What To Do....What To Do....

With all that Halloween Candy? My children hit the all time mother-lode with Trick or Treat Candy. It is just all TOO MUCH. Seriously, between the two of them, they got almost 10 pounds of candy. Decadent! That is from ONE NIGHT in ONE NEIGHBORHOOD...mine. I think the number of Trick-or-Treaters was lower this year, so people were placing a LARGE HANDFUL of candy in every child's bag. My children could eat one piece per day and have enough candy to last until next Halloween AND THE NEXT Halloween. Yes, we are talking Halloween of 2010. Try to tell me the economy is down after viewing the Halloween Windfall.

My favorite solution to getting rid of Halloween Candy is to DONATE IT TO CHARITY. There is an organization near me that collects Halloween Candy and uses it to fill Christmas Party PINATAS for needy children and the children of the migrant workers here in South Florida. It is a great cause. I was trying to find the phone number or link so those of you in my area can do the same. (Will post when I locate it) If I can't find them, I am starting my own charity....Pinatas and all. If you know me, you know I am NOT KIDDING.

I let each child fill a small brown lunch bag with their favorites and then....off it goes. In the past, I have saved some candy for Christmas Stockings, Baking, etc. But this year, it is all out the door. Do you have a Creative Solution to use up and get rid of Halloween Candy? Did your children get way too much candy? Did you eat too much of your children's candy?

Time For Dinner In A Pumpkin

Time For

Dinner In A Pumpkin

Until you try it....don't turn your nose up.

Warning....once you get past the whole

"Baking-Dinner-in-a-Pumpkin-Roadblock",

this will become a tradition every fall.

Yes, every fall.

For the recipe, click HERE, For more details, click HERE.

Cook up the filling, fill the pumpkin and Bake away.

This goes from oven to table...just like that! Easy and yummy!

Have you tried my Dinner In A Pumpkin recipe?

How did it turn out?

Did you like it?

Do you still think this is totally odd?

Try it...and tell me how it goes....

Party Alert!

AKA...Attention Room Moms,

Scout Leaders, and Party Animals Extraordinaire...

Planning a Halloween Party?

Here is an idea that works for

any age, child or adult.

Over the years, I have adapted it for every holiday or celebration

(i.e baby shower...pink or blue candies in baby bottles)

Candy Guessing Jars

Fill jars with random shapes and sizes of candy. Have guests

write down their guess as to the number of candies in the jar.

The person who guesses closest to the correct number of

candies takes the jar of candy home.

The game also becomes THE PRIZE! Love it!

For more details, click HERE

P.S. This activity is always a hit with the teachers....

you are sneaking a math lesson in to the party!

See....you are the smartest Room Mom in the school!