I had never heard about the Halloween Fairy until today. 1 blog and 1 email later I googled the Halloween Fairy... and found an article on The New Homemaker blog. and this:
It's the day after trick-or-treating and the kitchen counter is overflowing with candy. It smells good. It looks good. It calls to you at night. How will you rid your house of the temptation? You certainly aren't going to let the kids eat all of it, so what are you going to do?
Hide it? Ration it? Take it to work? No! Schedule a visit from the Halloween Fairy!
Hide it? Ration it? Take it to work? No! Schedule a visit from the Halloween Fairy!
The Halloween Fairy is a lesser-known cousin of the Tooth Fairy. She arrives, when invited, just after Halloween to magically turn excess candy into special gifts for good children (and maybe even adults.)
Here's how it works:
Each child is given a quart-sized zippered plastic bag and may choose candy to keep. This is a great time to talk about which candies are just sugar and aren't very tasty and which they really enjoy. Encourage the children to choose only the candy they truly enjoy. (You might want to make a bag too) .
Here's how it works:
Each child is given a quart-sized zippered plastic bag and may choose candy to keep. This is a great time to talk about which candies are just sugar and aren't very tasty and which they really enjoy. Encourage the children to choose only the candy they truly enjoy. (You might want to make a bag too) .
Put the bags of selected candy away, out of sight, to reduce the temptation. Children may ask for a treat when it is appropriate. Treating yourself is okay, but limit to once per day.
Put the rest of the candy in a large bowl in the center of the kitchen table (or other convenient location)
Put the rest of the candy in a large bowl in the center of the kitchen table (or other convenient location)
Overnight, the Halloween Fairy changes the candy into small gift. The Halloween Fairy makes the candy disappear with your help (make sure to dispose of it where the children won't see -- and definitely don't bring it to work!) Remove the temptation and have a little fun at the same time!
Now THIS is something I can get on board with! I LOVE the idea of saving a few pieces and then having it magically disappear.... but I don't like the idea of making up a false story to dupe Braden into giving up all his candy that I allowed him to go out into the street and get.... and since we are not 'lying' to him about Santa, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy or even Hanukkah Harry I can't start now (no matter how much I like the idea).
So that means between now and tomorrow night I have to come up with some way to get rid of tons of candy in a way that doesn't make my son feel like he is getting ripped off! Any suggestions?
3 comments:
How about sending the candy to other kids who might not have gotten to go trick-or-treating? Or taking it to the library for them to put out on the counter?
Or just saying "Now Mommy gets the rest!"
I really wish I would have read about this earlier. Something to remember for next year!!
Our versions is called "The Toothless Fairy" and it works like a charm. The girls actually prefer the special prize verses the candy. We do believe in Santa (at least, in the meantime) so I have no issues with using this little white lie!
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