Costumes and Candy

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I mentioned that I was taking Skylar Halloween costume shopping Wednesday evening and we had success!

Skylar smiling in sleeping beauty princess dress

As I said, she has been a pink princess every year of her life (her choice) and this year is no exception.

The seasonal Halloween shop that I’ve bought costumes from in previous years was not in business this year and I didn’t know that.  Until we got to the dark parking lot.  Whoops.

A moment of panic hit me as Princess in the backseat was panicking and saying, “But mom, now what are we going to do?  I have to have my princess costume!”

So I did what any other mother would do when she saw Target across the street.  I pulled in knowing they’d have some sort of princess attire.

And lucky for us, they had plenty of costumes, but surprisingly, things were getting pretty picked over.   We got the last Princess costume they had in her size.  Whew.

Shelves of target princess costumes

We were able to get Princess accessories: a wand and a pink cloth reusable (grocery) bag from the $1 bins that will make a great candy collection bag and a toy holder/organizer when we’re done collecting candy with it

Princess gloves and wand rackWe are still on the hunt for pink “high heels”.  They had clear ones (see photo above near the bottom) but they weren’t striking Skylar’s fancy.

Her grandma once gave her a pair of Barbie pink “high heels” (slip in sandals with a wedge heel) and she played dress up with those heels until she outgrew them and I’ve been on the hunt for replacements ever since.  About two years now.

But we got the costume handled and she’s thrilled with it!

Skylar smiling in sleeping beauty princess dress

And holy moly does Target have Halloween candy.  You need a trip to the dentist after just walking the aisles.

Target halloween candy with pumpkin bucketsRow and rows, aisles and aisles of it.

I love seasonal candy, though.  I mentioned I found caramel Tootsie Pops So good.

And I also spotted these.  I am a big white chocolate fan and I bet White Chocolate KitKats would be so good.

Milk and White Chocolate KitKats with Halloween orange kit katsI love KitKats, but I didn’t buy them because honestly, I want a couple.   We don’t need 56.

And then I spotted this bag.  I don’t think kids would necessarily appreciate these varieties but maybe they would.

Bite sized Almond Joy Pieces?  Where have you been all my life?  I wanted to snatch this bag right up!

Reese's cups, pieces, Almond Joy minis and pieces

And I wanted to buy this bag, too.  Love Rolos, KitKats, Almond Joy, and…Heath Bars

Snack sized Rolos, KitKats, Almond Joy, and Heath BarsWhen I was a kid, I loved Heath bars but lots of other kids didn’t seem to like them as much.  I would trade you a 3 Muskateers for a Heath Bar any day.

Heath Bars are like Skor bars for those who don’t have Heath Bars in your neck of the world; maybe you have Skor bars.

And I loved Heath Bar Blizzards

Heath Bar Blizzards in blue cup

I tried to pay homage to my Heath Bar loving ways recently with these No Bake Toffee & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites made with Heath Bar bits.

Toffee & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites on white plate

Questions:

1. Do you have any candy favorite that only come around once a year or are seasonal offerings?

Easter type marshmallow Peeps anyone

Or minty M & M’s over Christmas

Halloween themed lollipops

So much candy out there and it seems they are always thinking of something new.

2. How much candy do you buy for Halloween?  What kind do you buy?

I typically buy a few bags, maybe about 50-100 pieces but because we’re gone on Halloween night and out walking the neighborhood (or mall-sponsored trick or treating) we aren’t home to pass out candy anyway.  Plus, we accumulate plenty from Skylar’s trick-or-treating activities and I don’t necessarily need to have 100+ pieces of leftover candy hanging out.  Who does!

I don’t buy “healthy” or organic candy to pass out.  I buy things like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Skittles and Starburst and Snickers bars.  Good old fashioned sugar and chocolate.  It’s one day and for it’s about enjoying everything in moderation.

And after a few days the candy seems to lose it’s appeal with Skylar and what she doesn’t want (or I don’t want), gets donated to Scott’s lunch box or office mates.  Here was a little article on Better and Worse candy that I received in my inbox today.

Or you could always just make your own candy and skip the storebought

White & Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Filling

White & Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Filling
White & Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Filling

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  1. I always buy waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much Halloween candy, because we get like 4 kids. Luckily, as a teacher, I can just bring the candy to my students if I have leftovers.

  2. So cute on the costume, glad you had shopping success. My nieces are fully obsessed with anything pink princess too.

    1. It used to be candy corn, so maybe this year I’ll experiment with a vegan recipe.
    2. I can never get this right because our neighborhood has been in constant transition since we moved in 5 years ago with the economy issues and foreclosures, some years we have tons of kids and the next, hardly any and tons of excess. Good thing I can dump it at work.

  3. Aww, that’s going to be a wonderful costume, especially with her hair so long! The only seasonal candy I look forward to are Cadbury Creme Eggs. Around Easter time I eat around a dozen, and then none for the rest of the year.

  4. Skylar looks so happy :)
    How I have enjoyed dressing up as a child!
    I actually don´t like candy. BUT: I finally made your Magic 8 Bars tonight (veganized and changed a tiny bit). One word: divine.

    1. thanks for lmk you made them and enjoyed..and yes, easy to veganize, just swapping out the sweetened cond milk and the white choc chips.

      If you blog about it, lmk :)

  5. I love Heath Blizzards. Sixteen Handles (an NYC yogurt buffet) has heath and I always get it.

    I’m not much of a candy junkie though once in a while I like to indulge in white chocolate or some sour gummies. But really, I’m more into salty or sweet and salty flavors.

  6. Heath bars are totally not my thing. If I ever have any I’ll have to send them your way, lol!

    I’m more about Reese’s and Skittles. I actually can’t think of anything that is seasonal though, pretty much everything I love is around all the time.

  7. Oh you are making me WISH we had Halloween here! I’d also be interested to see how I react – I THINK i dont like junk food anymore (not I did NOT say I THINK I dont like sugar anymore….) but Reeses were always my faves!! and Goodyear bars (is that what they are called!?) – oh and mini Paydays. Dont know if I would actually be so well behaved in fact…
    super cute kid!!! xox

  8. I am so glad to hear that the costume crisis was avoided! That could have been no fun for you at all~! Wow that is allot of candy! I haven’t been to a department store in a while, and I suppose I have forgotten what it can all look like close to halloween. I was for sure a chocolate fiend when I ate candy, peanut butter cups were awesome, and I also had a thing for the sour candies. Sour Skittles were awesome!

  9. Skylar is going to look so beautiful!

    I’ve been on the hunt for pumpkin spice Hershey’s kisses. Have heard of them, but never managed to snag any. I hope they make them with dark chocolate as well as milk choc.

  10. omg, she is just the cutest!!

    My favorite seasonal candy is Reese’s pb pumpkins or Easter eggs. So much more pb than in the regular kind!

  11. It’s adorable that she wants to be the same thing year after year. She’s in a costume ‘groove’, as you would say haha!
    Heath bars are still my all time favorite candy bar! Love heath bar ice cream too!

  12. Yayyy! How exciting! Kaylin is going to be Minnie this year. I’m excited to dress her up ;). Halloween is HUGE in Charleston (as you probably know). We get slammed with kids each year. I love the colored tootsie rolls. BTW- we got our bars and Josh is LOVING them. I saw the little print on the front that said made with milk and was sad. I had a mini bite though ;) Very tasty!