Not the same, but I always buy something non-candy like little bags of Goldfish or Teddy Grahams to give out to toddlers, and no one ever takes any. I don't know why I still bother!
No teal pumpkins. Two houses gave out glow sticks.
We had tattoos and pretzels in addition to candy. I don't know how much was taken because we just put the bowl on the front porch, but some of it was gone.
I think some kids like to take the non-candy stuff because they get do much candy...and some aren't allowed to eat much of it anyway. Taking the glow stick, pretzel, sticker, etc. ensures that their parents won't take it.
No teal pumpkins here. But we only ToT in our neighborhood of about 25 houses and none of the kids who live here have allergies that any of us are concerned about. As for kids from outside, we rarely have have any...this year none at all (they'd have to drive over b/c we're off a major road, and there aren't enough houses here to make it worthwhile).
I didn't see any teal pumpkins, but one little boy told me he couldn't have peanuts. Mom was standing there and said not to worry because she would sort the candy. I made sure to give him a bunch on non-Reeses stuff.
I feel like pinterest is making everyone go crazy. Why the need for a teal pumpkin? If your child has an allergy, do you really only stop at the teal pumpkin houses? How about just buying a couple boxes of fruit snacks or twizzlers for kids with allergies and calling it a day. I don't know. It just seems like too much. I'd be annoyed if I was stuck with a bunch of glow sticks and pencils etc. If my child was not able to eat certain things, I would be sure to stock up on a bunch of appropriate treats and make a big deal out of collecting candy for the troops or a shelter. Seems like a lot of work to go hunting down teal pumpkins. Also, get off my lawn! #crotchety
I feel like pinterest is making everyone go crazy. Why the need for a teal pumpkin? If your child has an allergy, do you really only stop at the teal pumpkin houses? How about just buying a couple boxes of fruit snacks or twizzlers for kids with allergies and calling it a day. I don't know. It just seems like too much. I'd be annoyed if I was stuck with a bunch of glow sticks and pencils etc. If my child was not able to eat certain things, I would be sure to stock up on a bunch of appropriate treats and make a big deal out of collecting candy for the troops or a shelter. Seems like a lot of work to go hunting down teal pumpkins. Also, get off my lawn! #crotchety
It is also a huge liability, particularly if the home offers food and not toys. How can you know it didn't get contaminated? I wouldn't be offering any express representations something is allergy free. It's just a dumb risk. Far better to offer another candy choice and let the child or patent decide to take it.
Our neighborhood had no teal pumpkins but there was a separate area for glow sticks and glow bracelets. Of course, that didn't advance the allergy cause because all the kids could take them, so the allergy kids still are left out, but my glow bracelet was pretty cool and made me sorry I wasn't at a rave.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Nov 1, 2014 9:51:35 GMT -5
I said in the other post about this, but as a kid Halloween was one of the better holidays for me because I always had more than enough candy. Other holidays were much harder/exclusive because of all the baked goods.
I feel like pinterest is making everyone go crazy. Why the need for a teal pumpkin? If your child has an allergy, do you really only stop at the teal pumpkin houses? How about just buying a couple boxes of fruit snacks or twizzlers for kids with allergies and calling it a day. I don't know. It just seems like too much. I'd be annoyed if I was stuck with a bunch of glow sticks and pencils etc. If my child was not able to eat certain things, I would be sure to stock up on a bunch of appropriate treats and make a big deal out of collecting candy for the troops or a shelter. Seems like a lot of work to go hunting down teal pumpkins. Also, get off my lawn! #crotchety
It's not a pinterest thing, it's an initiative through the Food Allergy Research & Awareness organization.
We didn't see any, although I know from my neighborhood message board and one of the moms who has a child with allergies that there were some houses on the other side of the development.
I feel like pinterest is making everyone go crazy. Why the need for a teal pumpkin? If your child has an allergy, do you really only stop at the teal pumpkin houses? How about just buying a couple boxes of fruit snacks or twizzlers for kids with allergies and calling it a day. I don't know. It just seems like too much. I'd be annoyed if I was stuck with a bunch of glow sticks and pencils etc. If my child was not able to eat certain things, I would be sure to stock up on a bunch of appropriate treats and make a big deal out of collecting candy for the troops or a shelter. Seems like a lot of work to go hunting down teal pumpkins. Also, get off my lawn! #crotchety
It's not a pinterest thing, it's an initiative through the Food Allergy Research & Awareness organization.
We didn't see any, although I know from my neighborhood message board and one of the moms who has a child with allergies that there were some houses on the other side of the development.
Not the same, but I always buy something non-candy like little bags of Goldfish or Teddy Grahams to give out to toddlers, and no one ever takes any. I don't know why I still bother!
It just seems like too much. I'd be annoyed if I was stuck with a bunch of glow sticks and pencils etc.
Ain't no such thing as too many glow sticks. They last a long time and kids from toddler to middle school love them. Rainy days, bath time and power outages are all better with glow sticks. I see no downside.