I have a stormy relationship with Halloween; I love the holiday but can’t stand what all that candy does to the kids. As a teacher, I have always tried to plan any school events carefully to avoid the dreaded sugary stuff. So I put together a list of 10 non candy Halloween treats to use in the classroom.
Non-Candy Halloween Treat Alternatives
In the past, I have scoured the stores searching for Halloween candy alternatives for my class party and the trick-or-treaters that come to my home. Going from store to store looking for treat alternatives is such a pain!
Is it just me or does anybody else get creeped out when people take their babies trick-or-treating? I can’t bring myself to put candy in the bag of a sweet little baby!
With that in mind I decided to create a list of my favorite non-candy Halloween treats.
I’m not saying that any of the items on the list are healthy, some of the items on the list aren’t even food.
Top Ten List of Non-Candy Halloween Treats
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- Stauffer’s Halloween Animal Crackers Boo Bag
- Betty Crocker Halloween Fruit Snacks
- Teddy Grahams Fun Size Halloween Snacks
- Utz Halloween Shaped Pretzel Treats
- Individually Packaged Halloween Play-doh
- Kraft Individually Packaged Fun Shapes BooMallows
- Quaker Chewy Mini-Granola Bars {Fright Night}
- Stauffer’s Halloween Shortbread Cookies Boo Bag
- Pirate’s Booty Individually Packaged {Nut Free}
- Halloween Crayons
Where to Find Non-Candy Halloween Treats
List of stores where I have seen or purchased these items recently
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- Stauffer’s Halloween Boo Bags {World Market}
- Betty Crocker Halloween Fruit Snacks {Wal-Mart}
- Teddy Grahams Fun Size Halloween Snacks {CVS}
- Utz Halloween Shaped Pretzel Treats {Wal-Mart}
- Kraft Individually Packaged Fun Shapes BooMallows {Wal-Mart}
- Quaker Fright Night Mini Granola Bars {Wal-Mart}
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Crayola used to sell bags of Halloween crayons in sets of 3 at Wal-Mart but I haven’t seen them there lately.
Please leave a comment below and let us know if you have found any of these treats and if so what stores you found them in so others will know where to look. Or let us know of another treat to add to the list!
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More Halloween Treat Ideas
- Halloween Party Snacks For School– Looking for some fun, non-candy Halloween party snacks for school? There’s nothing worse than an entire classroom full of preschool or kindergarten kids on a sugar high after a classroom party. Parents and teachers alike will appreciate these great ideas for healthy Halloween snacks that will (hopefully) help keep your party from getting out of control.
- Healthy Halloween Treats + Printable – With food allergies, childhood obesity, and diabetes on the rise, having a Halloween party that consists entirely of Halloween candy and other sweet treats is a thing of past. Here are some healthy Halloween treats for your classroom party that most children can enjoy. I’ve also included a free printable, keep reading to get your copy of the fruit and veggie treat toppers.
More Halloween Ideas
- 5 Little Pumpkins Halloween Sensory Bin – Your little learners will have a blast retelling the rhyme Five Little Pumpkins with this Halloween themed sensory bin! They’ll be developing their fine motor and oral language skills as they retell the rhyme. Setting up this sensory bin experience at home or in your preschool classroom is super simple and loads of fun!
- Halloween Sensory Bin with Spaghetti – Need Halloween sensory play ideas for your preschool classroom? You can make this easy colored spaghetti for a super fun Halloween themed sensory bin. This squishy Halloween sensory spaghetti is sure to be a big hit with your kids!
- Halloween Sensory Bottle – Halloween can be loads of fun in the classroom with all the cute crafts and activities. Here’s a super quick and easy Halloween sensory bottle you can make to help kids who may become overstimulated by all the activity in the classroom during this time of year.
- Halloween Fine Motor Activities for Preschool – Kids can use fine motor skills all day, but doing the same thing over and over can cause children to lose interest. These activities are fun experiences for October that will help build fine motor skills. These are perfect for a fall theme or Halloween theme. And, since many of the items are from the dollar store, you can stock up your morning work baskets or centers.
