This year for Halloween, I decided I wasn’t going to add to the candy overload when making up little goody bags for my son’s classmates. After all, they’re already getting so many sugary sweets on their trick-or-treat treks, and there seems to be cupcakes with orange and lack sprinkles at every turn. I figured the other moms would appreciate a glucose break.

It’s been a challenge coming up with items beyond pumpkin pencils and little ghost and bat erasers, but if you look around, you can find some cute things. At supermarkets and drug stores in my area, I found mini Disney-themed markers and notepads, Halloween tattoos, spider rings, foam stickers, and small cans of Play-Doh. What’s cool is that these all came as multipacks and were really low cost — way cheaper than if I bought massive bags of candy.

Along those lines, I must say that I was very impressed with the variety of trick or treat goodies that my son received around my neighborhood last year. One couple gave out apple juice and small bottles of water to the kids thirsty from walking — what a great idea! Another woman kept unopened value meal toys from fast food restaurants all year long and gave those out as her treat. I also liked the fact that some people had pretzels, raisins, or mini granola bars that we used for school snacks for the couple of weeks following Halloween.

The point is that as a mom, I appreciate when people think outside the candy bag and add some variety to the giant pile of SweeTarts and Tootsie Rolls. This year, I’m going to try to do my part, too.

Moms, what type of treats are you giving out, and how do you feel about non-candy treats?

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