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Spooktacular Halloween Tricks and Treats
I have to admit, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love dressing up, decorating pumpkins, roasting the seeds, handing out candy to adorable trick-or-treaters, and then celebrating the holiday with costumed grown-ups. Fortunately, we have an annual SCare2 eco-friendly Halloween party and DIY costume contest to showcase our inner vampire or butterfly.
And, for you? We have tons of great tricks and treats in Healthy & Green Living so that you can create your very own spooktacular holiday. Starting with…
For the Love of Pumpkins
So many uses for pumpkin–eating, decorating, body care, you name it. If you’ve been following Mel’s posts the past few autumns, you know she has a fondness for pumpkins–here are Mel’s 11 Favorite Ways to Use a Pumpkin.
Sweet Teeth Satisfied
How to treat kids to the treats they covet, without exposing them to a rainbow array of sickly sweet, and terrifying ingredients? Sample some of the Best Candy and possibly even satisty your sweet tooth as well. Then check out Terri’s Vegan Popcorn Balls and Carmel Apples – yum! And find more alternatives to candy bars and other sugary horrors.
Playing Dress-Up
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without our Fun and Eco-Friendly DIY Costumes. Here are some great tips for deciding which costume suits your personality. And getting your little ghosts and goblins ready for Halloween while attempting to minimize your impact might seem scarier than global warming, but it’s actually easier than you might think. Here are Five Super-Simple Steps to Green Trick-or-Treating. Make Halloween safer for trick-or-treaters with DIY luminaries.
Pet Dangers
It’s important to keep your pets safe during Halloween by thinking around the holiday excitement, and being aware of the little catastrophes lurking in the evening. Here’s a round-up of great pet-safety tips.
Super-Scary or a Super-Stition?
Black cats have gotten a bad rap for centuries–they have been maligned and even tortured because of their alleged association with evil and witchcraft. But we cat lovers know the truth about black cats. Check out two great posts from our feline experts, Black Cat Balderdash and The Wisdom of Black Cats.
Share the Fun
Send free Halloween ecards. They are fun, spooky, (did I mention free?!) and way better for the planet than paper cards. You can even add your photo – or your pet’s photo - to our new Hallowen ecards! We also have tips for your very-own Green Halloween Party.
What is your favorite Halloween tradition or treat? Will you be donning a costume? How will you be celebrating? Share your spooktacular ideas below!
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add your comment »wish I had read this before Halloween, but now I know for next year Thanks!!
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The old ways included leaving a light burning (hence the pumpkin, although it was often a hollowed turnip) to guide the soul of a loved one home, since that was the day they could return. A window or door was left open for them. I knew many old country folk who still did this.
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Happy howl-a-ween every body.And please remember don't adopt animals out on hawlaween,OK. love to all
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Nous pour aider la santé tout au long de l'année on accumule tout les petit toutous quon peu et ses ca quon distribut aux enfants qui se déguise pour cogner a notre porte ...
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Thanx for this. In NZ the majority do not celebrate Halloween but I think it is a great idea and the children love it - my granchildren - well some of them - go out trick or treating they love it. Brightest Blessings for a Happy Samhain
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I agree with Susan D. Too much candy, and from strangers too. As a child my classmates and I wrapped Halloween decorations around a school container of milk and collected pennies for UNICEF.
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I'd have to say the harvest Sabbats, especially Samhain, are my favorites of the year. The smell of roasting pumpkin seeds, the taste of the fry bread with a spread made of ground sunflower seeds and honey (something I only make for Ostara-spring equinox-and Samhain...delicious!), the homemade applesauce that I put up this time of year and use for the Samhain feast as well, and the scent of the cinnamon everywhere. The sight of the leaves in all their multicolored splendor (at least till the windstorms knock them off the trees), and telling the kids about their ancestors. So many fun things about this time of year!
Blessed Samhain, everyone!
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Happy Halloween & Samhain!
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Great article!
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I was drawn to Care 2 because of the free e-cards. When I found such versatility of cards and so many types and subjects in cards, not to mention the yearly reminder service, I joined Care 2. The rest is history. I am hooked on this wonderful social network that does such good for the world while being a lot of fund for the membership.
I am glad I made this choice for my daily action, because you have supplied so many links to other articles also by Care 2 authors.
I loved the suggestions for non food treats. Such a wonderful great idea. It is too late for this Halloween because I have already made my trick-or-treat purchases, but I will definitely follow the guidelines for giving non food treats next year.
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