Hope you're enjoying this holiday season! This week is traditionally my blog-cation and so instead of writing new posts, here is a favourite of mine from back in 2008.
My 4 year old came home from a birthday party the other day with a loot-bag that save for one small trinket, contained solely candy.
She's 4.
4 year olds are thrilled with anything. You could put coloured popsicle sticks and cotton balls in a loot bag and they'd be happy - why do you need to send home sugar?
For guests of our daughters we generally raid our local dollar store and buy things like little fairy skirts, wooden puzzles or cars that can be put together and painted with parents, felt doorknockers where we included lettering for kids' names, small dolls, stickers, beading kits for personalized bracelets, pirate hats, squishy balls and play-doh.
Thankfully, my loot bag manifesto is a short one:
I hereby proclaim that an enlightened loot bag contains no candy!Pass it on!
[Originally published October 23rd, 2008]
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Do you know that most commercial dog treats contain sugar now, too? Absolutely insidious! As if dogs needed to be persuaded to eat! And some scientists believe that dogs can't taste sweet, so what's the point? Keeping the sugar industries afloat, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Most of that stuff that comes home with my kids gets tossed in the trash anyway. I won't allow them to have 'gummy' treats as they cause cavities, and that's usually what we find in those treat bags.
ReplyDeleteWe give coloring books and crayons. Last year we had a princess party and we provided each girl with a crown and wand to take home.
I agree. Especially during the Halloween, everything is sugar, we need to find alternative to sugar for kids ...
ReplyDeleteSold! Bad enough our kids come home jacked up on the excuse for pizza and cake most parties pass off.
ReplyDeleteWe used to make mixed CD's of the music the kid in question enjoyed that year.
Geez! Its candy, not poison! Everything in moderation! A piece of candy once in a while on special occasions is not going to hurt. They are kids afterall. As long as they eat a variety of foods from the food groups I see absolutely nothing wrong with candy on special occasions.
ReplyDeleteMom to 2 very healthy boys (who do eat candy once in a while!)
That's great! We used to give $5 book gift certificates starting for school aged kids. There were paperbacks in that range. The parents were happy that there was no candy or cheap plastic trinkets to junk up the house
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