Halloween unofficially kicks off the season of celebrations. This is a great time to reduce garbage by using all of those other R’s you know so well (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink). So, start the season off right with these Green Halloween tips.
Junk A Pumpkin – Think bent silverware, excess crafting supplies, game pieces, puzzle piece, screws, springs, doll hair… Up until now, these have been those items you have laying around that you didn’t know what to do with. Now you do! Check out this blog and video for some simple but creative ideas. Some of those bobbles and bits that are filling your junk drawer are also great scarecrow decorations!
Un-decorate and Eat it – Choose a cooking pumpkin to decorate. Once you are finished with the decorated pumpkin, take off the easy-to-remove reusable decorations and make some pumpkin pie. Yum!
Compost – Make sure to cut up the unused portions of your pumpkin and put them in your compost pile. Don’t have one? We can help you learn right here.
Tricks for Toting Treats – Go ‘Charlie Brown’ and opt for the good ole pillowcase, reuse your plastic pumpkin, make a t-shirt bag, or use your reusable grocery bags to carry your treats. Bonus: Reusable bags hold more treats!
Make your Own Costume – Have you seen the prices of costumes? There are many cool ideas online. Pinterest tons of great ideas.
Bring Nature Indoors – Nature is a wonderful place to find decorations that bring the colors and smells of fall indoors to enjoy. Acorns, dried beans and corn, corn husks, gourds, pine cones, leaves, and twigs with brightly-colored berries make beautiful centerpieces.
Since Halloween is just the beginning of our holiday celebrations, there are many other opportunities for greening your holidays. Like us on Facebook for more tips as the season rolls on.
