Tiny crochet animals/toys for trick or treaters

[bigfunfam]

This year I'm working up some crochet tiny animals to hand out to the trick or treaters. I'll have some candy on hand for the teens that come through, but the children will get a small crochet toy.

 

Does anyone else do this? I just figured that it would be cheaper, as I'm using my scraps. And healthier, they don't need all that candy anyway and a small toy is something that will last.

[mama24boyz]

I have never thought of that! What a great idea!

[wiz3283]

I love this idea and I bet a lot of their parents will too!

[Sugarcoatedlies]

i always loved the houses that gave out toys better lol.

 

do you do your own patterns?

if not which do you do? i might want to try this hehe

[grrlsmom]

It sounds mindboggling. I couldn't just mix them in with stuff, I would HAVE TO HAVE enough for everyone! LOL

[bigfunfam]

We only get about 25-30 kids here, so I won't have to make too many of these.

 

I'm using these patterns:

 

whale: http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/whale-of-a-tale/

 

mouse: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?p=369114

 

ladybug: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28885

 

turtle: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40998

 

sheep (scroll down): http://kristieskids.weebly.com/patterns2.html

[ericajones80]

I barely get any...maybe 5 or 6 at the most

[CrisKad]

What a cute idea! In my neighborhood, most of the kids don't go door to door for trick or treating. They go to the neighborhood shops. We had candy on hand just in case and only got one trick or treater!

[Craw]

I think that's a wonderful idea! When I was a kid, I liked the houses that gave out toys better. Candy was GREAT but I could get that anywhere.

[cat3crazy]

That's a great idea! I eat at Mickey D's a lot and usually just get the kids meal. I save the toys and hand them out on Halloween. :skeletonLast year some older kids came by toward the end and when I told them that I just had Happy Meal toys, they still wanted one. I suspect that they gave it to a younger sibling though!

[Miss Madeline]

I love this idea! I think I will try it this year too!

[chrisdfriend]

:cheerI have given out crocheted toys for the last 2 years and the kids just love them! I am trying to get a bunch more finished for this year. By the way I had over 80 trick or treaters last year! LOL I must be nuts:hook

[craziebunny]

think spider bookmark would be a great idea for older ones.. think going to make some of them.

[beth_in_indy]

What a great idea. I just love the turtle! Beth

[pasteeater]

We don't get trick or treaters. We live in such a dangerous neighborhood nobody really interacts any more. I buy those bags of candy that are mixed with small toys and pass them out in case I do get any trick or treaters.

[Sugarcoatedlies]

We only get about 25-30 kids here, so I won't have to make too many of these.

 

I'm using these patterns:

 

whale: http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/whale-of-a-tale/

 

mouse: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?p=369114

 

ladybug: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28885

 

turtle: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40998

 

sheep (scroll down): http://kristieskids.weebly.com/patterns2.html

 

oh cute!

[chrispersmom]

I think it is a great idea! We don't get too many kids, no one wants to walk the hill to my house, but I give out halloween pencils and erasers and I make ghosts with tootsie pops. Just put a kleenex over a tootsie, tie it on with a yarn bow and then take a marker and make a face. Kids love them.

[Craw]

We don't get too many kids, no one wants to walk the hill to my house, but I give out halloween pencils and erasers and I make ghosts with tootsie pops. Just put a kleenex over a tootsie, tie it on with a yarn bow and then take a marker and make a face. Kids love them.

 

Now THAT's a great idea! I'm doing that this year! My son will have a ball making them. :ghost

[bigfunfam]

You ladies have great ideas!

[craziebunny]

That's a great idea! I eat at Mickey D's a lot and usually just get the kids meal. I save the toys and hand them out on Halloween. :skeletonLast year some older kids came by toward the end and when I told them that I just had Happy Meal toys, they still wanted one. I suspect that they gave it to a younger sibling though!

I always play with them that I get.

[brendaKbrown]

I love the idea! I have an older book my Annie's Attic called "Belt Buddies" You can make them with or without the belt loop and they are perfect in size! There are animals and fruits and a bus and I think a football and I'm not sure what else.

 

I also heard that you can make finger puppets and insert a roll of lifesavers in them.

 

Our church does "trunk or treat" and we have about 100 kids, so I don't think I'll be making animals, but sure sounds fun. I think the kids wiould love crocheted spiders!

[Cliffnote]

Thats such an awsome idea! We have very few Kids that come to my house, so this would be great!

[KristieMN]

I also make smaller animals for my kids to hand out as valentines.

You are right....great for stash busting!!

[Momcrochets]

Now THAT idea I might be able to do (Valentine's)...we get too many kids for me to even think of creating that many toys b4 halloween...even if I wasn't surrounded by other WIPS.