Early in November, when good little children are thoroughly sick of their Halloween goodies they can leave most of their leftover candy in a sack on their dresser. At night the Sugar Fairy will come and take the candy away. In exchange she leaves a nice little toy animal or Polly Pocket or something else small that the child wants.

Wonks Anonymous can testify that this works for a four year old. Many thanks to Elizabeth Wohofsky.