Halloween was a week ago. Do you have leftover candy that didn’t get handed out to neighborhood kids? Or candy collected by your kids in their trick-or-treat bags? Maybe you bought candy during the post-Halloween sale, but now you’re having second thoughts about having that candy around. Hopefully this blog post isn’t too late. You didn’t eat it all yourself, did you? To avoid that, follow these tips for easy ways to get rid of the candy.
Save it For the Next Holiday
One way to get rid of your Halloween candy is to save it for the next holiday. Many types of candy are given out or purchased during this holiday. It isn’t all themed specifically for Halloween. For example, your kids might have been given quite a few bite-sized chocolate candies without ghosts or pumpkins printed on them. You can easily put these away. Save them to put out during Thanksgiving as a little treat. Or put them in your kids’ Christmas stockings.
Find Another Use For it
If you don’t want to save the candy, or for the candy that is themed for Halloween, try to find another use for it right now. No, you don’t want to sit there and eat it all, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make treats that others might enjoy. For example, you can melt the chocolate to add a little flavoring to your coffee in the morning. Or you can crush candy to make ice cream toppings. This allows you to use the candy for a treat, but not completely over indulge and eat it all in a short period of time.
Get Involved in a Buy Back Program
Believe it or not, there are buy back programs for all that candy! These programs are often available between Halloween and Christmas. The programs are designed to send the candy to people in need, children who don’t get treats, or to programs like Operation Gratitude, which sends gifts to military members overseas. Not only are you getting rid of the candy, but you might even make a little money back for it.
Use the Candy For Decorations
Also consider whether or not your Halloween candy can be used for decorations in some way. For example, you can take apart the M&M bags of candy, put the candy in mason jars, then save it for Thanksgiving or Halloween next year. The Halloween M&Ms are usually yellow, orange and red, so they work great for the entire season. Putting these candies in jars provides a simple and inexpensive décor option.
