Cheap Candy Alternatives for Halloween Trick or Treaters

Candy Alternatives for Halloween have become very popular. With the rise of childhood obesity and diabetes many parents prefer that you give their children alternatives to candy. Thanks to the web it is now very easy to find candy alternatives for Halloween. They range from games to school supplies

Games- instead of giving kids candy for Halloween why don't you give that will provide hours of enjoyment. A good place for Halloween games is www.orientaltrading.com. They have a wide selections of Halloween games such as Halloween Memory Card Games, Jack-O' Lantern shaped playing cards, and Halloween Old Maid Dice Game.

Arts and Crafts- Arts and Crafts kits are great candy alternatives for Halloween Trick or Treaters. Michaels has a great selection of craft kits for under a dollar. These include paint by number kits, foamies kits, and friendship bracelet kits to name a few. They also have many unpainted wooden items. You could give the boys unpainted cars and the girls unpainted jewelry boxes. If you want, you can also hand out painting kits with the toys. These kits usually include 9 colors in little pots and a paint brush.

You can also try Oriental Trading. They also have many crafting kits for children. Some of my favorite are the color your own book marker. They have 12 for $3.99. Another one that will sure to put smiles on the witches and princesses that visit your house are the Beaded Butterfly and Daisy Charm Bracelet kits. Each kit is only $7.99 and includes 12 pre packaged kits for individual use.

Stationary- Why not hand out stickers for Halloween. Dover Publication has mini sticker books for less than two dollars. These little books usually contain ten stickers and are less than four inches tall so they will easily fit in any trick or treater's bag. Their selection ranges from Glitter Fantasy Butterflies Stickers to Glow-in-the- Dark Vampire Stickers. Your local dollar store will also have sticker pads for under a dollar. Also don't forget the Halloween themed Easers and pencils. You can usually find them sold in packs of ten so you can provide every trick or treater with a Halloween pencil and easers for under 50 cents.

Activity Packs- Not only will activity packs provide hours of fun but will also help to stimulate your children's minds. You can get these from your local dollar store. They include spot the difference, connect the dots, word searches, mazes and the list goes on and on.

Coloring books- Don't forget the coloring books! They are always fun and you can get them from the dollar store.

With a little creative it is very easy to find alternatives to candy. The above examples are only a small selection of what is available.