Non-Candy Halloween Handouts

If you are looking for something new to hand out for Halloween this year, instead of the typical candy bar, keep reading.

Plus, you’ll get to see some Easy Halloween Costumes I’ve worn over the years!

Before we get started on my list of non-candy items to hand out…

This post has lots of fun Halloween ideas!

I break down the prices per item (prices were added in 2018, current prices may be higher) and share some fun Halloween costumes and party things we’ve done too!

I’m all about the fun of Halloween, I don’t like the creepy scary stuff,

just the fun of imagining being someone else for the day…. or just eating a lot of yummy stuff!

I’ve always loved Halloween, 

the dressing up,

the trick or treating,

the hanging out with friends!

The parties, the baked goods, and oh, the pumpkin seeds too!

We get about 160-200 trick-or-treaters each year.

Do you get a lot of trick-or-treaters?

2024 Halloween Chick-Fil-A

Do you dress up?

let me know in the comments… I read them all!

I dress up every year. I love seeing the kids, all the fun costumes, and seeing everyone having fun!

 

My number one item on the list happens to not only be EVERYONE’s favorite, but the bonus is it’s not expensive, it’s cheaper than candy.

Before you scroll can you guess what it is??

I like fun, easy Halloween costumes!

Now onto the halloween handouts…

• DRINK UP!
  THIS IS MY #1 item to give out and has been for over 10 years now….
• Juice, yes, believe it or not, all the kids love juice, from the little ones who yell to mom and dad as they run down the walkway to them… I got juicy!
  To the teens who are so thirsty and thank me over and over for giving juice. If they open and drink it up I’m likely to give them another. It’s hard work trick or treating!
  so… Juice is a winner,
• Kool-aid seems to be the most economical at Sam’s club at 40 juices for $6.
  *CURRENT PRICE as of 2025 $7.98) under 20 cents each.still a great price! Target sells Ghoul-aid (Halloween berry cool-aid jammers) at 10 boxes for $1.50 so same price, but often harder to locate. 

Small water bottles would also be an option.

• THE BIG CRUNCH: Doritos, potato chips, popcorn, you name it, they all love chips of any kind. I’ve given out popcorn from smart and final they have large individual bags that barely fit into the mouth of the plastic pumpkin, but wow the kids loved those, the price was cheaper years ago, now it’s $13 for 24 packages so if you have a lot of trick or treaters it can get pricey but if you only get a small number that a great offering. Doritos and chips are readily available in the grocery store or big box stores at about $6 for 12 bags and that price is about 50 cents each, the big box stores it’ll be less expensive $25 for 54 bags. Online seems to be higher but HERE is a link for reference.

you could even hand out microwave bags of popcorn that they pop at home, 28 bags for 18 dollars, some years I’ve seen Halloween themed as well.

 

• BE SEEN: Glow necklaces oh you’ll be able to see everyone from far away with them wearing their “glow” item. I’ve purchased glow necklaces and bracelets online years ago long before Amazon and you’ll be happy to know the price for 50 glow necklaces is about $22, and 300 8” glow bracelets are $20

necklaces and  bracelet
so 50 necklaces are 44 cents each and the bracelets would be 6 cents each

• OMG PUDDING: snack pack pudding 
• if  you buy 4 it’s about $1.10,
• but they sell them in bulk, 12 for $3.40 at grocery stores and in big box stores like Sam’s club you can get 36 for about  $8 which is 22 cents each.
• COOL OFF: Otterpops
• 80 for $4.25
• you don’t need to pre-freeze them, just hand them out and when the kids get home they put them in the freezer for a treat the next day. My kids got these one year and loved them!  These are about 5 cents each.

MORE fun IDEAS:

One of my favorite ideas that a very wonderful friend gives out is Mini Play-doh every year, and everyone loves it… a really fun treat for any age!
15 for $6 at Target

• Of course, there are so many options: you could dress up like a cow and give out chocolate milk, Hershey’s has a 21ct at Costco for about $12.00 which is about 57 cents each
• slightly higher online HERE

 

 

• be a flight attendant and pass out nuts/almonds
• they may run about 50 cents a pack, online seems higher

THERE are so many options, beef sticks, trail mix, goldfish crackers, pretzels, Animal crackers, apple sauce pouches, the possibilities are endless.

update 2019: I’m going to give out juice boxes and pretzels this year and dress like a flight attendant!

2018 costume and hand out.

• Dress as the tooth fairy or dentist and give out  toothbrushes (and I gave out juice boxes, too)
• 144 brushes are $48. which is 44 cents each which I will be doing this year along with the Ghoul-Aid!

This was my 2018 costume and hand out.

(Each year the kids seem to get more excited when I dress up and they LOVED the toothbrushes and juice!)

Looking for a fun snack to eat while you give out items to trick or treaters… try this Pumpkin Spice Popcorn.

Do you dress up when you hand out items to trick or treaters?

I dress up every year.

Here are some of my other costumes:

some parties we’ve had over the years

and items I love at Halloween time!

We live in Southen California, the weather in late October can still be in the high 80’s and 90’s. I don’t recall a cool evening of tricker treating in quite some time. I usually end up wearing shorts! 

So think of the weather as your sending your trick or treaters out, being too hot or too cold could impact the FUN!

 

More items to make and enjoy this time of year!

• Salty sweet pretzel toffee,
• chocolate peanut butter pumpkin cookies
• and fun chocolate pumpkin spice cookies.
• PERFECTLY Roasted pumpkin seeds,
• and a reminder that soon we’ll be turning the clocks back!
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Fall and Halloween Recipes

 

Pumpkin Recipes

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!