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It ’s an eld - old interrogative … or at least one involve by those health - witting no - trade good - doers : What can neighbour give out to kid on Halloween dark that wo n’t impart to the childhood obesity epidemic ?

Many ideas out there will surely get your firm egged or worse . turn over out bookmarks or nervous pencils ? Seriously ? Why not just label which garage windows you want the dissatisfied kid to lather ?

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A listing of goodish alternatives on a Clemson University site includes bean dip . Fun times in South Carolina , for sure . Other estimation banter about on the Internet are well - intentioned , but at long last impractical . flighty miniature and decoration ? News flash : Halloween is over by the end of the night . lamia teethjust do n’t have the same impact on Nov. 1 .

Money ? That ’s kind of , well , expensive . Candy monetary value lessthan 10 cents from each one . Handing out a dime seems rather cheap . And do n’t even think of sample 10 cent . Play - Doh ? That ’s very expensive , and full-grown small fry — the kind who can TP your house — do n’t deal much for " creative " toy dog .

What follows is a list of five candy alternatives for Halloween that are virtual in terms of disbursement , magic - or - treaters ' wellness , acceptability among a encompassing swath of ages , and rubber to home base and person from mischievous pranks . [ 13 Halloween Superstitions & Traditions excuse ]

Kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

As the locution goes , you ca n’t please everyone … except with abig bar of chocolate . So it may be wise to have a few drinking chocolate bars on hand for those kids who depend like they are sometime enough to shave . They likely have hit at least 100 houses before yours , and they mean concern . You ’ve been warned .

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