I was pleasantly surprised by how many articles I found under “greening your Halloween.” Halloween truly is a holiday where you can recycle, and reuse for the best results in costumes and decorations.
I really think that most of the fun in Halloween lies in being someone else and using stuff around the house to become that person. Commercial costumes in stores are kind of lame, unless you want to lay out some serious cash. The best ones are either handmade by someone with a lot of time on their hands or improvised from stuff around the house. (I’ve always been one of those improvise-at-the-last-minute types, myself.)
Here’s some of the better suggestions I found, and some links to more info on the subject:
1. Recycle your old Halloween costumes. Either wear it again if it’s been a few years, or have an exchange with friends.
2. Make your Halloween costume from all the stuff you have lying around that you’ve been meaning to take to Goodwill one of these days.
3. Give the kids reusuable bags to put their candy in.
4. Buy organic candy to give out.
5. Recycle your decorations – reuse stuff from last year or exchange stuff with friends. How many plastic bats do you really want around the house anyway?
6. Combine forces with your friends and neighbors to throw a Halloween Party using all of your decorations, recycled costumes, and featuring organic harvest-y foods and candy.
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/15/simple-tips-to-green-your-halloween/
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/halloween-candy-ideas-treehugger-holiday-guides.php
http://support.nature.org/site/PageServer?pagename=envirotips_200710&autologin=true
