Need some last minute Halloween tips before the big day? Here’s a list of resources, crafts, and recipes that will help you create a spooky, fun, and green Halloween – even at the last minute.

Spooky eats & treats:
Healthy & Fun Halloween Treats
Last Minute DIY Organic Halloween Treats
Healthy Green Halloween Snacks
17 Halloween Cupcake Ideas
Where to get eco-friendly Halloween treats
Crafty fun:
Oodles of Free Recycled Halloween Craft Ideas
6 Eco-Friendly Halloween Crafts For Kids
5 spooky recycled crafts for Halloween

Halloween Crafts for Kids!
Extra tips for the greenest Halloween yet!:

Eco-Friendly Non-Edible Halloween Treats
Homemade Green Halloween Costumes for Babies
Green Your Halloween Party
Everything you could …read more

Etsy is a rocking place for all things handmade, and during the holidays the shops at Etsy fill to the brim with holiday goodies. Halloween is an especially good time of year to be a green Etsy fan, because there are plenty of eco-friendly, spooky goods to be had. Check out the gallery below for ideas.
Organic Haunted all natural vegan soybean votive candle from Lilsprout. Made with pure soybeans, therapeutic grade essential oils and an all natural cotton wick.
Heartfelt Hands has the most adorable little wool pumpkin patch bowls!
For your Halloween kitty there’s a sweet USDA Organic Jack O Lantern …read more

It’s easy to have a green Halloween party with some simple steps.

Green your invites: There’s no limit to the spooky e-cards you can find online nowadays. E-cards save paper and money (many are free). If you can’t go with e-cards, check out some Halloween invites that are non-toxic like the INK + WIT Halloween postcards above – chipboard kraft 103lb thick, with soy based ink.
Green your costumes: Ask guests to make their own costumes from recycled goods they have at home.
Green your decor: Use pumpkins, apples, hay stacks, leaves, old thrift store sheets (for ghosties) and homemade recycled paper for …read more

Last year ChicoBag and Green Halloween teamed up for an ultimate eco-friendly Trick-or-Treat Bag Design Contest and this year they’re doing it all over again in the ChicoBag & Green Halloween’s 2nd ANNUAL TRICK-OR-TREAT BAG DESIGN CONTEST with some fab new prizes.

The idea – Design a killer original design for a ChicoBag depicting the “spirit” of a Green Halloween. Children ages 1-13 can enter their original design up until October 24, 2009 by 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
The winner will have their design featured on ChicoBag sold through retailers nation-wide. (Last year’s bag was even featured on The Bonnie Hunt Show!). …read more

When it comes to organics there are foods you should always buy organic and then some that are on the fence. I’d say that Halloween pumpkins are way on the fence. Why even bring this up – I mean it’s only flipping August. Well, the best way to get an organic pumpkin on the cheap (organic pumpkins can cost a lot) is to grow your own. However, if you grow your own, you’ll need to get going asap.

Let’s look at the cons:

Organic pumpkins are large, heavy, and can cost substantially more than non-organic.
Organic pumpkins are free from pesticides, but in …read more

The ChicoBag Trick or Treat Bag Contest is back again! If you’re 13 or under, this is your chance to design a reusable trick or treat bag to be manufactured by ChicoBag for next Halloween.

I reviewed ChicoBags last June, and I’m still using them for grocery shopping. I like that they’re machine washable. I also wrote about this same kid’s bag design contest last year, so I’m excited that it’s back again.
Each ChicoBag Trick or Treat bag features lightweight, yet sturdy fabric, and holds up to 25 pounds of candy and goodies! And when you’re done, throw it in the …read more

Okay, it’s just a few more days before the halloween activities begin.   I bet you and your family are already excited with the planning and preparations for halloween parties, trick or treat costumes and what not.
I’ve searched the web and compile a list of things and ideas to make this a “green” Halloween.
So here it is,  the 16 Green Halloween Tips
Tips from Teri Goldberg
1. Email party invites instead of using paper or cardboard greeting cards.  (save the trees)
2. Make use of all pumpkin parts.
(I remember seeing pumpkin soup sometime before in the food channel. )
3.  Use reusable plates, …read more