Are you wondering what to do with all of your child's extra or leftover Halloween candy?? It was about four days before Halloween, and I was already dreading the bags of candy the kids would be bringing home. They had already received Halloween treats throughout the month at various parties, events, and at school. They would beg each day to eat a few pieces of candy and I would have to carefully limit them to what I deemed a reasonable amount. The thought of a new endless supply of candy treats was dreadful!
That is when I dreamed up Clarabella the Candy Witch. If I was going to make this idea a success, I knew I would have to give it some gusto. I wanted to negotiate with my kids to give up the majority of their candy. Here is the little story I wrote. My boys received it in the mailbox a few days after Halloween.
There once was
born a little witch named Clarabella. Apparently, each witch is born, and
gifted by the Great witch, with a unique gift or talent of their very own.
Clarabella was born with the sweetest tooth of all. She loves candy with every
ounce of her body and she is happiest when she is surrounded by treats of all
kinds.
Clarabella loved
candy so much that she built her entire house of candy. She has chocolate bars
on her doors, licorice sticks on her window panes, and sour straws to tie her
shower curtain up. Each piece of candy serves as an important part of her home.
However, each
summer the chocolate on her home melts to candy puddles. The licorice becomes
sticky from the rain and falls off her window panes, and the sour straws become
loose and her shower curtain falls to the floor. Her candy home usually only
lasts one year and then comes tumbling down.
Clarabella
asks each year for help from little boys and girls just like you. She
desperately needs your candy to help rebuild her home. The best part is
Clarabella wants you to keep some candy for your very own. Fill a jar for you
to keep, and mail the rest to her to keep. In exchange for your generous
gift, she will mail back your box with a load full of little gifts.
Now that
Halloween is over, and your treat bag is overflowing…Could you help Clarabella rebuild her home?
Please mail
packages to:
Clarabella
Witch
2202 Candy
Expressway
Please wait 3-4 days to allow time for Clarabella to receive your
package and return your box with new treasures.
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My oldest (4 ) was already playing outside when I handed him the letter. He quickly asked me to read it. He had a puzzled expression on his face while I read it. I was thinking...oh no...maybe this is not going to work after all. When I stopped reading the story he looked at me and said, "Mom, do you think it will work?" I of course replied yes. Then he said, "I need a jar fast! I have to send her my candy!" He jumped off the toy he was playing on and ran inside.
I sighed with relief that it actually worked. He quickly filled up a box with the candy to send and kept a mason jar of candy for himself. Yes, the jar was cram packed with candy, but it was a LOT less then was in the cardboard box.
I "mailed" the box of candy off to the Candy Witch. The day after I "mailed" the box of candy they were already asking, "Now how many days until I receive presents back?" A few days later, my boys received their box full of treasures back. I used a bunch of garage sale finds, but you could easily go to the dollar store and pick a few fun things up.
My boys tore into that box like it was Christmas!
They were obviously excited with their new treasures.
There was definitely no regret in trading in their candy. They played with their new toys and read their new books all day.
Clarabella the Candy Witch will be sending another trade in offer next year for sure!
Here is another cute idea I saw about a Book Fairy by East Coast Mommy. Click here to check it out.
