We are approaching the end of October and millions of children across the nation will be heading out for Trick or Treat night. Every year I like to stock up on some of my favorite treats to hand out to the children when they visit our home. This year I’ll be handing out a variety of treats to my little visitors and I thought I would share my list with all of you.

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – Miniatures

2. Mallo Cups – Miniatures

3. Welch’s Fruit Snacks in Mixed Fruit Flavors

4. Snickers – Miniatures

5. Twix Bars – Miniatures

6. Ring Pops – Fruit Flavors

7. Colorful Pencils with Fun Eraser Tops

8. Glitter Temporary Tattoos

9. Skittles – Snack Packs

10. Wendy’s Frosty Vouchers/Coupons

11. Sunkist Fruit & Nut Snack Packs

12. Gerber Baby Food

We get hit with over 75+ Trick or Treaters every year, so I always make sure that I’m well-stocked with a variety of Halloween treats! I like to offer “non-candy” options to kid’s who don’t eat candy or prefer something else, I offer little individual packs of Gerber Baby Food to the littlest ones who visit my home and all kinds of chocolate, dried fruit and nut snacks for the others. Plus, some of these options are my personal favorites, so it’s nice to have those “extras” on-hand for my own personal snacking consumption.

A big hit with my 2 little grandchildren are the Welch’s Fruit Snacks in mixed fruit flavors. Have you ever tried them? They’re an excellent source of Vitamin C, a good source for Vitamins A & E, Fat-Free, Gluten Free and contain no preservatives. If you want to offer Trick or Treater’s something yummy and fruity, these are a great option if you want to avoid the chocolate.

Another big hit, especially with the older children, teens and adults is those delicious Sunkist Trail Mix Fruit & Nut Snack Packs! We love them in the Pineapple Coconut Blend and in the Strawberry Banana Blend.  The Pineapple Coconut Blend contains pieces of dried pineapple, cranberries, almonds, papaya, cashews and coconut. The Strawberry Banana Blend contains pieces of strawberries, cashews, papaya, cranberries, almonds and banana chips. YUMMY!  They contain no artificial colors or flavors.

Here are a few additional tips:

Don’t buy your Halloween candy the day after Halloween and save it for next year! No one wants to eat stale goodies! You’re giving treats out to children, so it’s best to give recently purchased treats!

The majority of parents will NOT allow their children to eat homemade goodies, so please avoid making them & handing them out. This is especially true with parents who do NOT personally know you.

Offer a variety of different treats! Some children may be allergic to nuts, others allergic to chocolate and so forth. I feel it’s best to offer at least 2 different edible treats and 1 non-edible treat when it comes to Trick or Treat night.

Don’t forget the babies! These days parents will take out their 6 month old’s to go Trick or Treating with their older siblings! If you can, have something on hand for the babies too!

Avoid purchasing any treats that need to be refrigerated. Make sure you check out package expiration dates and product recall lists too! It’s always better to be safe, than sorry.

Disclosure: Shelly was provided with some complimentary samples for this feature. No monetary compensation was received. Regardless of receiving complimentary products, Shelly’s thoughts, words and opinion is 100% her own.