Are your kids begging to eat their Halloween candy nonstop? Enjoying a piece of candy here and there allows kids to be kids, but, gorging on candy for weeks is not healthy.
According to NPR, you can get rid of excess candy while teaching your kids a valuable lesson. The Halloween Candy Buyback program was founded by a dentist in Wisconsin to buy back candy from kids in his practice and ship it to U.S. armed forces overseas as part of Operation Gratitude care packages. Word has spread and currently more than 2,500 dentists and orthodontists participate nationwide. If you go to the website and type in your zip code you’ll find a list of participating dentists in your area.
It’s a win, win, win situation. You can spare your kids the extra sugary calories and future cavities and teach them to say “thank-you” to military members for all that they do. AND all of the military personnel can enjoy a delicious treat from home.
