Worst Stuff Ever in a Trick or Treat Bag
Someone Handed Out Tricks Rather Than Treats for Halloween
Oct 1, 2009
Halloween is an interesting holiday. It’s the one time of the year when kids can go door to door and expect to get loads of goodies. One five-year-old child in North Carolina found it such a good deal that he put on his costume and got his treat bag out the day after Halloween for a second run. He was most disappointed when his Mom told him that trick or treating is a once a year deal.
Sorting the Trick or Treat Loot
In families with multiple children, sorting and trading candy can be a lot of fun at the end of the Halloween run. Lisa may love Skittles while her brother may prefer Snickers candy bars, so the swapping begins.
Other kids enjoy playing with their Halloween candy. Jarred always enjoyed lining his candies up. He’d sort them by types and then sort by colors and make various different lines with his treat or treat candies.
Then, there are the treats that appear to be tricks. While most kids are brought up to be thankful for all gifts and try to put on a good face, there are some items in trick or treat bags that simply confuse the heck out of kids.
Why is This Candy in the Trick or Treat Bag?
In some cases, the “bad” Halloween candy simply reflects personal preferences. In a recent survey, several kids noted that licorice was not a great treat. Others that topped the lists of least liked trick or treat candies were peppermint patties and candy corn. The blobs of sticky peanut butter taffy wrapped in Halloween orange and black papers also were noted by several kids as being less than appealing.
Shannon from North Carolina said, “My worst Halloween treat was Tootsie Rolls. I don’t like the way they taste, and they look like brown chalk.”
Other kids found non-candy foods to be strange. Brett was not excited when he got a bag of Ruffles Nacho Chips at one house, while Brandon was turned off by a bag of popcorn. “The reason why it was the worst was it wasn’t even buttered popcorn,” he explained.
It’s a Trick or Treat Bag – Not a Fruit Basket
Most kids do not get excited about fruit for Halloween. One kid said a pear was her worst treat ever and another (who certainly had a point) did not find a rotten banana to be a good treat.
“My worst Halloween treat had to be when I was about five or six, and I got an apple,” said Jonathan. “All I wanted was candy, and I got an apple from an old lady down the street.”
Getting Too Creative for Halloween May Not Be a Good Idea
Yes. Kids are expecting candy for Halloween. While adults may enjoy getting more creative, most kids are not thrilled with those free drink coupons for fast food restaurants or with pencils or toothbrushes.
“The worse ever Halloween treat I’ve ever received was a toothbrush from someone in my neighborhood,” said Bethany. “He was a dentist and gave out toothbrushes for treats.”
Dana noted that her least favorite trick or treat gift was a pencil. “What kid wants a pencil? You’re supposed to give out treats – not things like that, since it dealt with school. Those people were weird.”
The topper for bad treats was probably shared by Crystal. “I once got carrot sticks in my basket for Halloween?” Most adults would even consider that a tad odd. Who hands out baggies of raw carrots?
More Halloween Tricks and Treats:
Homemade Halloween Fog - Set the atmosphere with fog on your front porch. Oh. Spooky.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - Great snack for the day after Halloween. Not so great to drop in trick or treat bags.
Pumpkin Puree - Make your Jack o Lantern do double duty and have homemade pumpkin puree for holiday baking.
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