Hi all,
Both of my children are in nut free classes this year at school. I am looking for ideas of Halloween treats that I can make at home that are nut free.
If any one out there has a nut free child please share your recipes.
Thanks so much!

Hi!

First, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS!

Yeah, Im yelling. I want you to know, that even if the other parents don't say it to you, that <I> personally appreciate what you're doing. Thank you! Really.


Now -- Halloween. For Caitlin, we give Skittles, Starburst, Dum Dum pops. Those are all nut/dairy free

We make Rice Krispie Treats (RK's, Fleischmans Margarine, unsalted, and Jet Puff MM's). Those are dairy/nut free as well.

Jello too

What are you looking to make - or are you buying stuff?

Thank you (again!).

Jason

Lollipops, and you could amke them festive by wrapping them in white tissue, and then tying them up with orange or black yarn. These are cute little ghosts. I usually buy the Tootsie Pops.

I have a child w/peanut allergy. The recommendations above are good ones. I have another one:

How about Halloween mini grave yards? Use the brands that I have identified to be as safe as you can be. (Definitely AVOID Nestle chocolate chips!)

Chocolate pudding in a clear cup - about 1/2 full (Jello brand is peanut-free)
add Oreo cookie crumbs to the top - just a sprinkling is fine (Oreos are peanut-free)
add a Vienna Finger (Keebler) to the top. You can add a little "RIP" on top of the Vienna Finger with a toothpick and melted chocolate (HERSHEY's mini kisses melted)

Some people add gummy worms, but then you have to check the packaging, because MOST gummy products are NOT nut-free. I go without it.

Be sure to have the labels cut out for the teacher/nurse to review in case there is some apprehension - many kids who have nut allergy don't eat other people's home-made items.

Good luck!

Thanks for looking out for the kids! My son has a peanut allergy and basically didn't eat much of anything treat wise at school. Even something as innocent looking as sugar cookies can contain ground nuts. Rice Crispie treats are good. When he was in the early grades I always had the teachers keep a box of those Barnum animal cookies that he could eat whenever a treat was questionable. (not all animal cookies are nut free!) I provided them for him.

What about Popcorn Balls?

Got me wondering..... is it ok in your school district or school to make things at home? In our local districts everything has to be store bought now. I really thought this was probably everywhere, but I am reading it isn't. I understood it was because of not knowing how things were prepared at a home, cleanliness, etc. I know for me personally I am glad they did this as I never would allow my girls to eat treats that were home made unless I knew the person who made it.
Just wondering.....

this is probably the "easy" way out...

but if you are short on time, a good solution...

McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger King and Elias Brothers (Frisches in some states) all have "treat" books...I think you get 10 or 12 of them for $1.00

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Our family must be peanut free too....

So, when I was in Walmart the other day, I was looking at the Halloween decor. I ran accross a big cake mold and decided to make orange jello with it. They also had MINIATURE cookie cutters, so I bought a few of those and used those to make jello with too. I used orange for the big pumpkin mold. And I used the mini's for black & green & yellow. I placed the bigger one in the center of a large platter and placed the mini's around it. Worked out really well. I wish I would have taken a pic and shared it. But the
thought didn't cross my mind until we had started eating it, lol.

*Big Mold was of a pumpkin
**I used yellow jello for the mini ghosts, black for the tombstones & green for the witches.

As Halloween nears closer, I will be doing this again. The kids loved it.

**!!!Also, in our school district, we are NOT allowed to bring home made goodies.

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Thank you for all of the wonderful ideas and information.
I think I will make an ingrediant list of what I am using a few days in advance and have the teacher send it home to the parents of the nut allergy.

I loved the grave yard idea.
I have the jello molds that are the brain and hand. Maybe I can use one of those for my oldest child who is in 4th grade. They would get a kick out of them.

After reading your post I thought I would also have a separate bowl of nut free items to hand out to those who have the allergies. Our neighborhood does an afternoon parade and families hand out treats at the end of their driveways. I know many parents would be thankful and the kids VERY happy.

Thanks for everything!

Our schools have declared all parties are to be nut-free after an incident last year where a friend gave a leftover treat to another friend......in the end it turned out ok, but was a very scary situation.

Our school you can only bring in store bought items.....You might want to double check on that. It made me really sad when they went to that policy, but I understood.

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