Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Have An Eek-O-Friendly Halloween

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October 2012

 

Have an Eek-O-Friendly Halloween!

Between the candies, costumes, face paint and more, a lot of waste is involved in the Halloween festivities. This Halloween we've found a number of ways you can support more sustainable companies, lower your toxic load and still celebrate in style.

Oeuf Mask & Tail Set

These adorable mask and tail sets will complement Halloween costumes (and encourage lots of non-Halloween dress-up) for children of all ages. There are eight different animal possibilities, including fox, giraffe, crocodile and raccoon, and they are made from 100% natural alpaca fibers. Each set is $56.00 and you can purchase them here.

CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 90Sarah's Silks Dress-Up Costumes

These silky costumes are a comfortable, long-lasting choice for Halloween and the dress-up box. Not only is silk a natural fiber and renewable resource, but it's a lovely soft alternative to plastic capes and masks. With a variety of costume choices for both boys and girls, including fairies, unicorns, knights and dragons, the Sarah Silks line is a great place to find an imaginative costume for your child this Halloween. Starting at $35.00, the costumes are available here.    

Piggy Paint Non-Toxic Nail Polish

Ghouls Wanna Have FunThis spooky, glow-in-the-dark nail polish kit is the perfect way to get in the Halloween spirit. Offered in black, orange and clear, this nontoxic, odorless polish is great way to let your kid get fully immersed in the Halloween spirit without the added toxins. The gift set costs $24.99 and is available here.   

Organic Crawlers
Magic Cabin Organic Crawlers

Dress even the littlest ones in these adorable animal printed organic cotton tights. Available in bumblebee, giraffe and ladybug, these tights make for a comfortable, simple costume for little crawlers and come with a matching organic cotton tee shirt. Available for $21.98 each, you can find this sweet costume set here.

College Farm Organic NaturePops

College Farm Organic has created a 100% natural lollipop with no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. Available in four different flavors, this is a great, organic treat to pass out to trick-or-treaters this Halloween. To top it off, these NaturePops are gluten free, GMO free, nut free, soy free, vegan and kosher, satisfying all diets. To purchase these healthy treats click here.

Endangered Species Chocolate

 This all-natural, organic chocolate is not only good for you, but it is also good for the environment. Ten percent of Endangered Species' net profit is donated to species and habitat conservation efforts. Try milk chocolate or dark chocolate Bug Bites ($33.99/box of 64) for a great trick or treater alternative. Click here to find out more. 

Luna Star Costume Make-Up

KitLuna Star has created an all natural, hypoallergenic costume make-up kit that is perfect for Halloween.  With two make-up palette options, girls and boys should be able to find the perfect colors to match their costumes.  Each kit comes with five colors along with the necessary applicators and is packaged in a reusable zip case. For only $14.95 you can purchase this costume make-up kit on their website or any retail store listed near you.

ChicoBag's Reusable Trick-or-Treat Bags

These cool woven polyester reusable bags by ChicoBags can provide for Haloween treat-carting year after year, and double as reusable grocery  bags in the off-season.  Also available in Frankenstein, Purple Ghost, Skull and Haunted House, these bags are just $6.99 and available here.

Keep the environment in mind this Halloween and keep your holiday safe, happy and GREEN!

ASHLEY LEIFELS is a freelance writer and advertising/marketing intern with E-The Environmental Magazine


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