If you’ve been a reader of my blog, Jersey Family Fun, you know about my love-hate relationship with candy. As every candy-filled holiday approaches we try to give you alternatives to candy or at least ideas of how to use that leftover candy quickly.
It’s not that we want to be a Scrooge on Easter or Halloween. We know Easter or Passover means more than candy eating. So why not give kids items that are not so sugary and probably more fun? For Halloween, our friends over at Fun Finds for Families came up with a list of 5 Candy Alternatives for Trick or Treaters. Inspired by them, we wanted to share our own list for candy-free treats created by our Jersey Family Fun team of moms perfect for kids who need to limit their candy intake because of health or allergy issues or families who want to give kids an alternative to candy.
Candy-free holiday treats
- Go Go Squeez pouches of applesauce
- Juice boxes
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Stickers - Temporary tattoos
- Pistachio pouches
- Clementines
- Organic lolly pops
- Silly bandz
- Chuck E. Cheese tokens
- Mini-water bottles
- Scrunchies & hair clips for girls
- Fun pencils
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Silly or cute erasers - Party favors
- Fruit gummy pouches
- Go-gurt
- Portable cheese sticks
- Colorful, small rulers
- McDonald’s, Friendly’s, Burger King, or Wendy’s coupons
- Snack packs of goldfish, pretzels, teddy grahams, crackers
| Jennifer Auer is a South Jersey mom. Check out her blog, Jersey Family Fun. |
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