There is nothing like the sight of opening up your door and seeing those darling little children standing there, waiting for you to put something into their little goodie bag that they'll enjoy eating once they get back to their safe warm home. So the last thing you want to do is disappoint these kids. The question is, how do you do that? Well, hopefully what follows will give you a decent idea of how to handle your Halloween treat dilemma.
Of course the easiest way to solve your candy problem is to go out and get the most popular candies that were ever made. There is a reason why they're so popular. Kids love 'em. We're of course talking about things like Hershey Bars, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Almond Joy, Nestles Crunch Bar and the like. You absolutely can't go wrong when you put these top sellers in somebody's goodie bag. And if you want to really bring some smiles to their faces, put a few different ones in. Yeah, it's expensive, but it's once a year. So get yourself three of four giant bags of candy. A great mix is a Milky Way, Nestles Crunch Bar and a Payday because they are all very different candies. This way if a kid doesn't like one kind he may like the other two. If you give him all chocolate and he doesn't like chocolate at all, well, he's out of luck. This way you're basically hedging your bets that he's going to at least find something he likes.
Another way you can go with your Halloween treats is to make your own treats. Yes, this is lot of work and has to be done days in advance, but can you just imagine the looks on the faces of these kids when you're giving them something home made? The only problem with this idea is that you're going to have to make sure you live in a neighborhood where everybody knows you. Why? Well, unfortunately because of the world we live in, it has become very dangerous to accept treats from strangers unless they are wrapped. Sad, but true. So if you live in a place where everybody knows your name, you'll be able to do this without having to worry about kids just throwing your treats in the trash.
Finally, you can go in a completely different direction with your Halloween treats. You can give the kind that kids don't eat. Believe me, they'll have plenty of sugar to get high on. One less candy bar isn't going to kill them. But, if you give them something different, they may just remember your treat above all the others. Some suggestions include money, like pennies or even nickels and dimes; small race cars that you get from a McDonalds or Burger King (you'll have to save up for a while to have enough); even pencils will do the trick for when they have to return back to school.
By using just a little imagination, you're sure to come up with some ideas that will make those little boys and girls very happy.
