Here is yet another idea for containerizing "Stuff".
The Problem: Holiday Candy
It isn't uncommon for parents around here to send goody bags for all of their child's classmates on holidays. And I'm not just referring to Christmas and Valentine's. Were talking Halloween, St.Patricks, the start of summer vacation...you name it and it is an opportunity to help your child make more friends via bribery. I'm sorry, that probably sounded a bit annoyed. It adds up to a lot of candy. And to be honest, I must admit to adding to the mass of holiday candy here at home.
I'm one of those mean mommies that refuses to let my kids just eat their candy to their hearts content, or rather to their stomach's belly ache. And I don't eat their candy. Unless it is chocolate and they are offering it of their own free will. I expect them to respect what is mine, so I don't just take what is theirs.
I have fond memories of getting my plastic pumpkin or Easter basket down from the top of the fridge for a treat. Thus, the source of our tradition of candy on top of the fridge. Unfortunately, displaying Halloween pumpkins on top of the fridge at Christmas goes against my aesthetic sensibilities. So, once the holiday is well past, but the candy still lingers, we start using candy cans:
They are just decorative tins leftover from gifts we've received. Not earth shaking or terribly significant, but:
Works for Me!
Smart! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteAnything to keep it out of sight/out of mind works for me. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteMuch better than my giant Easter basket sitting on top of the fridge- thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe cans looks so nice, great idea!
ReplyDeleteOh, shucks--the picture didn't come out. But it's a great idea! The out of sight, out of mind thing would definitely work for me, LOL--I need to keep candy out of my mind more than my kids do.
ReplyDeleteI like it! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! However candy doesn't last long in our house. Greg and I eat it. (the horror, the horror!) :)
ReplyDeleteHow did you get your picture to load on Blogger??
ReplyDeleteI'm going crazy!!
Great post - we hide ours too, and dole it out. I have an unfortunate addiction to sweets, so it's partly for me, too!
great idea, I need to do that too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYou are one strong mama so resist eating all the chocolate in the house.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. Plus the cans are far better to have in decoration purposes than the holiday containers they come in! I use plastic bags with the kids names written on them, and toss them into the rectangular wicker basket, with handles, I have on top of my fridge for things just like this!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. I can't stand having the Easter basket on top of the fridge until the fourth of July. Drives me crazy.
ReplyDeleteI know, isn't the amount of candy our children receive from school and everything else ridiculous? I love containers and the idea!! It also hides the candy-look about them.
ReplyDeleteLOL...I feel the same way about birthday party treat bags. I've never seen such lavish treat bags. You come to my kids parties and you get a very CHEAP prize! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I also remember the days of getting the candy down off of the top of the frig for a treat. Here I like to be able to put the holiday stuff away as soon as possible after the holiday so our candy usually goes into a bowl on top of the frig. It does not look as nice as I believe those canisters would. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. The only candy that stays around here very long is the stuff no one likes.
ReplyDeletecandy drives me crazy. there is soooooo much of it. it seems like there is constantly candy coming into our home...
ReplyDeletethat is a good idea - ours goes in the cupboard and he hopefully forgets about some of it and I can slowly throw some away as it gets old.