The Best Candy to Hand Out to Trick-or-Treaters, According to Kids
Gummies are a yes, raisins are a no
Halloween is rapidly approaching, and if youβre the type who likes to get dressed up and spend the evening indoors handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, you better start preparing now. Supermarket shelves are already stocked with all the giant bags of candy you could need to satisfy the hordes of sugar-drunk kids who ring your doorbell every Halloween, but thereβs almost too much variety out there. Do you stick with gummies, or spring for a mix of fruity candy and chocolates so that every kid can choose? Itβs a tough call, but an important one. You donβt want to be dubbed the worst house on the block because youβre handing out terrible candy.
To find out what candy is the best to hand out on Halloween night, we went straight to the source β kids, duh β and asked them about their favorite candy to hoard well after October 31, which stuff they wonβt even open, and why raisins are unanimously reviled. We also got details on the vibe and kinds of decorations youβre going to need alongside these candies to win βbest house on the blockβ in the hearts of all your young neighbors. Hereβs what they said.
The best Halloween candy
Not surprisingly, gummies and chocolate reigned supreme in our survey of the most popular candies, and size definitely matters β these kids want whole bags of candy and full-sized bars.
Zaeem, age 11: βFull-sized Twix or Hersheyβs bar.β
Sawyer, age 11: βSour Patch Kids, because theyβre really yummy.β
Penny, age 7: βCandy corn, βcause they taste really good.β
Joey, age 10: βA king-size Crunch bar is the sign of a great house. The rarest candy is Sugar Babies β Iβve never had one in my whole entire life. Gummy Krabby Patties would also be good.β
Musa, age 5: βLollipops or Reeseβs peanut butter cups.β
Iselle, age 9: βThere is a house in our neighborhood that sets up a table with whole bags of a single brand of candy and kids get to pick the one they want, though I watched a kid choose a whole bag of Dots over Smarties last year.β
Theo, age 10: βKing-size Hersheyβs, king-size anything!β
The worst Halloween hand-outs
βNo healthy stuff,β said nine-year-old Iselle, and thatβs a popular sentiment in our informal survey. According to these kids, Halloween isnβt the time to bug them about brushing their teeth or eating their veggies. There are also some mixed opinions on the candies themselves β some kids arenβt into sour, others arenβt into chocolate.
Zaeem: βThe worst thing to pass out are toothbrushes and raisins.β
Margot, age 7: βIn my opinion, Warheads are the worst to give out because they are too sour and most kids donβt like them.β
Sawyer: β100 Grand bars are awful. I got so many of them one Halloween and they tasted awful.β
Kana, age 7: βZombie Sour Patch Kids because they look weird and taste sour.β
Joey: βTwizzlers or licorice sticks. They suck. No one likes them.β
Miranda, age 11: βNEVER DENTAL FLOSS.β
Elena, age 8: βFruit, raisins, veggies. No one wants healthy stuff.β
Logan, age 5: βSomething out of the garbage.β
Aya, age 7: βThose candies that are hard and I donβt like them and I spit them in the trash.β
Want to be the best house on the block? Drag out those decorations β candy alone isnβt going to cut it.
Musa: βTo be the coolest house on the block, you would need spiderwebs, ghosts, LED lights and maybe some Power Ranger or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle balloons.β
Margot: βGlow sticks are the best treat to give out because itβs really dark at night and theyβre also fun to make bracelets and necklaces.β
Aya: βA princess house with vampire princesses and tiara ghosts and dress monsters.β
Miranda: βThe best houses have good decorations and lots of candy.β
Parker, age 7: βIf itβs a pretty decorated house and a lot of people are there, you know itβs going to be good.β
Original post by Amy McCarthy from www.eater.com