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Make the Halloween Ghosts and Ghouls go Squoosh!

October 14, 2015 by Deanna Tousignant 13 Comments

When we first moved into this house I was excited about getting to hand out treats to trick or treaters, something we hadn’t been able to do when we lived in an apartment. However I quickly discovered the disappointing reality, our neighbourhood doesn’t get many kids for Halloween. We usually get around two dozen kids, or less. Handing out treats consists mostly of waiting, oohing and ahhing over a few cute costumes, and then waiting some more.

Once we had kids of our own hubby and I started taking turns bringing the girls out. (It’s my turn to go out this year, yay!) To me it seems wrong to have both of us walking down the street with the girls, while simultaneously expecting other people to be handing out stuff to our kids — in essence getting and not giving. So it was really important to me that someone should still be here to hand out goodies, even if it is just to twelve kids.

At least partially because we get so few kids we hand out non-stereotypical treats. Over the years we’ve given out Kinder eggs, wee containers of Play Doh and even comic books. This year we’ll be giving out Squoosh packs. Which I think is brilliant because of the kids we do get most of them are really young. It’s all preschoolers and babes in arms. And while I’m sure mom and dad may appreciate those mini chocolate bars that get handed out at most houses, I doubt the one or two year old is eating them (er.. well, at least I hope not).

Squoosh packs are made by the same folks that make Baby Gourmet. I am a huge fan of Baby Gourmet. Both of my girls devoured it as babies, and um… still do as school age kids. Squoosh packs are much the same, just marketed to a slightly older set so my 8 year old doesn’t have to field questions at school about why she’s happily slurping down something with the words “baby” on the label. Each pack contains a full serving of fruits and vegetables. I sometimes struggle with getting my girls to eat enough veggies, so I love that this is a sneaky “treat” way to get some more into them. Plus the kids literally beg me to eat these. (They ARE seriously yummy. And yes, I eat them too).

Squoosh contains no added sugar or salt. Each 3.2 oz. snack is gluten-free, nut-free, and housed in a BPA-free pouch. (Three out of four of the flavours are also dairy free). It comes in four yummy flavours:
* SpinApple: apple, cherry, greek yogurt, spinach, quinoa
* BeetBerry: banana, apple, beet, blueberry
* OrangoBango: mango, carrot, banana, apple
* SquabbleBerry: apple, blueberry, squash, banana

I wish I could take credit for the brilliant idea of handing out Squoosh packs to trick or treaters, but the truth is, despite our love of Squoosh, the thought had never crossed my mind. I received an email from someone representing the Squoosh brand, and suggesting Squoosh packs as perfect Halloween treats and I thought “Man that is SUCH a good idea. I totally want to do that!”

What about you folks?
What do you hand out on Halloween? Do you get over a hundred trick or treaters? or only ten?

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Comments

  1. Lisa Bolduc says

    October 16, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    I am super excited for Halloween this year. My 20 month old is actually able to dress up and participate. He is however petrified of Halloween decorations so we are not sure about going trick or treating. We will probably jist let him answer the door and see the kids dresses uo. Like yourself we get maybe 7 kids. It's very depressing. At my old house we had 300 plus and I loved it. Since we onyl have 7. I like making the treats extra special for the kids. I am not sure what we will put jn them this year

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  2. Rhonda says

    October 17, 2015 at 12:59 am

    Generally we like to give out some kind of sour candy(my favourite).

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  3. Alli says

    October 20, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    I'm planning to hand out candy but I love the idea of the sqoosh

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  4. Alli says

    October 20, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I love the idea of the squooshs. We are planning on handing out candy. Maybe we will add some sqoosh 🙂

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  5. Hanjia J Lou says

    October 20, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    We'll probably be giving out candy or chocolate, but this is a great idea!

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  6. Shannon L says

    October 20, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Every year is different. I usually get chips and chocolate for the treaters! One year it will be 10 kids, the next year it would be 100!

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  7. Holly MacRitchie says

    October 20, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    I have candy bags made up for the children already!

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  8. Anonymous says

    October 21, 2015 at 12:13 am

    I was thinking of Aero and KitKat bars. I love them and if there's leftovers, I get to eat them! :)-Mandy

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  9. chrissy888 says

    October 22, 2015 at 1:42 am

    Nestle faves

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  10. Mama Reltub says

    October 24, 2015 at 5:07 am

    Such a great alternative for Halloween. With 3 kiddies, we love easy, healthy snacks in this house!

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  11. Tannis says

    October 24, 2015 at 7:35 am

    Nothing… We live out in the boonies and never have trick or treaters coming to our house.

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  12. Allison says

    October 24, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Chocolate!

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  13. Anonymous says

    October 25, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    Both my kids love these! Easiest snack to take with you 🙂

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