Have a Happy Hallowgreen – Green Your Halloween
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Probably my favorite Halloween lens that I created this year for Squidboo was the Green Your Halloween. This year even the skeletons were going green. I reused a skeleton puzzle when I went in to teach a bit on Bone Anatomy in my daughters’ classes at school.
In the Green Your Halloween lens I take a look at ways to reduce, recycle and reuse a lot for your Halloween festivities. Here are just a few:
Tips for Having a Green Halloween
There are several different areas that you can make eco-friendly, earth-friendly and healthier choices to Green Your Halloween.
- Food
Focus on Healthier Foods, Making Healthier Foods more fund to eat.
For Treats consider Organic candies, Dark Chocolate and low fat foods like licorice. - Costumes
Reuse your costume from before.
Create a costume from Reused or Recyclable items or clothes. - Decorations
Decorate with reusable items or recyclable ones like newspaper, leaves, sticks, branches, cornstalks, cardboard boxes.
Use Fluorescent light bulbs and LED lights. - Activities
Attend Local no cost Carnivals or Halloween Festivals. Focus on treating others rather than ‘treats’ or volunteering your time to fundraise for a good cause (like UNICEF or Sight Night).
This year make it a Greener Halloween.
P.S. On October 24, Green Your Halloween is featured on the Giant Squid Community Showcase. It tied with my “Easy Halloween Costumes” lens. The lens was also nominated by Chef Keem for Lens of the Day, twice.
Two new lenses created for Halloween this year as part of the 
