Halloween and our Tradition

Here our our Halloween creatures: Paige was a witch, Madeline a Princess, Noah the cutest Zorro you ever saw and Ben was a park ranger. They all had fun and recieved lots of candy

During Paige's 2nd Halloween I heard about how candy after 3 days is hard on kids teeth. Not that 1 day is better it's just that after 3 days of eating candy the salivia that was supposed to help clean the sugar no longer does it's purpose as well with all the sugar the kids eat so I created the "Candy Monster" It's been a big hit and an awesome tradition in our family. Here is how it works:

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Day 3 after Halloween (we do this at Easter too) the kids put all their candy in their sacks and leave a note for the candy monster (opt.) and leave it on the front porch at night. The next morning the Candy Monster has left a sm. cheep (under $5) present for the kids and it then leaves a note of thanks for taking care of their teeth. You can make up any story you like but here is what our candy monster is like. This year his name was Glog. He lives on the moon with his 10 brothers and sisters whom I will not name all. He looks like what ever the kids want him to look like. He has no teeth thats why he can eat all the candy and thats the only food he likes. The only catch is if you don't have any candy left you don't get a prize!This year Paige stopped eating it so she had plenty left! I swear it works wonders!

Our kids like it so much the day they get the candy they always say they want the candy monster to come that night. One year he brought tooth brushes and tooth paste and they were so happy...we were so glad we thought they would be upset but it probably was one of the best years. So you should try it. the best part is YOU get the candy and your kids stop asking for it. This year I gave it to my Young Women at church.