Scared of your leftover Halloween candy?

Do you have a pile of Halloween candy sitting around that you don't know what to do with? Are you afraid you're going to eat it all?

Well first of all, next year, consider buying fair trade chocolates so you won't feel guilty when you're forced to eat all that's left. Or opt for something fun and non-edible to hand out, like small "fun-size" containers of Play-Doh. Yes, Play-Doh is non-edible.

Another fun twist is to go Reverse Trick-or-Treating. When trick-or-treaters knock on a door, they hand candy to the person who answers instead of the other way around! If you want to participate in this, Global Exchange will provide you with free samples of vegan, Fair Trade dark chocolate accompanied by cards informing recipients of poverty and child labor problems in the cocoa industry and how Fair Trade certified chocolate provides a solution.

But, to take care of this year's leftovers problem, here are some alternatives to shoving your face full of candy corn just so it won't go to waste:

1. Give It Back. Each year across the world, kids consume 2% more sugar than the year before – that's 50 million tons of sugar annually. And of course sugar is bad for kids because it contributes to hyperactivity, obesity, tooth decay, and obnoxiousness. Knowing all this, dentists have started buying back Halloween candy through a program aptly named Halloween Candy Buy Back. Participating dentists buy back kids' candy and it's then shipped to US soldiers serving overseas.

I don't know how much better it is to make soldiers fat and jittery than kids, but I guess it's out of sight out of mind, eh? You can also send your candy to the troops (by Dec. 5th) through Operation Gratitude. Don't get me started on the name.

2. Make Somethin. Looking for something a little more crafty? Make a gingerbread house. You know, for fun. Or you could make this weird wreath as Martha Stewart suggests, but only if you want squirrels living on your front door.

Alternatively, if you'd prefer the inside of your house to be decorated with candy wrappers, ditch the candy and make a Candy Wrapper Decoupage, whatever that is. Or use the wrappers for crafts such as these handsome purses and sell them at fair trade stores for $50.

3. Take Weird Al's advice. Just eat it.