Black, Orange and Living Green for Halloween
Going Green for Halloween
Back when I was a kid, we were living a Green Lifestyle and we didn’t even know it. There were homemade costumes, unique candy collecting bags and we did all of our trick-or-treating on foot in our neighborhood. With a little time and imagination, we can get Halloween back to the way it used to be: fun and eco-friendly!
Green Tips:
Trick or Treating:
· Buy eco-friendly candy or locally produced candy. Or give out treats that have practical uses like pens or pencils and fun shaped erasers. It might not make you the most popular house in the neighborhood, but you will be the greenest!
· Turn on the porch light but not every light in the house to alert trick-or-treaters that you are home
· Walk: keep as local as possible to reduce unnecessary driving. I remember my neighborhood was actually closed off for Halloween to allow children to walk around safely.
· Unique Candy Totes: I don’t know about you, but I never had one of those hard molded plastic pumpkins to hold my candy. I had a pillowcase and that was fine by me! Do you know how much candy you can fit into a pillow case? Guaranteed sugar high till the following Halloween!
o Pillowcases
o Reuse your Reusable Grocery bags!
o Purses or Briefcases complete costumes for Princesses, Prom Queens, old ladies, teachers, lawyers and secretaries!
Parties
· Electronic invitations. Set up with Evite, post on Facebook and send out e-mails. Paper invites are so 1999.
· Set up a Car-Pool/Designated Driver. Not only keeps with green living, it reduces the drinking and driving risk.
· Costume contest: Most original homemade costume wins! Encourage your guests to be create AND green!
· Serve organic/locally grown treats: Apple pie anyone?
Costumes
· Dig through your closet. Then check out the closets of your friends, mom, dad, brother, sister, etc.
· Hit the thrift store. Vintage clothes make great costumes.
· Think outside the box. It’s really amazing what you can create a cardboard box, some paint and little bit of time
· Use your imagination! The more inventive the better. You can really create a unique, one-of-a-kind costume!
See our blog on unique green costume ideas
