Our First Successful Switch Witch

Valentine's day: another candy themed holiday, another chance for anaphylaxis! Just what I’ve always wanted. But, another holiday where candy is given without thought about food allergies, is another chance for the Switch Witch! And this time, we knew the actual rules.

Okay, okay, so we probably should have called "Switch Cupid". But that doesn't rhyme and witches need love, too!

We opened all of the valentines together, setting aside things that had allergens in them, and letting her choose which of the safe candy she actually wanted. She could eat as much candy as she wanted after dinner and then decided what additional candy to give to the Switch Witch. The more candy she gave away the better prize she got.

Not only did she not feel left out when some of her candy got taken away, but her brother wanted to play, too! He decided to give up a surprising amount of candy (even some that he has been hording since Christmas) to get some puzzles. The Switch Witch’s backstory got more and more elaborate as the night wore on- candy is like her vegetables, she gets all of her nutrients from it, she stores all she gets at holidays and then has to live on it throughout the year so the more you can give away, the happier she’ll be… I think there’s a book that has an actual origin story, but we definitely don't have the book. So might as well make it up!

So, happy top 9 allergen free valentine’s day to you! May the Switch Witch enjoy her spoils!