Guest Post

1. Save money and reduce waste: Swap your costumes! Although National Costume Swap Day™ is over, there’s still plenty of costume swaps happening around the country all the way through to Halloween (check out the national event calendar, here). Of course, if there’s no swap in your area (and you’re not up for hosting one), check out an online swap such as thredUP.com.

2. Instead of candy, give trick-or-treaters a small treasure, preferably one made of natural materials. Or hand out items such as non-toxic tattoos, stickers printed on recycled paper or modeling doh (handmade is great!). An extensive list of other non-food ideas can be found here.

3. Use a reusable bag for trick or treating, instead of a disposable one.

4. Invest in décor that you can be reused every year. Or have your kids create Halloween décor by using recyclable items from around your home.

by Daily Thred editors Michele Adams and Gia Russo.  Michele and Gia are lifestyle experts and former Martha Stewart Living editors. They have been featured in over 100 publications sharing their collective expertise on organization, budgeting, eco-friendly living and parenting.

Green Halloween® is a nationwide non-profit initiative started by mother-daughter team Corey Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell. In 2010, Green Halloween became a program of EcoMom® Alliance and has events in cities across the U.S.

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 at 6:00 pm and is filed under Costumes, Crafts, Decor, Treats and Treasures. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.