The Halloween Sugar Fairy
Nobody *needs* this much candy. Seriously. The load of candy that has just entered my house is really appalling. When you have one kid, it seems like a lot to fill up a bucket. Imagine coming home with THREE buckets. This year we went to Prince Charming’s place of work. They do TOT’ing around the cubicles. And we came home with a LOT of candy. We also went out TOT’ing this evening around town. There wasn’t much to be had, a bit to cold, non motivated parents, and a lot of unlit porch lights. We probably came home with the equivalent of one more bucketful.
They’ve all had their fair share of candy. A few pieces is enough to satisfy most people. So a few years back I decided to start calling the Sugar Fairy. She needs the candy. And the story has grown from there every year. The girls have concluded that the Sugar Fairy *must* be the sister of the Tooth Fairy. The Sugar Fairy comes over the evening of Halloween while you are sleeping. She leaves a tooth brush, toothpaste, and some goodies in exchange for your candy. She needs that candy to survive the cold, long winter that is approaching.
Everybody has been thrilled to leave the candy for the Sugar Fairy. And I’m thrilled to not be dishing out candy once a day and hearing the whining and crying that goes along with hearing “no more candy today.” I’m sure Prince Charming’s co-workers will LOVE all the candy he brings back. <3