We all know the traditional Halloween trick-or-treat and party scenario: kids with bags heaping full of candy asking when they can eat their sugary treats—treats that don’t keep their mouth healthy (and can be a no-no for kids with traditional braces). If you’re as concerned about those sugary candy and your recipients’ teeth as we are, consider packing some tooth-healthy FUN Halloween treats for your kids’ classroom party or for your local trick-or-treaters.
- Pencils
- Melted crayons (in the shape of a pumpkin or ghost)
- Cheese sticks
- Frozen yogurt tubes (tell them to get it into the fridge at home!)
- Glow sticks
- Glow-in-the-dark jewelry
- Oranges
- Stickers
- Coloring books
- Temporary tattoos
- Flossers (our personal favorite)
- Scratch crafts
- Finger tip lights
- Sugarless gum
- Water bottles (add spooky faces on the small bottle for extra fun!)
- Magnets
- Pumpkin seeds
- Halloween window clings
- Books
- Halloween bubbles
- Erasers
- Playing cards
- Noisemakers/whistles
- Slime bags
- Playdough
- Stencils
- Yo-yos
- Apples (maybe make them dunk for them?)
- Celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins (bugs!)
If you’re concerned about your kids’ mouths after Halloweens, schedule a dentist appointment to get their teeth checked and cleaned. To keep them from getting spooked (they get enough of that at Halloween!), choose a kid-friendly dentist that they’ll appreciate—almost as much as those Halloween treats!