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Saturday, November 1, 2008
The best ideas for using Halloween candy
The web is full of ideas for using leftover Halloween candy -- and all of those ideas suggest eating it. (Freezing it, baking with it or putting it away in an orange box until Thanksgiving is still eating it! You're just eating it later.)
At Lifetime Mothers, we have a favorite way to use leftover Halloween candy: create with it!
Unless you have a reaaaaaaaly big family, you won't have enough candy to create the mosaic above -- made from 250,000 smarties -- but even one kid has probably collected enough to make something cool. Here are some ideas:
* Use hard candies for mosaics. The base for your mosaic plaque can be wood or sturdy cardboard. Cover that with aluminum foil. You can use regular glue or a stiff icing. The stiff icing can also be used as "grout."
* Use soft candy for sculptures. Soft candy can be carved and molded. You can use toothpicks to keep them together. The addition of marshmallows can be helpful.
* Save the candy for gingerbread houses in December.
Please comment with your favorite ideas!
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