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Post by darkangel090260 on Oct 19, 2015 19:38:22 GMT
i just keep dum dum pops on hand. they are pretty much safe for anyone.
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Post by nurseypants on Oct 19, 2015 20:06:04 GMT
I'm going to place a tablespoon of sugar inside a snack sized ziplock and give those out. That should cover almost everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 20:08:12 GMT
Altho this is really nice idea, if you have a child with such severe allergies , the risk of trick or treating is on the parents.
I would never put out a sign that I have an allergen free home , because there is going to be that kid who is allergic to something that you just can't prepare for. I would be the person who got sued because my house was supposed to safe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 20:10:08 GMT
I'm going to place a tablespoon of sugar inside a snack sized ziplock and give those out. That should cover almost everyone. Nope there are kids who react badly to sugar. And what about the Baggie?
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Post by red88 on Oct 19, 2015 20:37:38 GMT
Last year I gave each child candy and a glow stick. I'd light up (crack) the glow stick before the kids would come so they still had several hours of lighting fun. Besides being a non-candy item, it was also a little safety item and it was neat seeing the kids walk down the block with those sticks glowing in the dark. Kids loved them and so did the parents. I bought the thin, inexpensive ones from WalMart (like 100 for $10). I plan to do the same this year. I found 500 on amazon for 31.00, so yeah, glow bracelets & candy from me this year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 21:31:04 GMT
As the parent of a special needs son, I think this is just too far.
It's my job as a parent to filter what he can and can't have. No one else's.
That's why they call them "special" needs.
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Post by RiverIsis on Oct 19, 2015 23:22:47 GMT
All (I think? almost all..) Hallowe'en candy here is peanut free, so I can't imagine there are THAT many kids Trick-or-Treating who can't eat most of what is offered. My kids so enjoy the couple of pencils or mini Play-Dos they receive, but they usually also come with a selection of edible treats. You're in Canada, right? I think nestle favorites are all pn/tn allergy safe and mars minis too. The US is not so allergy friendly. I think the only mini candies I can think of are the non chocolates (American smarties, skittles, etc) and very few chocolates (jr mints, peppermint patties, maybe whoppers) that can be eaten by allergic kids. We actually order Canadian candy (expensive to order) so that our kids can have something beyond plain hershey and dove bars and plain chocolate kisses. And here I always insisted on buying chocolate instead of all the awful colorings that are in non-chocolate sweets because I thought they were better. Learn something every day.
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Post by maryjo on Oct 19, 2015 23:58:15 GMT
I had already planned to do a separate container of candy with peanut free treats before seeing this.
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Post by MizIndependent on Oct 5, 2016 22:31:36 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Oct 5, 2016 22:40:27 GMT
Yeah, I feel for allergy kids and IF we even got any TOT I might have an alternative treat but still have candy. Halloween to kids is all about the candy, candy, candy!
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 5, 2016 22:53:05 GMT
My kids are grown. I live in a neighborhood/subdivision and I still get trick or treaters - maybe 50 or more. I buy bags of candy from Walmart. It's easy for me and that's what I have to offer.
I give to anyone who comes to my house, teens, parents, kids, infants. I don't care. If they want what I have I give it to them. I have no idea what parents do with what candy they get. That's up to them. I feel like I participate because people gave out candy when my kids grew yp here so I try to do my part for the 90 minutes the kids come around. But I won't be doing anything other than store bought candy.
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Post by secondlife on Oct 5, 2016 23:27:59 GMT
We did this one year. We put matchbox cars ($1), Shopkins, stickers, and pencils in the non-food pumpkin and also had a dish of apples in addition to candy.
We gave away everything we had so obviously we hit the right note for our neighborhood.
I might do glow bracelets this year - I like that idea. We usually spend about $25 total and we could fit a box of glow sticks in that budget.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 1:10:13 GMT
My neighbor said she is going to put together baggies of certified vegan, non gmo, organic sugar, since every kid in the neighbor seems to have a different allergy.
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Post by annabella on Oct 6, 2016 1:35:44 GMT
the only thing I can think of that is worse than my child brining home a bag full of crap candy is my child brining home a bag filled with little plastic crap from Oriental Trading and halloween pencils. I understand wanting to do something nice for kids with allergies, but please there is enough plastic crap in the world without adding more. Oh yes I remember from long ago my trick or treating days when I got crap like 5 mini crayons or other non-candy items that promptly got thrown away. Unlike other people, my mother let me eat the whole lot of candy as soon as I wanted. lol
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Post by cade387 on Oct 6, 2016 1:49:29 GMT
We have a lot of allergies in our sub (based on requests from last year). Costco has a huge pack of mini playdough tubs so we got those. Will probably have some candy for the older kids.
We don't need it in the house and we will eat it if it is here. My DH and I are working too hard to get healthy to have that temptation here.
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Post by gale w on Oct 6, 2016 1:52:30 GMT
I haven't read the replies so maybe it's been mentioned. Having the teal pumpkin doesn't mean you can't give out candy or even that you can't give out peanut candy or other allergen candy. It just means you're giving kids with allergies the choice to have a non-food treat.
eta: didn't realize until just now that this is an old thread. Whoops.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 6, 2016 1:59:41 GMT
I would avoid homes with teal pumpkins because my kid with special needs likes to eat plastic crap, crayons, and many things that should not be edible. He'd be glowing in the dark on his face after biting a glow stick. Also, if he got a mini bottle of bubbles we would be done for the night (because he LOVES them). That might work in my favor, if I was sick of walking around. I know that it means there's another option, BUT my kid is so very very fast. I can't count on how the items will be given out. The bowl of plastic crap thrust at him? both options sitting out in the open? I feel like things would go more smoothly avoiding teal pumpkin houses. I know that there will be homes who might do this without the pumpkin, but it's less guess work. So, I'm glad people are doing this! I'll take peanut butter any day over inedible items. Oh, and some Halloween candy is crap too. That disgusting black and orange Halloween taffy and healthy snacks should be banned.
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Post by gale w on Oct 6, 2016 2:11:25 GMT
I would avoid homes with teal pumpkins because my kid with special needs likes to eat plastic crap, crayons, and many things that should not be edible. He'd be glowing in the dark on his face after biting a glow stick. Also, if he got a mini bottle of bubbles we would be done for the night (because he LOVES them). That might work in my favor, if I was sick of walking around. I know that it means there's another option, BUT my kid is so very very fast. I can't count on how the items will be given out. The bowl of plastic crap thrust at him? both options sitting out in the open? I feel like things would go more smoothly avoiding teal pumpkin houses. I know that there will be homes who might do this without the pumpkin, but it's less guess work. So, I'm glad people are doing this! I'll take peanut butter any day over inedible items. Oh, and some Halloween candy is crap too. That disgusting black and orange Halloween taffy and healthy snacks should be banned. If your area is anything like ours, you should be fine. I didn't see a single teal pumpkin last year while driving around.
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