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Tired of the post-Halloween sugar craze in your house? Have kids who are allergic to milk and/or nuts, or are you limiting artificial dyes? Are your kids too young for candy, but you still want to dress them up and give away treats? Has your house gone healthy, and you don't want candy leftovers around? Think your kids (and everyone else's) don't need any more sugar and just plain junk? Don't want to give candy, but don't want to give nothing?
Whatever your reasons, you're not the only one looking for non-candy treats to give to trick-or-treaters this year. Lucky for us, there are lots of inexpensive options that kids and parents will be excited to see in their loot bags at the end of the night.
Edible goodies:
- Crackers (snack-sized packages)
- Dried fruit
- Fruit leather
- Granola bars
- Small packs of sugarless gum
- Juice boxes
- Pretzels (snack-sized bags)
- Raisins
Non-edible goodies: (If you go this route, I recommend including decent-quality things that aren't Halloween-related. I know so many kids who don't want to use the "Happy Halloween" pencils after the holiday is over, and parents who just throw away the super-cheap toys when they break after the first use. And you can only use so many black plastic spider rings.)
- Bouncy balls
- Bracelets
- Bubbles
- Mini decks of cards
- Cars
- Coupons if you own a family-friendly business
- Crayons (If you plan ahead, you can get these on clearance at Back-to-School sales.)
- Erasers
- Finger puppets
- Flashlights
- Friendship bracelets
- Funky shoelaces
- Glow necklaces/bracelets (These are really popular!)
- Glowsticks
- Harmonicas
- Keychains
- Pencils
- Pens
- Mini tubs of Play-doh
- Seeds for growing mini pumpkins or flowers
- Silly putty
- Stamps
- Stickers
- Temporary tattoos
- Toothbrushes
- Toy spiders or bugs
- Yo-yos
