Hey Permies!
I LOVE HALLOWEEN! I love dressing up and seeing all the cute kiddies come to my front door. I love pumpkin carving, pie, seeds.
However I hate how wasteful it is! Plastic, one use decorations every where.
I've always wanted to hand something out to the kiddies that wasn't a sugar bomb wrapped in plastic. I once made candied apples and friend warned my about the liabilities of handing out homemade treats.
Any suggestions for fun alternatives for handing out?
Here is a modified list I took from
Wellness Mamma
- Glider Airplanes
Maybe if they are paper based instead of plastic?
- Organic Juice Boxes
Still have to deal with the box after...
- Natural Fruit Leather
I like this option as it is something I could make at a pretty low risk of getting flack for health concerns.
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Local Honey Sticks
These are readily available in my community but exspensive and STILL HAVE PLASTIC
- Stamps/Stickers
Still has plastic... but no sugar?
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Apple Cider Packets
As much as it still has sugar and plastic I think it could be modified to reduce both.
- Carabiners
Practical but maybe not affordable? Still love the idea
- Mini-Flashlights/ Glow Sticks
Again practical and better than a one time use plastic?
- Pumpkin Oranges
"Feeling crafty? Get some organic oranges and use a natural marker to draw some pumpkin faces on the peel. This is probably best for a group of friends or close-knit neighborhood where people trust an unwrapped offering."
I feel like I could get away with this in my community. But what to draw with?
-Bubbles
Could make homemade bubble solution, wands, and place them in a reused container?
-Mini Notebooks
- Wikki Sticks
"A great inexpensive Halloween treat to give out that stimulates creativity. Wikki Sticks are made from yarn and natural wax and are a mess-free creative way for kids to draw and build pictures."
- Fancy Crayon Pens
- Mini Play Dough
You could even make the playdough and use up-cycled containers
What have you done to have a more '
sustainable' halloween?