Listen -- they're somewhere in the house.
You can hear their wrappers rustling, plotting their slow assault on your child's tooth enamel, biding their time before they leap upon your hips.
They're the Halloween candies the kids dragged home, and you only have a small window of time to thwart their intentions.
We're here to help.
To be clear: We're not talking about a respectable haul of Baby Ruths, M&Ms and Kit Kats. It's Halloween, for pity sakes. No, these strategies are for the lumpy pillow case, the bulging grocery bag, the brimming wash bucket -- a surplus of sweets, as well as the yucky candy that nobody wants. (Circus peanuts, really?)
We asked our Facebook friends, plumbed Pinterest, surfed the Internet and generally asked around for some inventive, fun or selfless ways to use leftover Halloween candy. Here are some of the better ideas:
• Chop up a selection and freeze it to make your own Blizzard-like ice cream treats or toppings for cupcakes and puddings.
• Do a composting experiment with the kids by unwrapping the candy and burying it in your garden. Dig it up halfway through next summer and see what's survived. (We sense a diabolical nature here.)
