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Showing Original Post only (View all)A Halloween alternative to candy [View all]
Over the past five years we've become the "cool" house in our neighborhood. Why? Because we don't give candy.
We give comic books.
Every year, a number of publishers put out special Halloween mini-comics from their lines. They sell packs of 20 for $5.00 each, and most comic stores offer discounts for advance orders. This year we got 400 books for $80.00, about what we would have paid for candy for a similar crowd.
Comic books encourage reading, can be traded from one sibling to another, and last a lot longer than a little bite-size candy bar.
So if you're concerned about giving candy to kids on Halloween, find a comic shop near you and look into the better alternative.
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If folks are so anti-sugar one day out of the year, sugar free candy works, too...
cynatnite
Oct 2013
#34
I think it is a great thing. My daughter always loved the little toys/comics/fun erasers/stickers on
Luminous Animal
Oct 2013
#45
There are no rules that it has to be candy. The line is Trick or Treat...
Luminous Animal
Oct 2013
#56
I give out cigarettes, toy guns, olive garden gift certs, and pit bull puppies
The Straight Story
Oct 2013
#47
Great idea! I'm rural so no kids here but if I weren't your idea us great! nt
riderinthestorm
Oct 2013
#53