Invite the fun this fall by hosting a party that gives you a chance to gather your people while doing good. Here are 3 sustainable Halloween parties for a frightfully fun time.
Trick-or-Treat Bag Decorating Party
This is such a fun one and easy to execute. Yes, and yes.
Things You’ll Need:
- Canvas totes
- Paint
- Glue gun (hot, be careful!)
- Pom Poms
- Wiggly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
Invite a few friends over to decorate a reusable canvas tote, like this one. Dig up all the things that have made their way to your constantly-exploding-no-matter-how-often-you-organize-it arts and craft cabinet. No? Just me? Like, what is even in there?
Let the kids paint and glue a spookishly adorable and, more importantly, reusable trick-or-treat bag they can use year after year.
Not only will it free you to ditch the cheap, non-recyclable plastic tub this year, but you’ll also have a meaningful piece to pull out each year.
I cherish sweet projects like this one, sure to spark a memory you can hold onto long after they are too old to run the neighborhood.
Pumpkin Smashing Party
You’re handsome little jack o’lantern served your porch well this season, but the best is still yet to come for your little orange friend.
It’s time to get smashed.
Things You’ll Need:
- Protective eyewear
- A tarp
- Hammers
- Drills
- A bat
- Small handsaw
- Chisels
Gather a group of ghosts and ghouls. Drag out every fun and destructive thing you are always teaching them to avoid and let ’em at it.
This one’s always a crowd pleaser for the adults as much as the kids.
Once your pumpkins break open, let the little ones explore a little sensory play by squishing the insides between their fingers and, if you’re feeling really brave, their toes.
This goes without saying, but I gotta say it, please host this even under watchful adult supervision.
I would also recommend keeping the pumpkin demolition in the grass to avoid damaging your driveway. You may want to lay out a tarp or find a little pumpkin growing in your yard come spring.
Super sustainable tip! Once your pumpkins are cut, smashed, and drilled to pieces, put them to good use by leaving them out for wildlife to eat or composting them. Check local parks and community gardens that often have compost drop-off spots.
Host a Costume Swap
This is a win-win-win.
Host a great party, source an eco-friendly costume, and check finding the costume off your to-do list. BOOM! Because I’ve definitely never waited until Halloween morning to pull together the perfect costume-YIKES.
Things You’ll Need:
- Your friends
- A costume to swap
- THAT’S IT!
It’s really that simple. Invite a group of friends over, reminding them to bring last year’s costume, or any other costume they may have on hand, to trade.
If your kids are like mine (and every other child on the planet), they always want what their friends have. They love the idea of getting to wear their buddy’s costumes and will get a kick out of seeing their costume on someone else.
Many fast-fashion Halloween costumes are not ethically sourced, made of toxic materials, and end up in the trash after only wearing them for a couple of hours one day out of the year.
This is one simple way to live a green lifestyle while saving a little money and time.
Consider hosting one of these 3 sustainable Halloween parties this year. What are other fun ways you and your family like to celebrate this season? Drop your comments below to share.
Trick or Treat!
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