An Eco-Friendly Halloween

Halloween is around the corner! Have you taken steps to make sure that this holiday is an eco-friendly one? Well, the most obvious thing you can do is RECYCLE!! Your old costumes and decorations, I mean. This is easy for my boys as my younger son now has all his older brother’s costumes to use. My daughter, on the other hand does not have any hand-me-downs so we’ve been looking for some DIY ideas form stuff we already have at home. Good for your kids imagination, creativity, and for the environment! If you need new decorations, make them yourself, from old cereal boxes, milk jugs and so on. There are loads of things at home that we no longer need and can use.

For more inspiration and instructions, the Internet is brimming with great ideas on how to make this year an eco-friendly Halloween.

Here are some of my favourites, worth checking out:

Eco Friendly Crafts from Kiwi Magazine- The Kiwis show you a great way to spend an afternoon with the kids, using things from the rubbish bin at home. Easy and with good photos.

Eco-Friendly Halloween Party -If you’re planning a Halloween party, this blog has some terrific tips on how easy it is to be eco-friendly and still have all the fun.

4 East Tips From Planet Green - Simple things we can all remember and do to make it this Green Halloween.

365 Green Halloween - The folks who enjoy Halloween all year round also have some cool ideas on how to go green this 31st. Ideas for treat bags, costumes and more abound.

4 Ways To A Green Halloween Costume- The most fun thing about Halloween has got to be the costumes, right? This article has 4 of the best ideas I’ve seen around. Sure to inspire, and will definitely get your kids to stop whining about buying that pricey costume from Amazon.