Mom On Timeout<\/a> and got some ideas for all that leftover candy. <\/p>\n\u2022Donate it. There are many opportunities to donate your Halloween candy. Here are a few that I know of:
\n -Ronald McDonald House Charities-accepts candy donations for kids. You can search for a local branch here.
\n -Many churches and other places of worship have candy drop-offs or accept candy donations.
\n -Operation Gratitude-sends care packages to troops overseas.
\n -Any Soldier-sends packages to individual volunteers who then pass them on to soldiers who don’t get much mail.
\n That soldier then shares his package with his troop. <\/p>\n
\u2022Other places to donate would be food pantries, pediatric wards, and nursing homes.<\/p>\n
\u2022Another option is to freeze your extra candy. Chocolate freezes very well and can be stored for up to a year in an airtight container (I use a ziploc bag.) This is also great because when you want a piece you have to wait for it to thaw \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n
\u2022Christmas is coming up and advent calendars are a perfect use for leftover candy. Make your own advent calendar or chain and count down to Christmas be enjoying one piece of candy a day. (You might want to let your kids take turns instead of having a piece every day.)<\/p>\n
\u2022We enjoy cookie decorating parties during the holiday season. Pull out the candy that can be used to decorate cookies and save yourself the expense of buying them later on.<\/p>\n
\u2022Use it for crafts. Have your kids make a candy wreath by gluing packaged candies onto a wreath. Fun and decorative at the same time! <\/p>\n
\u2022Use the candy to decorate your gingerbread houses. Twix bars could be used for the logs on your log cabin gingerbread house. Snickers would make cute benches. Lollipops make perfect trees. Just use your imagination and your gingerbread house this year will be better than ever!<\/p>\n
\u2022Use the candy to bake with. There are lots of recipes that call for candy. You can use M&Ms and pretty much any chocolate candy bar to make delicious cookies. Just chop them up and throw it in your favorite cookie recipe or top your cupcakes with them. Yummy!
\n\u2022Leftover candy is perfect for ice cream toppings as well. Almost every chocolate candy can be used as an ice cream topping. Just chop them up when you are ready to use.<\/p>\n
\u2022Share that candy! You can always take the candy to co-workers or send in with your spouse to his office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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