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70 Non-Candy Halloween Treat Ideas

By Elisa Posniack, Publisher Macaroni KID NW Bergen County, NJ October 16, 2022
I think it safe to say that most kids get more than enough candy at Halloween! I like to be the one also handing out non-candy treat options or even have some great non-candy treats to trade my kids for the bulk of their candy (which then usually goes to area charities, or to our local dentist's office, oddly enough!)

Here’s a list of 70 non-candy ideas for you!
  1. Activity Books
  2. Animal Crackers
  3. Apple Chips
  4. Bookmarks
  5. Books
  6. Bouncy Balls
  7. Bubbles
  8. Playing Cards
  9. Chalk
  10. Character Bandages
  11. Character Cereal Bowls
  12. Colored Pencils
  13. Comic Books
  14. Erasers
  15. Fake Moustaches
  16. Finger Puppets
  17. Fruit Leather
  18. Glow Bracelets
  19. Glow Sticks
  20. Gold Fish Crackers
  21. Organic Granola Bars
  22. Hacky Sacks
  23. Natural Hand Sanitizer
  24. Headbands
  25. Hot Cider
  26. Hot Wheels
  27. Juice Box
  28. Kazoo
  29. Kleenex Personal Packs
  30. Magic Cards
  31. Magnets
  32. Mardi Gras Bead Necklaces
  33. Markers
  34. Maze Puzzles
  35. Microwave Popcorn
  36. Mini Flashlight
  37. Mini Notebooks
  38. Money (coins)
  39. Note Books
  40. Pens
  41. Pirate Eye Patch
  42. Plastic Spiders
  43. Playdoh
  44. Pokemon Cards
  45. Popcorn Balls
  46. Potato Chips
  47. Pretzels
  48. Raisins
  49. Rubber Mice
  50. Rubber Rats
  51. Rubber Spiders
  52. Rulers
  53. Silly Bandz
  54. Silly Puttys
  55. Sketch Pad
  56. Sidewalk Chalk
  57. Silly Straws
  58. Slap Bracelets
  59. Slide Puzzles
  60. Slinky
  61. Spider Rings
  62. Spinning Tops
  63. Sports Trading Cards
  64. Stencils
  65. Stickers
  66. Toothbrush
  67. Vampire Teeth
  68. Whistles
  69. Word Puzzles
  70. Yo-Yo