Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Alternatives to Candy ... was ...2BR units for sale/rent

[melanie griffin (melgrif]

hi. i'm not a cohouser yet but i have for years given out boxed fruit juice
and bottled water. the kids  are usually grateful for the liquids since
global warming has made halloween a hot weather holiday in new jersey!
melanie

On 10/22/07, Ann Zabaldo <ann.zabaldo [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All!
>
> Acceptable alternative for candy...   ORIENTAL TRADING!  A catalog of epic
> amuonts of inexpensive toys.  orientaltrading.com
>
> Zillions and zillions of what we used to call "penny toys."  Everything
> from
> spider rings to colorful mini pads and pencils, tatooes, kush balls, gooey
> things that boys especially love, things that light up, things that don't.
> Terribly inexpensive.  And for those who don't like to buy imports ... the
> owner of this company is an Asian American whose immigrant father sold
> this
> kind of stuff to schools for fairs, etc.  The son turned the enterprise
> into
> a HUGE success and he is one of the most appealing business owners on the
> planet.  His business is stateside and he employs a lot of people right
> here
> in the US that make his catalog a growing enterprise.
>
> Personally ... I'm morally opposed to giving out candy at Halloween.
> Actually ...  I'm just F_T and a candy addict and I not only don't want it
> in my house after the big sugar-out I really don't want to contribute to
> growing obesity among children and their parents who, like me, munch on
> the
> massive quantities remaining in those paper bags -- or BUCKETS --  the
> kids
> bring home.
>
> And of course ... a harder sell to the kids ... there's always UNICEF sans
> candy  -- let me know if you pull THAT one off!
>
> So ... one or two alternatives!
>
> On 10/22/07, Michael Barrett <mbarrett [at] toast.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael Barrett
> > At Shadowlake Village in Blacksburg, VA, where the buzz is about finding
> > an
> > acceptable substitute for candy at Hallowe'en.
> > http://www.shadowlakevillage.org/
> >
> >
> --
> Ann Zabaldo
> Voice 202-291-7892
> Fax 202-291-8495
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
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