Halloween Candy Deals & Coupons

Buy 2 Snickers, Twix, Milky Way or 3 Musketeers Fun Size Bags(11.18-11.5 oz) - Save $1

(I purchased at Meijers today - they had on sale 2 bags for $5)

Buy any 2 Live Savers Gummies or Starburst - Save $1 at Walmart




 


Target has 3 different candy coupons

$1 off $48 ox or larger Nestle or Willie Wonka Halloween Candy













$2 off 2 16oz or larger Hershey's chocolate candy








$1.50 off 26oz or larger Mars bagged snack sized candies.

Family Dollar has Snickerz or Twix (11.18-11.5 oz) for $1.88 for one

 and
 

$4 off Hershey's Mars 38 ct fun size bags

Walgreens has .50 cents off your next purchase when you buy Hershey, Mars or Nestle Fun Size or Snack Candy (9.78 oz to 12.5 oz) if you use the Register Rewards Card









If you have a Kroger plus card, you can add to the card through
Kroger Digital  a coupon for $2 off when you spend $5 on any candy.



 Walmart has a few good sales - not coupon needed:)

 As we have a relative that has been placed on a gluten free diet and I know there are many others that are also, I wanted to let everyone know that CafeMom has a post of Gluten Free candy ideas for Halloween. Link

If you know of any other coupons or great candy sales, please feel free to post them in the comments section.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see your tomorrow. Be sure to check out the other participants in the countdown by clicking the link below.
 

 


 

HALLOWEEN CANDY BUY BACK - DENTISTS "BUY BACK" CANDY AND SEND TO TROOPS OVERSEAS

When my son was young we had an arrangement that Mom would get a 1/3 of the candy as a handling fee for taking him Trick or Treating, but even then sometime he would get more candy than either of us could possibly eat and I would end up taking it to work and putting it in a bowl.

If you find yourself in this situation after Halloween some dentists (sometimes teaming up with area businesses) are "buying" candy in exchange for toothbrushes, toothpaste or coupons and then the candy is sent to overseas troops as a treat for them, so it is a win-win situation.

From the website:

To find a participating dentist click here.

Happy Haunting!

2ND BEST THING TO HALLOWEEN - CLEARANCE CANDY

Just after Halloween you can get candy and other goodies between 30-75% off.

I bought the above candies for 50% off from Kroger. I also bought a black lightbulb for use with glow-in-the-dark paint for only 50 cents. Deals will vary depending on what the store you shop at has available stock and how long they choose to display it before sending it to an Auction house to make room for more relevant seasonal items (in this case, Christma).

TRICK OR TREAT: SWEETS AND OTHER TREATS ROUNDUP.

With Halloween fast approaching it is getting time to stock up on goodies for the little ghouls, Iron Men and Lady GaGa's that will showing up on your doorstep.

Don't's:   

1. Fresh home baked items.  It is sad because I loved these the best growing up in a small town, but in today's day and age, unless it comes from someone you know and trust (and if the kids hit a lot of houses you are not likely to remember) the child safety sites always recommend throwing away.
2. Unless you want to have a bowl of treats for tots 3 and under to avoid a choking hazard,  it would be best to avoid any thing they might potentially choke on.    
3. Peanuts - although a healthier alternative than candy, some kids have allergies and they too could be a choking hazard for young children.
4. Apples - although healthy and delicious, we have all heard the urban legend about razor blades in them and they are likely to be ignored or pitched to be on the safe side.

HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR THE TREAT BOWL

CANDY

Candy is the tried and true favorite and by far the most popular. 

Here is a roundup of printable coupons for the U.S. to help you out.

$1 off 2 Bags of Butterfinger Minis and $1 off 2 Bags of Wonka Candy

$1 off any 3 Reece's, Kit Kat or Hershey's Snack Sized Bags














Coupons.com has $2.50 of 2 Nestle Variety bags (20 oz or larger) and $1 2 bags Skittles, Starburst and Lifesavers.

Coupons.com







Walgreens and CVS will have sales and promotions and prices will vary depending on where you live - be sure to check out the circular in tomorrow's paper for details.

TREAT COUPONS 


Note:  The number and what you receive may vary depending on where you live

• McDonald's -  $1 for 12 coupons - 3 each for free Apple Dippers, free Small Apple Juice or Milk Jug, free Small Cone or free Hamburger. 
• Wendy's - $1 for 6 Jr. Frostys
• Burger King - $1 for 7 free value size Fries and 1 for free Small Soft Drink or an Icee.

GRANOLA BARS OR FRUIT SNACKS
A healthier (although less popular with the kiddies) alternative would be granola bars or fruit snacks.  Walmart usually has a good selection that is not to expensive and usually have popular themes for around $2 for a box of 10.


COLORING BOOKS
Most children love to color and you can pick sometimes pick up cheap coloring books at Walgreens for 3/$1 or 2/$1 at Dollar Tree.  (Good for the 3 yr. old and younger crowd- if they don't color, they like to look at the pictures).


NON-TOXIC CRAYONS
The best time to buy these is Back-To-School where you can get them for around .25 cents.  Some party stores and Walmart do offer party packs - just be sure they are non-toxic as little ones have been known to chew on them.

HALLOWEEN THEMED PENCILS
This is usually a mixed reaction - some kids love it and think it is cool - others you will hear an audible groan because they expect something with sugar in it.

Do you have any tried and true do's, don't or other suggestions?  Feel free to post in the comment section.

PEEPSHI

In case you can't tell from my posts, I am fanatic of Marshmallow Peeps and when I ran across this "Peepshi" tutorial over at Serious Eats I knew I had to post it here.  As this is not just "Easter" related, you could use leftover Peeps or pick some up next weeks on clearance and for a fun after school snack.

I do have to warn you though, there are decapitated Peeps in the tutorial and every now and then when I have been around little kids when you chop the heads off of something, yes, even an Marshmallow Peep, it disturbs them, so keep that in mind when you have kids around.