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One family does science experiments with leftover Halloween candy (found via Sac Bee). Watch the Nerds dissolve in water, check the acidity in Lemonheads, watch the edible ink on M&M's and Skittles float off — intact, and more. Sounds fun!
Here are six more ideas for getting rid of or using up the leftover Halloween candy.
What do you do? Take our poll.
- Save Lollipops for Bribery: Stash them in your purse or the pantry. It's true. My boys will do almost anything for a lollipop.
- Better Yet, Potty Training Bribery: CafeMom jess_diva says, "candy she accumulated in the half hour she trick or treated will be used as potty rewards." Hmmm, nothing else is working for my 3 year old...
- Toss It, Eat It, or Recycle It?: CafeMoms get pretty fired up in this debate.
- Donate Your Halloween Candy: Several organizations accept leftover Halloween candy and use them for a good cause.
- Save It for the Holiday Crafting: Use those Dots for your gingerbread houses and other craft projects.
- Make Peanut Butter Candy Bar Squares: Take this yummy dessert to share at your next potluck or party.
What do you do with your kids' trick or treat collection? Take our poll.
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Comments (15)
Your link is broken - I really wanted to see the science stuff :(
We take anything halfway decent for DD to eat, and save it for when we're all out of her "good" (organic) candy, and the rest Daddy eats, lol. A couple dentist offices around here were offering to buy back candy - $1 per pound I believe - and they send it to our troops serving overseas. I would have brought DD's leftovers there if we had any.
http://www.candyexperiments.com/Home
Here is a link, since the one above is broken. I think it's the right one.
I fixed my link above. Now it goes to Loralee Leavitt's article in FamilyFun, which I found reprinted in the Sac Bee. Happy experimenting! :)
We just went to seven houses so no worries on what to do.
http://www.snacksnoop.com
I also read that you can "buy" it from you child so in exchange they can get a new toy.
We take the Halloween candy and tie it to our Christmas countdown chain. My mom makes one for every grandkid. There are 24 ribbons and a small bell at the bottom. You take two long pieces of fabric(make it look like a tube) stuff it with stuffing and put ribbon trim on the edges and tie the jingle bell on the very bottom tip of the chain. Sew 24 pieces of ribbon in a row top to bottom, make sure you have enough ribbon to tie candy on with. Take some leftover Halloween candy(Tootsie Rolls, Lollipops, Smarties, Fun Size Candies work very well). Tie one candy to each ribbon. Starting on Dec. 1st let your child eat one candy from the chain a day starting at the top. When your child eats the last candy(Christmas Eve), they ring the jingle bell and that is how Santa knows what houses to drop presents at.
I use it for my sons' birthday party goody bags ! Their Birthday is in two weeks.
Potty rewards all the way!
I donate it to the local shelter/halfway house that has a drug rehab program. They specifically ask for it every year because apparently sucking on candy can help with cravings. WE only keep lollipops and certain bar type candies from the kids stash anyway so we just give them the rest.