Halloween
is almost here – Are you ready? I am
almost ready!
Our
neighborhood is a Halloween trick or treating delight. There are sidewalks and
short walkways to the houses. People drive to our neighborhood and have group trick
or treating outings. I always enjoy making Halloween fun and special for
EVERY child who passes our door.
For
the last two years I have participated in the TEAL pumpkin project and I will
again this year. The Food Allergy Research and Education Association (FARE) sponsors
and promotes the TEAL Pumpkin program to have nonfood treats available. You post the TEAL pumpkin sign and parents
with children with food allergies know that you have nonfood treats. I have
candy and non-candy choices and the non-candy choices are very popular with all
the kids. Parents of young children are
especially love this idea. Each year more adults notice my TEAL Pumpkin sign
and thank me.
Here
is the sign to post where people approaching your home can see it.
You can download a sign here so trick or treaters
and their parents/guardians can see that you offer non-candy treats.
Need
ideas for non-candy treats?
My
favorite for toddlers and pre-schoolers- Party size play-doh containers. You can buy a 15 pack. This is an absolute winner with young children
and their parents. One of us manning the
door will also go down to a stroller to deliver one to a child in a stroller. Try that for some big smiles. (Grandmas love
to see children smile.)
This
year, Moose toys will again be providing me with these sample packs of Shopkins, Grossery
Gang and Twozies
in connection with their promotion of the Teal Pumpkin Project. Thank You
Moose! The last time I had Shopkins sample packs on Halloween the
kids treated them like I was handing out gold coins!!!
Pencils,
erasers, and stickers with Halloween themes are staples popular with a wide
range of ages. Here are the pencils and
erasers I will be giving out this year.
Yes,
I do have candy too. We have lots of trick or treaters. Around 4 PM the
little ones start arriving (Lots of play-doh treats) and by 5 PM the 5 - 7 year
olds are out in force (stickers takeover as the #1 treat). The 7 and up
will flood our block by 6 PM (Moose collectible sample packs will fly out the
door.)
I am looking forward to Halloween and i hope you have a wonderful evening also.
If you write, facebook or tweet about this, don't forget to use the hashtag - #tealpumpkinproject
Enjoy
Halloween, we plan to here!
Marion