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Take part in The Green Halloween Pledge!

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

We want to have a HUGE shout-out to HolidayLEDs since they are helping us promote a greener Halloween this year and “help people commit to reducing the environmental impact of their Halloween celebration” by holding a contest called the Green Halloween Pledge! All they ask is for people who are planning to commit to the Green Halloween Pledge to do at least 5 actions from the following list:

  1. Swap costumes with someone rather than buying a new costume. This is a great idea and one of our favorite Green Halloween Tips.
  2. Purchase your costume, or its components from your local thrift shop.
  3. Use LED Halloween lights to decorate instead of incandescents.
  4. Collect candy in a reusable container rather than a disposable bag. Or better yet, make a fun project for your kids by having them make their own Halloween bag out of reusable or recyclable items you have around the house.
  5. When trick-or-treating, walk, instead of driving door to door.
  6. Carry a shakable or hand-crank LED flash light instead of one that is battery powered.
  7. Make your own Halloween face paints.
  8. Give away one piece of candy instead of handfuls.
  9. Purchase an organic pumpkin.
  10. Buy your pumpkin from a local farmer.
  11. Purchase an edible variety of pumpkin and paint, instead of carving the pumpkin. Then bake and eat the pumpkin when Halloween is done.
  12. Roast & eat your pumpkin seeds instead of tossing them.
  13. Use 100% beeswax or soy candles in your jack-o-lantern instead of paraffin candles.
  14. Give away healthier alternatives to conventional candy.
  15. Compost your leftover candy.
  16. Donate your leftover candy to troops overseas.
  17. Compost your pumpkin.
  18. Make crafts out of candy wrappers.
  19. Pack décor away carefully so that it can be reused next year.
  20. Text “Boo 5” to 27138 to donate $5 to support the Green Halloween® initiative.

Participants of the Green Halloween Pledge will be automatically entered in a random drawing. One lucky participant will win a $150 gift certificate redeemable at HolidayLEDs.

So what are you waiting for? If you haven’t taken the Green Halloween Pledge yet, do so now! Visit HolidayLEDs’ Green Halloween Pledge page for details and step-by-step instructions for entering the drawing!

Everyone here at Green Halloween is immensely grateful for HolidayLEDs for holding this contest and we’re so glad we were able to inspire others to be more conscious of environmental waste during holidays.

SPECIAL NOTE: Just in time for Halloween! Save 15% on LED Halloween lights at HolidayLEDs.com with coupon code GHWEEN15 now through October 31st.

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.

5 Fun Ways to celebrate a Green Halloween {and WIN!}

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Thanks so much to the following companies for inspiring healthy and sustainable Halloween traditions by spreading the good, green fun.

1. Green Halloween ChicoBag trick-or-treat bag design contest – For kids up to age 13. Winning design is featured on the 2011 ChicoBag reusable trick-or-treat bag. Prizes include gifts from cool eco-product partners, cash for your school and more. 10% of bag’s sales supports the Green Halloween initiative.

2. HolidayLEDs Green Halloween Pledge – Pledge to take a step towards greening Halloween this year, and you can win $150 in energy-saving decorative holiday LED lighting, just in time for the holidays.

3. YeahTips Green Halloween contestText-to-give $5 to support Green Halloween and enter to win an iPod Shuffle, a $25 Amazing gift certificate, a Green Halloween goody bag and/or a copy of the book, Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family by Green Halloween co-founders, Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson.

4. MiniMonos Green Halloween costume competition -  Design an awesome upcycled Halloween get-up and win points to play in this online virtual world for “Green Kids.”

5. Inhabitots Green Halloween Costume Contest – Create an EEK-O-fabulous costume for your tot and you could win eek-o-fabulous Halloween gear.

More Halloween contests

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

For those of you who love contests – here a few more you might be interested in:

Peppers & Pollywogs Green Halloween contest. Just enter to win a bag of Green Halloween goodies.

Kiwi magazine’s enter-to-win Halloween contest. The prize? A Green Halloween trick-or-treat ChicoBag and your very own copy of our new book, Celebrate Green!.

Eco-Mask Halloween Challenge & Auction from Village-Green-Gifts.com.

Green Halloween contests

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Stop by our kids page and check out our current contests as well as our “winners circle” featuring results from challenges such as the ChicoBag trick-or-treat design contest.

Current contests include our CODE Apparel t-shirt design contest. The chosen design will be printed on ethically sourced, organic t-shirts and some will even be hidden around the country only to br found through Geocaching! It’s a Green Halloween-Contest-Treasure Hunt.

Starting on October 1st, your child can also sumbit photos displaying his or her pumpkin-carving talents. This contest is hosted by Crayons Beverages, our national sponsor. The artist behind the chosen photo will win a Razor scooter and Crayons Beverages for a year!

There are also lots of contests featured elsewhere online. This one will feature photos of your handmade costume creations.

Send us your photos as well! We’d love to see ‘em.