GREEN YOUR HALLOWEEN
Below are some ideas to make our Southern Gables Halloween a bit greener!
Costumes –
- Use items around your house to make a creative costume
- Go to a thrift store for great re-used and creative costumes
- Hold a costume exchange to trade costumes with neighbors, friends and family
Treats –
- Use a reusable trick or treat bag.
- Give out Rainforest Alliance Certified chocolate treats
- Give other healthy organic snacks
- Hand out treasures instead of treats
- For more great ideas check out Green Halloween.org
Pumpkins –
- Buy from a local pumpkin patch
- Buy organic
- Consider using soy or beeswax candles in your jack-o-lanterns instead of traditional petroleum based candles
- Next year consider growing your own pumpkins
Should I buy an extra pumpkin? Yes! Instead of carving it you can…
- Make pumpkin butter
- Have more seeds to roast
- Make a pumpkin face mask - recipe here at #4
What do I do with my pumpkin after Halloween?
- Make a pumpkin planter – This will be festive for a few days and then the whole thing can be planted in the ground
- Compost it (works better if cut up into smaller pieces) – remember, instead of bagging, your leaves make great compost this time of year too!
- Bury it in the garden to enrich the soil
- Feed the wildlife – cut up pieces for wildlife (be considerate of your neighbors who may not want those coyotes and raccoons running about close by!) and put out seeds for local birds
Lakewood Halloween festivities
- Sunday, October 27, noon-4pm – Belmar Boo! Trick or Treat Street. Start at Belmar Boo Tent by Color Me Mine (7134 West Alaska)
- Monday, October 28, 6-8pm -Bear Creek High School safe Halloween (elementary age students only)
Sustainable Southern Gables wishes you a safe and fun Halloween!
