Turn Orange & Black Into Green!
Written by kate - who has written 100 posts on Green Thinking Blog.
All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween is upon us! As a tradition it is time for ghouls and ghosts to knock on your door & collect sugary treats in non-recyclable wrappers. A time for malicious tricks to take place & painstakingly carved jack-o-lanterns to be smashed to bits for revenge of no King Sized candy bars…
Agh, those were the days…
These days we can celebrate Halloween the green way…and I am not talking about dressing up like an asparagus!
Treeswing has sponsored a community movement called, Green Halloween. This non-profit, month-long event started in Seattle in 2007 to educate communities on health, the environment, and community change. 2008 marks the groups’ first nationwide event to promote a healthy, fun, Halloween!
GreenHalloween.org has a plethora of resources from healthy teeth to organizing your own neighborhood Green Halloween block party. It provides useful tips on what to buy & being conscious of what not to buy to reduce waste, how to invite people, what food to serve, and how to make it festive to the holiday…
My fave recipe has to be WASABI EYEBALLS….muhahahaha!
TRICK OR TREATING
Parental units and kids at heart and people looking to make a difference: Check out Reverse Trick or Treating. This is a new concept for kids to help spread the word of fair trade and to help end poverty in cocoa farming communities. It never ceases to amaze me what things you can learn in a day or how impressed you can be by your fellow mankind. Awesome, and all in the name of fun.
Or, just serve something healthy. I know kids - boo hiss! Come on, you really do like granola bars.
COSTUMES:
My friend always has great ideas for costumes that use household items. Some that are suiting to the environment:
Dress as the sun. Wear a yellow t-shirt & sunglasses. If you have a little sister, steal her headband and afix some used aluminum foil from your leftover pizza in the shape of sunbeams so light reflects off it. Carry a flower around as your friend.
Dress as sleep. We all need this to be happy happy happy and promote a peaceful world! Wear an airplane pillow around your neck, slippers, and afix a sleeping mask to your forehead. Bring a stuffed teddy with you as a friend.
This is my idea: Reuse last year’s costume! Who remembers that stuff anyway?! or Trade costumes with a friend, or pieces of costumes to create a new one! Fun Fun Fun!
HAVE FUN! BE SAFE!!!