6 Simple Ways to Save Money on Halloween Candy

Oct 14 | Money Saving Tips, Holidays

It is that time of year again, when ghouls and goblins will be showing up at your door asking for tricks or treats. If you have a great number of visitors in your neighborhood, you might be wondering how to save a little cash on Halloween candy. Well don’t fret, take a look at these 7 simple ways to save money on Halloween candy and get the sweets you need for less.

6 Simple Ways to Save Money on Halloween Candy

Take a look at these 6 simple ways to save money on Halloween candy and get the sweets you need for less.

1. Head to the dollar store.

You will be quite impressed when you see the selection your local dollar store has to offer. Everything from fun sized licorice to candy bars are available as are themed pencils and erasers perfect for passing out.

2. Consider non candy treats.

As mentioned above, your local dollar store will have themed treats like pencils, erasers, and other small Halloween toys. These are great for passing out to trick or treaters and can cost less than a bag of candy. For example pencils can be sold in packs of 18 for $1, while most bags of candy have less than 18 treats. Do the math and see if it makes sense to opt for a non edible treat.

3. Opt for hard candy.

Your hard candy like suckers, mints, gumballs, etc. will always cost less than chocolate bars. When you buy hard or other non-chocolate candies you are sure to save and are able to get more bang for your buck.

4. Don’t buy candy you like.

This is a wonderful tip, because buying your favorite candy means you will eat it. (guilty!) When you eat it, you need to buy more. Instead, choose a candy that isn’t your favorite and you don’t have to worry about half of it being gone before Halloween even gets here. Along the same lines, don’t buy too early because it may end up being eaten before Halloween. 🙂

5. Don’t buy at the grocery store.

Since Halloween candy is seasonal, it’s a specialty item and will cost more at your local grocery store. Instead, opt to buy it at a retail store like Walmart, Dollar Tree, or Dollarama. You will get better prices and still have an excellent selection.

6. Price match.

Stores will start offering all sorts of deals on their Halloween candy and treats. Don’t take the first deal you see. Instead compare flyers and price match. This is a great way to get a great price without having to run all over town.

Don’t go broke trying to buy Halloween candy this year. Instead, give these tips for saving money on candy a try and you can still fill those treat bags for less.

DIY Wine Glass Snow Globes

Dec 18 | Easy DIY, Holiday Crafts, Holidays

Create these beautiful and simple DIY wine glass snow globes with just a few supplies that will fit in any Christmas budget!

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DIY Wine Glass Snow Globes

You guys, I made a Christmas craft!  I’ve been spending all my time baking these days so I wasn’t sure I’d get this done!  And I even love the way it turned out! 

This is one of those projects that make me wonder why I left it until the last minute. It was so easy. The hardest part was hunting down the fake snow (which I found at Walmart). I’m sure you could find everything you need at the dollar store, too.

Here’s what you need to make these Wine Glass Snow Globes:

First of all, you’ll want to place a glass upside down onto cardboard and trace a circle around the glass.

snowman progress

Using a hot glue gun, attached your objects to the cardboard. (I used trees and a snowman from Michaels)

Once you’re satisfied that your objects are glued down well, fill glass with a few tablespoons of fake snow or glitter.

snow globe progress

Next, line the rim of the glass with hot glue and press on cardboard with the objects attached.

Finally, flip them over, then place them where you want to display them, then put a pillar candle on top!

Create these beautiful and simple DIY wine glass snow globes with just a few supplies that will fit in any Christmas budget!

Hope you enjoy this idea! This is the first time I’ve created decor for Christmas!

Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies

Dec 17 | Holiday Recipes, Holidays, Recipes

rudolph peanut butter cookies

We love peanut butter cookies in this house.  Any time of the year actually!  Since it’s Christmas time and all, I thought I’d jazz up some ordinary cookies and turn them into Rudolph cookies!  Cute right?  They taste especially delicious too.  In fact, I think Santa would love to find some of these Rudolph peanut butter cookies on his travels!  Be sure to leave a plate full 🙂

Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies

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Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 1/3 cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 48 Red M&M's
  • 96 mini Chocolate Chips
  • Mini Twist Pretzels
Instructions
  1. Break pretzels into pieces to use as antlers.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
  4. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  5. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
  6. Slowly add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beating until incorporated.
  7. Roll into 1/2-3/4" balls and place on cookie sheet several inches apart.
  8. Sprinkle with sugar and gently make an indentation slightly off the center of each cookie.
  9. Bake 12-14 minutes.
  10. Place an M&M in the indentation of each cookie.
  11. Insert 2 mini chocolate chips (pointy side down) above the M&M to be the eyes.
  12. Insert 2 pretzel pieces to be the antlers. (If the antlers won't stick, place some chocolate chips in a sandwich bag and microwave 30 seconds and knead until soft. Clip the very tip of the corner and pipe onto cookie to act as glue.)

I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do!

Easy DIY: Cute Felt Giftcard Holder

Dec 16 | Easy DIY, Holidays

Create these felt mitten gift card holders to present your gift in a cute way.

Here’s one of my easy gifts I’ve been working on!  I wanted something cute to put gift cards in since I’ll be giving a few gift cards this year.  I came up with the felt mitten idea which can be hung on the Christmas tree as well!  I had most of the supplies on hand already.  Here’s how I did it:

Supplies:

  • Felt piece (dollar store)
  • Fabric snowflake (dollar store)
  • Ric rac
  • Christmas tree cut from a piece of fabric I had
  • Sparkly button (from an old hair elastic)
  • Needle & thread
  • Ribbon (for the mitten to hang on the tree)

Basically, I just drew a mitten shape on a scrap piece of paper that was big enough to fit a gift card, then traced it onto the felt.  Cut it out, then decorated the one side with whatever I could find around the house with fabric glue and thread!  After the one side was decorated, I put the two mitten pieces together by hand stitching them together.  You could use a sewing machine, but I liked the handmade look of the uneven stitches.  That’s pretty much it!  A gift card holder and an ornament in one!