For many kids, Halloween is the most fun night of the year. While they look forward to dressing up and eating fistfuls of candy, candy manufacturers might be having an even better night. After all, one quarter of annual candy sales are attributed to Halloween. Unfortunately, for parents– that much candy in the house can be a nightmare. Moms around the country have put their heads together to come up with clever, kid friendly, and fun alternatives to passing out candy on Halloween. Listed below are 20 of the best!

1. Temporary tattoos
2. Stickers
3. Pencils
4. Fancy erasers
5. Book marks
6. Crayons
7. Plastic vampire teeth
8. Superballs
9. “Slime”
10. Plastic jewelry/decoder rings
11. Silly Bandz
12. Glow-sticks
13. Tiny decks of cards
14. Fake money
15. Bubbles
16. Granola bars
17. pretzels
18. cheese and cracker packs
19. Small PlayDough containers
20. packets of instant hot chocolate or cider

***Keep in mind, most parents will throw out anything that is not store-bought and packaged– so refrain from portioning out pretzels, granola bars, and cracker packets yourself. Keep them in their original packaging***