Sep 29
Running out of candy at 7:15 p.m. is one of the classic Halloween-night problems. So is buying enough miniature chocolate bars to supply the neighborhood until Christmas. The right amount of Halloween candy depends on how many trick-or-treaters usually visit your home, how many pieces you plan to give each child, whether your neighborhood is …
Sep 28
Choosing Halloween candy sounds easy until you are standing in front of an enormous display of chocolate bars, gummies, sour candy, lollipops, variety packs, and seasonal treats wondering what children will actually be excited to find in their bags. The good news is that you do not need to find one perfect candy. The best …
Sep 24
Halloween is over, the porch light is off, the costumes are scattered across the house, and somehow there is still an enormous amount of candy. Maybe fewer trick-or-treaters arrived than expected. Maybe your children collected far more than anyone could reasonably eat. Or perhaps you followed the sensible advice to buy a little extra and …
Oct 03
Halloween is the perfect excuse to turn the kitchen into a miniature candy shop. From chocolate-covered ghosts and peanut butter pumpkins to bubbling cauldron bark and creepy candy eyeballs, homemade Halloween treats can be surprisingly easy to make. You don’t need professional candy-making equipment, either. Many of these recipes use simple ingredients such as chocolate, …
