OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO STORE-BROUGHT SWEETS INCLUDE:
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Homemade granola with chocolate chips – a nutritious snack that you can make from completely organic ingredients. Just add some organic chocolate chips to make it tastier!
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Candied clementines – Clementines are a nutritious and delicious choice for treats; you can make your own candy using them! These can be substituted for most other citrus fruits that are more easily available in your locality and will make for the perfect sweet-and-sour delight.
2. THE YEAR OF DIY
The latest fashion trends in 2022 are all about making your own clothes, and Halloween is the perfect time to put on your thinking caps and get sowing! Our wardrobes are often more full than we imagine them to be so this is your chance to pull out those unused scarves or the baggy sweaters you never wear.
We all have that one suit that gets used once a year at the wedding and then never sees the light of day. Why not use it to create a Men in Black cosplay? Did you always feel like a Gryffindor just waiting to be discovered? Upcycle your old school uniform and you’ll be ready to receive your Hogwarts letter.
Other than reusing old clothes, you can also opt to sow fabric together to make some magical garbs. Sowing can be a little intimidating for beginners but Halloween is the ideal time to give it a go. If your costume isn’t the best you could come up with, you can always switch it out for an old one and try again next year!
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Paper lanterns create the perfect vibe for a creepy Halloween. These don’t require too many materials and are kid-friendly to boot!
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You can even paint over old card paper to make some funky invites for your Halloween party.
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Creepy crawlies are always welcome during the spooky season so you can make these easy, kid-friendly spider webs and add them to your walls to give your guests a good scare!
Jack-o-lanterns are a well-loved classic and we can’t imagine Halloween without them. For more sustainable festivities, visit your local organic grocers or farms to buy some fresh pumpkins to carve up.
Once you are done carving, don’t just ditch the innards. Instead, you can serve up some delicious pumpkin desserts at your Halloween parties or share them with family over the next week. Delicacies like pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie or even pumpkin spice lattes are all great ways to use your pumpkin innards. Buying local and organic produce will elevate these recipes further and keep the Halloween spirit going even after all the trick-or-treating is done.
A fun project to start working on this Halloween is growing your own pumpkins! If you have a green thumb or just want to try your hand out at gardening, reserve your pumpkin seeds and try planting them. While large pumpkins need a lot of space, smaller pie pumpkins can be grown in containers. These plants can spruce up your home and enable your pie-making adventures, which is the perfect combination. Adding greenery to your home has many benefits and using up all of the seeds from the carved-out pumpkin is an easy way to give it a go.
9. REUSABLE CANDY CONTAINERS
If you’re the kind of person who stocks up on candy right around this festival, use whatever bowls you already own to store the candy. Apart from avoiding single-use plastic, this also allows you to use containers that match the aesthetic of your decor. These modern, square bowls, for example, can be an elegant addition to your eco-friendly dinnerware.
