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raederle-of-an t1_itlg2cq wrote

We did a buy back with our little one. We let him trick-or-treat with friends, collecting the candy. When we regrouped back at the house, we separated what he could have and what he couldn’t. We taught him to give away what he couldn’t have but we replaced it ourselves with what he could have.

When he was older, he decided to not take what he couldn’t have which sometimes resulted in a neighbor grabbing a different treat he could have.

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99badwolfbaloons OP t1_itlimjq wrote

I like the idea of him doing a buy back at some point! We actually did something similar to that with his sister where she sat out the candy and it was switched for a toy just so she wouldn’t have so much candy. He seems to have gotten a bit more sensitive lately though so I don’t like the idea of him putting his hand into the bowl with other candy and touching allergens. But I would love for him to be able to hunt around for a starburst one day!

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notacooldad t1_itm7lm6 wrote

We would do a candy swap with the group of kids after trick or treat, swapping out allergens for safe candy. In the end we would act as a bank and swap all the un-exchanged candy for her favorites.

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Spartancoolcody t1_itmqvr9 wrote

Maybe his costume could also include gloves?

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99badwolfbaloons OP t1_itmrd63 wrote

Totally could, but the thing to be aware of is that if your hands are in/around your mouth, then your gloves are too! For little kids it doesn’t help a whole lot, although for older children, gloves is an extra excellent option when dealing with foods they can’t have. For example, my son has eczema as well (often accompanies food allergies). And when he’s a little older some of the stuff that’s too harsh on his hands now will probably be the type of thing he can handle with gloves on (specifically like scented play dough and scented sands.)

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ChannelingWhiteLight t1_itocfwn wrote

This is what I did. After Halloween, my kids traded inappropriate candies for something out of Mommy’s Golden Bag of Treats! The treats might be edible or other goodies. Then we donated the remaining candy to our local Boys & Girls Club.

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dhas19 t1_itmddw8 wrote

Wow, my parents did that for me back in the day and I thought it was genius. I never really felt like I missed out on much, so it works

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