84 Best Candy Alternatives For Halloween & Non-Candy Treats
We can all agree our kids could eat a little less candy this Halloween. They get so much on Halloween night!
Kids get candy at school, the bank, other houses, and almost everywhere they go. Why not be the house with fun non-candy Halloween treats?
We gathered 84 of the best candy alternatives for Halloween and healthy candy alternatives for your kiddo’s Halloween parties or pass out to trick or treaters.
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Non-Candy Halloween Treats and Alternatives for Halloween Candy
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Toys = Great Non-Candy Halloween Treats
Hello Dollar Store. Or let’s check out Amazon and we don’t have to leave the house 🙂
This is the best candy alternative in my opinion.
My daughter will be entertained with small toys for weeks after Halloween, so they make great non-candy ideas. Small and cheap toys can be found at any party supply store or craft shop, like the Dollar Store.
- Bubbles
- Mini puzzles
- Glow sticks
- Kazoos
- Whistles
- Yo-yos
- Bouncy balls
- Wind-up toys
- Spin tops
- Mini play-dough
- Dracula teeth
- Stamps
- Plastic spider rings
- Silly straws
- Mazes
- Plastic dinosaurs or other small plastic figures
- Finger puppets
- Grow a Bug
- Whoopie Cushion
- Bendables!
- Sticky Hands
- Inflatables
- Hacky sacks & small balls
Dress-up Candy Alternatives:
Who doesn’t love dressing up?
- Slap bracelets
- Necklaces
- Temporary tattoos
- Sunglasses
- Plastic Bracelets
- LED rings
- LED bracelets or necklaces
- Mini crowns
- Princess Wands
- Pirate Eye Patches
- Princess Tiaras!
- Halloween Headbands
- LED glasses
You know there will be Halloween parties at school…so bring something other than candy! You can find lots of fun school supply ideas to replace candy.
- Pencils
- Stickers
- Erasers
- Halloween crafts
- Mini crayon sets
- Bookmarks
- Stencils
- Mini Coloring Books
- Post its
- Pencil toppers
- Mini notebooks
- Halloween fortune cookies
- Halloween rubber ducks
- Halloween masks (Craft)
- Pumpkin decorating kit
- Colorful Pens
- Magic Scratch Bookmarks
- Cookie Cutters
- Mini Hand Sanitizers
- Color changing cups
- Glowing Balloons
- Activity kits/crafts
- Keychains
Healthy Candy Alternatives
If you are still looking forward to handing out treats, here are some yummy, healthy Halloween candy alternatives for your trick-or-treaters:
- 100 calorie packets
- Granola bars
- Mini box of raisins
- Cuties or clementines
- Fruit snacks
- Packets of popcorn
- Organic cheese cracker packets
- Juice pouches
- Babybell cheese rounds
- Packs of nuts
- Trail Mix/Chex Mix
- Swiss Miss (even though this isn’t the healthiest…its better than candy)
- Goldfish cracker bags
- Pretzel Bags
- Veggie Chips
- Honey Sticks
- Water bottles- they’re gonna get thirsty trick or treating!
- Animal crackers
- Sugar-free gum
- Natural fruit crisps
Other Fun Halloween Treats
If you plan on having a steady stream of friendly faces & trick or treaters at your house, here are some fun ideas for those close neighbor friends, schoolmates, or family members that will be stopping by.
- Hot apple cider
- Caramel candy apples
- Goody bags full of little treats, stickers, and anything else age appropriate
- Draw a pumpkin face with a black sharpie on oranges
- Baby pumpkins
- Homemade craft kits with crayons and a small coloring book
- Homemade slime (for the older treaters)
I hope these ideas will make all the kids feel extra-treated this Halloween!
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