Vegan Halloween Resources
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OK vegans and vegan-wannabes, here’s you’re last-minute round-up of vegan Halloween resources:
- VegNews has an article up right now called “The Official Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy“. Check it out here >>
- A new website has decided to help out vegan kids during Halloween. The site is called “No Trick Treats” and it lists trick-or-treating addresses that will offer vegan treats.
- VegFamily offers some great tips for having a fun, safe, and vegan Halloween.
Here are a couple of ideas for how to handle nonvegan candy:
- “The Candy Witch“: This is an idea for everyone, not just vegans. You tell the kids there’s someone like the Tooth Fairy but this person comes for Halloween. What she does is she trades the kid’s candy for something even better – a toy they’ve been wanting for a long time. Then you set an amount of candy they’re allowed to eat that evening and (if they’re old enough) you let the kids decide for themselves what to do with the rest. They can choose to eat the candy and feel sick or they can put the candy in a designated spot for “The Candy Witch” who will come and trade it for the toy. This can help the kids develop the ability to postpone gratification, which is an incredibly valuable skill. Plus, you won’t have to worry so much about nonvegan candy and tooth decay and belly aches.
- Donate Candy: yes, there are actually places that want your kids’ candy. This way you can teach your kids about generosity and compassion. Here is a list of places where you can donate candy >>
Got more ideas or advice, please don’t be shy! Share in the comments below!
I’d say let your kids go trick-or-treating and grab all the candy they want, right along with their friends. The last thing we want to do is stigmatize veganism with not being allowed to have fun! Then when you get home, help them weigh how much candy they collected, and then replace all the nonvegan crap with an equivalent weight of vegan candy that you buy yourself (Sour Patch Kids, Laffy Taffy, etc.). Have your kiddo come with you to donate the nonvegan candy. Of course, you should probably still portion out the candy so they don’t eat it all in one night, but that’s a different matter entirely.