Re-Candy-ing? :)

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Totally OK. Or you can bring it to the office, take it to a homeless shelter or womens shelter or something like that maybe?

The first thing we did when we got home was to sort out the candy we weren't going to eat and put it in our give bowl.

I would totally re-candy the stuff you dont want. I ALWAYS did that.

Our kids' school has a collection box in the office - they're asking all "unwanted" candy be sent in so they can box it up and send it to the soldiers overseas. Anything that I won't let my kids eat -- gum, hard candy, pixie stix, jaw breakers - I'm sending off to school. It's a good cause and keeps it off my hips!

Those grandmas and neighbors won't know that you "regifted" it. Doing so is logical and I would pass it out. Great that your kids are enjoying passing it out. I"d focus on the fun and let go of the guilt.

I re-candied a few pieces only because we didnt buy any because we never get kids anyways. So when a few came they caught me off guard and I didn't want to turn them away. Besides my sons not big on candy so he won't miss a few pieces.

Of course, it's not wrong!! You're simply sharing the joy. Re-candy away!

Heck, i'd be praising them up and down for their generosity!!! :) btw-- probably in one way or another, most of us moms try to find a way (besides eating it) to get rid of a lot of it, so i think that's ingenious of your kids to want to turn around and give it to the other kids!!! go for it... encourage that in your kids. that's a character trait i think you want to build up all you can! you must be doing something awfully right!

I had donated all of the candy I bought to our church for our "Trunk or Treat", so I didn't have any in the house to give away. We didn't have any lights on, but just after we put the kids to bed, the doorbell rang. I felt bad not answering it (both cars are in the driveway, so I'm pretty sure they knew we were home), so I grabbed my son's bucket and handed them some candy out of it. He's three and this bucket is COMPLETELY full, so there is no way he needs to eat all of that and he won't miss it anyway. I think it's perfectly acceptable. I will aslo likely donate a large portion of what they got to a women's shelter or something similar so that I won't eat it!

How are they going to know you gave away their candy?

I always give a handful of candy away.. Tonight a mom told me, "1 is enough", so I told her husband to come up on the porch and gave him 2 pocketfuls.. I whispered to him, Trick or Treat is also for the parents..

He was thrilled..

I think it was great.
The alternative it for you to eat it, and if you are like me you don't actually NEED to eat more candy, OR throw it out.
Either way that's wasting it and as long as your kids don't spill the beans, I say Re-Candy away!!

My 2.5 year old is not going to eat all he collected, so his excess and what we have left from what we bought is going to Operation Gratitude for our troops:
http://www.operationgratitude.com/individuals-and-organiz...

I give out excess candy to trick or treaters... especially since my kids get a ton at all the school/fall festivals they attend. My boys pick out a few favorite pieces and everything else goes in the bowl to be put out for trick or treaters. Since we go trick or treating ourselves, I know we will get tons more anyways.

I so hear you. Why do people give out so much candy? Why isn't one piece enough!?

My son has a peanut allergy. He can't eat over half of his stuff. Poor guy. All he wants is suckers anyway (he's almost 2).

I think we still have candy from last year around here.

Halloween is out of control.

Hubby is taking out surplus to work.

You are doing a great job, M.. Do not feel any more guilt.
They took what they wanted. What generous hearts.

It's time to fill shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse. I have a ton of leftover hard candy and it's going into the shoeboxes for kids who will really appreciate it. I also pack toothbrushes because I feel so guilty about ruining their teeth!

No, I did the same thing. My daughter had and overflowing bucket and at three she doesn't need all that candy. I got rid of most of it.

The Operation Gratitude another spoke of was on our local news this morning. Some local dentists are even paying for the candy from families (cash or more likely, in credit toward some future services or certificates for places they have deals with I imagine?)...then sending the candy and treats to this charity that puts them in care packages for our troops. What a great idea!

As a kid, going to a catholic school, we "had to" , at least in my household, bring half of our haul to school the next day (All Saints Day...mass during school, etc)...and we were told the candy was distributed to local hospitals for the kids who didn't get to go trick or treating. We did it every single year.

We use the leftovers (the majority of it) in cookies and other baked good for holiday gifts. The kids help make the cookies/bread/etc...so they are more willing to forgo the immediate gratification for the longterm fun :) Of course, they always get to lick the spoon.

My son was excited to re-give some candy that he didn't like(black jawbreakers), but I made sure that we gave more with it.

I heard that some dentists in our area have a candy buy back or donation for the troops program.