trick or eco-treat
Filed Under Tips & Tricks | October 28, 2008
Are you all tricked out for Halloween yet? If you’re still doing some last minute scrambling for stuff – we know we are – we’ve got some great ideas for making your Halloween a little less orange and little more green while still maintaining your sense of spooky fun.
If you’re looking for something a little more healthy or a little more eco-friendly to hand out than your average mini chocolate bar we’ve got some ideas that are still treaty enough to avoid getting your house egged but eco-friendly enough to satisfy you:
- Kettle Valley Organic Fruit Leather
- Hair barrettes
- Seed packets
- Stickers
- Soy or beeswax crayons
- Mini tubs of playdough
- Kiju Organic Juice Boxes
And if you can’t give up chocolate and treats – and really who could blame you – then think fair trade and organic options like Denman Island Chocolate’s chocolate pumpkins, Green & Blacks’ organic chocolate bites or Pure Fun’s organic lollipops.
When it comes to loot, why not have your little ghosts and goblins collect their treasures in a reusable bag? You can buy a blank canvas bag or reuse an old pillowcase and have them decorate it themselves, or if a purse works with their costume, why not put one of your old handbags into play? And if they’ve got big plans for big loot, a reusable grocery bag should be up to the task.
Keep them safe by arming them with a flashlight – battery-free if possible. We love this idea for turning your average flashlight into a lightsaber or spooking it up old-style. Just take blank paper and wrap it around the body of your flashlight like a tube, making sure it’s longer than your flashlight and hey presto, a lightsaber. You can also further accessorize it by cutting out silhouettes of witches, spiders or ghosts and gluing them onto the paper and taping it around the flashlight so it casts spooky patterns. For other Halloween safety ideas click here.
And don’t forget to decorate locally, calling on the bounty of the local harvest of gourds, corn and pumpkins for ideas. You can also roast your pumpkin seeds and save them for healthy snacks, compost your locally-purchased jack-o-lantern when it starts to fade and use big piles of fall leaves as part of your décor.
Happy Halloween!
Oh, and check out this recall of Halloween candy.
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