Yesterday I was watching and episode of Ellen and she had Alison Sweeney on as a guest. Now during this segment I learned of something new. It blew my socks off! I thought to myself, "Where has this idea been all this time?"
The idea that Alison shared was that of the Switch Witch. I was so excited to know that there was a possibility for my children to have less candy after Halloween without it becoming a fight! The Switch Witch has saved the day!!!! Well, at least the headache of Halloween Candy.
If you aren't familiar with the Switch Witch, her methods are fairly simple. Children are able to exchange their candy for a toy. This is such a cool option!!! I have done some research and this is what I have discovered!
1. The Switch Witch is a witch that comes by Halloween night and scoops up
the candy that you leave on the front porch and leaves behind a small
gift in exchange for the candy.
2. On Halloween night, after the kids have had their fun trick-or-treating,
they’ll make a pile of about 10 treats they want to keep and the rest
will get put in a bag and left on our front porch for the Switch Witch.
3. When they come down in the morning, there will be a treat for each of
them and they’ll still have a few treats to consume over the next few
days.
With the Switch Witch, everyone is happy and we can save ourselves the
drama of all the sugar highs and lows that would otherwise happen over
the next few weeks.
We did this with our little guy and he loved it! I am hoping that this will save parents and children alike, the heartache and pain of candy wars for future Halloweens! Just remember, it isn't to late to do the Switch Witch! I am pretty sure that she is working late this year!!!
Good Luck!
