tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post7607784821612153142..comments2008-10-28T20:55:54.197-04:00Mom's Marbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590217965221606644noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post-38038579415141566552008-10-28T20:55:54.197-04:002008-10-28T20:55:54.197-04:00A blogger last year mentioned she hid a bunch of it in the freezer that night after the kids went to bed and pulled it out at Christmas time and the kids never knew. My kids are still small enough they wouldn't know either. I'll use mine during our homeschool lessons as game prizes and incentives.Miss Notesyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420657918320783568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post-5179170188120252412008-10-28T18:40:27.585-04:002008-10-28T18:40:27.585-04:00I love the gingerbread house idea! What a great solution. <BR/><BR/>I've found that with older kids it gets tricky to be a candy despot or get them to go along with plans like swapping for toys. Plus, when they proudly march around for all that loot it seems unfair to just decry that I'm boss and make it disappear. LOL I hate how long it lasts though, especially since we do have house rules like one piece after lunch and dinner so a big bag can last a long time.<BR/><BR/>Thanksgiving is a perfect amount of time to have happily eaten the good stuff and using it for gingerbread houses will eliminate the whole wasting issue. Thanks!Aliciahttp://magicandmayhem.homeschooljournal.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post-33351624080161497312008-10-27T14:51:21.182-04:002008-10-27T14:51:21.182-04:00I think you need to start with how much candy your kids should get. You have the power to wrap up Halloween at any time. My kids enjoy giving out the candy at our house also as much as getting it. A party instead of door to door also works nicely on keeping the amount of candy under control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post-24697396110201681112008-10-27T13:27:12.221-04:002008-10-27T13:27:12.221-04:00I just dump it in the break room at work with a little paper that says "Free". It's usually gone before the end of the day.T with Honeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870996927675120152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835877287056361365.post-6538288071945430592008-10-27T00:31:30.262-04:002008-10-27T00:31:30.262-04:00I had never heard of the "Candy Fairy" before! That seems like a good healthy alternative to sugar rushes and cavities. But it also seems like a bit of a waste of time and energy for all of the collecting that's been done, too.<BR/><BR/>This is only our son's first Halloween, so the candy will be going to Mommy and Daddy this year anyway, but I think we are going to be sticking with rationing it out in the years to come.Carahttp://angelskisses.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com