Halloween is one of those holidays where your kids can get so much candy it's overflowing out of their bags. I try to find alternatives to the candy treats with non-candy treat options. I even have some great non-candy treats to trade my kids for the bulk of their candy (which then goes to work with dad, a dentist office for the troops, or the Switch Witch comes to swap out the extra for a gift!).
Here are over 100 ideas for those looking for alternatives. These can be used if you have many kids, few kids or even just one or two special kids. I know some families use some of these for Trunk or Treats too!
Activity Books
Animal Crackers
Apple Chips
Army Men
Barrettes
Body Glitter
Bookmarks
Books
Bouncy Balls
Bubbles
Cards
Cereal in single serve boxes
Cereal Bars
Chalk
Chapstick
Character Bandages
Character Cereal Bowls
Character Plates
Colored Pencils
Coloring Books
Comic Books
Cookies
Crayons
Erasers
Fake Moustaches
Finger Puppets
Flashlights
Foam Stickers
Foam Halloween Masks
Fruit Cups
Fruit Leather
Glow Bracelets
Glow Earrings
Glow Necklaces
Glow Sticks
Gold Fish Crackers
Granola Bars
Hacky Sack
Hair Bows
Hand Sanitizer
Headbands
Hot Chocolate
Hot Cider
Hot Wheels
Jello Cups
Juice Box
Kazoo
Kleenex Personal Packs
Lip Gloss
Lip Smackers
Magic Cards
Magic Kit
Magnets
Mardi Gras Bead Necklaces
Markers
Masks
Maze Puzzles
Microwave Popcorn
Mini Coloring Books
Mini Flashlight
Mini Notebooks
Money (coins)
Nail Polish
Note Books
Light Up Rings
Nuts
Pencil Toppers
Pencils
Pens
Pirate Eye Patch
Plastic Bugs
Plastic Spiders
Playdoh
Pokemon Cards
Popcorn Balls
Potato Chips
Pretzels
Raisins
Rubber Mice
Rubber Rats
Rubber Spiders
Rulers
Silly Bandz
Silly Putty
Sketch Pad
Sidewalk Chalk
Silly Straws
Slap Bracelets
Slide Puzzles
Slime
Slinky
Spider Rings
Spinning Tops
Sports Trading Cards
Squishes
Stencils
Stickers
Sticky cling hands (these come in different forms like pumpkins etc too)
Stretchy Animals
Sugar Free Gum
Super Balls
Temporary Tattoos
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Tote Bag
Trail Mix
Vampire Teeth
Water Bottle
Wax Mustaches
Wax Vampire Fangs
Whistles
Word Puzzles
Yo-Yo
