Manage Your Kids' Halloween Candy With These Printable Candy Exchange Coupons

Friday October 30, 2009

This year, my children's school put an end to the practice of collecting $5 from each student to cover the cost of holiday parties. Instead, my son's teacher asked all of us to send in a bag of Halloween candy for today's festivities. Um... Twenty-eight bags of candy? That's quite a lot! In fact, I might have a more difficult time than ever sorting through the "loot" and trying to manage my kids' sugar intake.

Fortunately, they've gotten used to a trick that I've been using for years. I print out these "Halloween Candy Exchange Coupons" and have my kids trade some of their candy for things like a trip to the bookstore, the dollar store, and their favorite smoothies. It's a win-win way to manage their Halloween candy and limit how much junk food is left hanging around the house.

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