ever buy is Brach’s. The company’s butterscotch disks and cinnamon disks are also good. I use the The cinnamon disks for medicinal purposes as it helps nausea and dry mouth. Always carried a supply with me when I was pregnant and carry a couple in my purse for emergencies.

Foodnetwork has a video on how candy corn is made. Sadly, it’s not Brach’s. I could tell just by looking at the candy corn. Am I nuts or what? The site also has . I love the show, Unwrapped. Thankfully, it comes on around my bedtime, so I’m already in bed with teeth brushed… less temptation to go raid the store when I see goodies on the show. The show has a spooky treats episode. No candy corn. What? Candy corn is not spooky? Oh yes, it is… I am scared of it because it has lots of sugar!

Here’s a way to keep you away from the candy… Candy Calculator. Depressing tool, eh?

Oh my goodness… costumes for the iPod. That is all this company sells — costumes for iPod, Shuffle, and Mini. [Via B.L. Ochman]

One kid turns into a Leonardo, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle OK, that’s Donatello in the picture, but the only Leonardo was a deluxe. My son picked the cheaper outfit. Whew! I don’t care to pay $20 per hour for an outfit… you know… worn once. Who knew that he’d be wearing a costume of popular characters from Mom’s teen years?

The other is biker boy for the day, or for as long as he’ll tolerate the outfit… but since it’s a t-shirt, jacket, and leather pants… maybe he’ll wear it without crying. No kid under the age of three has cooperatively worn a costume. Our Halloween photo album is fully of a teary lion, dragon, frog, pumpkin. My daughter is at the age where you wonder if she is too old or not… but she’s been talking about being a cheerleader. Like you know, whatever.

I predict the weater on Halloween will be the kind where short sleeves are not warm enough, but sweatshirts are too hot. I’ve had a Peanuts Hallowen sweatshirt for a few years now and it has yet to be cold enough to wear it. I found a Peanuts tee… so that’s why I think it’ll be ‘tween kind of weather.