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Let's Discuss: I Do Not Limit Candy on Holidays!

What's your candy strategy for kids?

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Lauren Ahmed
Apr 21, 2025
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multicolored candies on white ceramic bowl
Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

There are a few holidays that are designated candy holidays: Halloween for sure, and also Easter, to a lesser extent Valentine’s Day.

To combat the swelling heap of landfill-bound plastic toys that arrives in my house via an act of war called a “Goody Bag,” I generally stick to mostly consumables for these events— and the…

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