Or, if you’re like the neighborhood where we trick-or-treat with our daughter, your candy or your snacks or even your random toys.
I dunno. Did the pandemic break Halloween? When I was a kid you actually had to go door to door and perform your part of the social contract that then earned you candy. Now everyone just puts their treats out in giant bowls. You know how long a giant bowl of candy would’ve lasted in the 1990s? One kid. One kid, and that house would be out of candy.
Sorry. Anyways, if you’re looking to mix things up when you do your trick-or-treat shopping over the next week, it’s hard to go wrong with Goldfish Glow-in-the-Dark Treat Packs if you’re looking for something that isn’t candy.
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The cost
A 24-count box of Goldfish Glow-in-the-Dark Treat Packs goes for $12.49 at ALDI, Target, Walmart and Kroger stores. You can also get a 65-count box at BJ’s for $14.99.
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The highlight here, though, is that the packs have adorable trick-or-treating ghosts on them. Even cooler? The packs glow in the dark. (No, the Goldfish crackers themselves don’t glow in the dark. Yes, that would be awesome.)
The instructions on each tiny pack suggest that you “place in direct sunlight for at least 1 min. to activate glow in the dark effect,” but if you happen to have a UV blacklight, that’ll do the job much faster.
snack score
Goldfish Glow-in-the-Dark Treat Packs Snack score: 5 out of 5
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