| When our daughter was little, we tried to get creative | | | | Holiday Vinyl Mini Window Clings |
| with the items we would hand out every Halloween to | | | | Mini Bottles of Blowing Bubbles |
| the Trick or Treater's who would stop by our home. | | | | Mini Foam Holiday Rubber Stamps |
| Over the years, I have learnt to keep a variety of | | | | Mini Ink Pads |
| items on hand for that special night. I like to give out | | | | Key Chains |
| age appropriate items, so I make up 3 baskets of | | | | Decks of Playing Cards |
| goodies filled with items for a particular age group. | | | | Bookmarks |
| Inexpensive wicker baskets that can be purchased at | | | | Certificates for a Free Movie Rental |
| your local dollar store are great for organizing your | | | | Character or Holiday Pins |
| Halloween goodies. When the child arrives at my door, | | | | Sheets of Stickers |
| I can pick up the appropriate basket and let the child | | | | Bandanas |
| pick something out of it. | | | | Sports Cards |
| Children get a lot of candy during this time of the year, | | | | Movie Tickets or Discount Movie Coupons |
| so if you are looking for some fun alternatives to | | | | Finger Puppets |
| handing out candy this year, I think you will find some | | | | Travel-Size Boxes of Cereal |
| creative and inexpensive ideas from the following list. | | | | Fast Food Beverage, Fries or Ice Cream Certificates |
| Travel Tooth Brushes | | | | Tip #1: Throughout the year, when we eat out at fast |
| Travel-Size Tooth Paste | | | | food restaurants, we order kids meals for ourselves. |
| Re-useable Sports Bottle Straws | | | | We take all of those 'kids meals' toys and put them |
| Temporary Body Tattoos (boys) | | | | into a large wicker basket. When Trick or Treat night |
| Pony Tail Holders (girls) | | | | rolls around, we get the basket out and hand out those |
| Hair Barrettes (girls) | | | | toys to the kids that visit our home on Halloween night. |
| Glow Sticks, Necklaces and Bracelets | | | | Tip #2: Every year we get several babies out with |
| Inexpensive Jewelry (Dollar Store) | | | | their siblings and parents at our front door. I like to keep |
| Mini Die-Cast Cars (Dollar Store) | | | | several jars of baby food or baby teething cookies on |
| Mini Boxes of Crayons (4 packs) | | | | hand for those that visit our home. After all, a candy |
| Pencils | | | | bar would be inappropriate to give to a child that small. |
| Erasers In Fun Halloween Shapes | | | | When it comes to Halloween, the most important part |
| Silly Putty (Dollar Store) | | | | is to have fun and to stay safe. I believe it is important |
| Mini Canisters of Play Dough | | | | to have a variety of age appropriate items on hand to |
| Mini Holiday Coloring Books and Activity Pads | | | | give out to the Trick or Treater's that arrive at your |
| Holiday Refrigerator Magnets | | | | front door. |