Comments on: A green Halloween, part two (Day 245)… http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Regina http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6022 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:32:47 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6022 Since I have 2 kids, and they love the dress up part of Halloween, I have insisted on making their costumes every year. They usually consist of regular thrift clothes fixed up into something or its all handmade items. This year I made costume out of handmade pajamas. Take off all the accessories and they are comfy, cozy and ready for bed! I also only use handmade decor that I re-use every year.

]]> By: Esme http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6020 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:01:16 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6020 I’ve resolved from now on to not hand out cheap plastic wrapped candy, but rather, to find environmentally-friendly art and craft things and hand them out instead. When I was a kid, real toys and craft supplies absolutely topped the list of ‘best trick or treat loot’! They always caused an ‘ooooo!’moment with the kids. They even beat out full size chocolate bars!

]]> By: Judith http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6008 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:11:25 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-6008 I know I’m way late (sorry) and I hope you had fun, whatever you were, but I wanted to share my Halloween costume. This year, for our Halloween dance party, I had a last minute inspiration to go as “plastic waste”. I had a basic black costume, did identity-obscuring things with my hair and face (mask, black lipstick), and tied a plastic bag around my waist like a belt. Plastic waist. The best part (besides the fact that no one recognized me, not even my husband!) was the lines I got to draw out of it: I’d tell someone, “Yes, you know me, plastic waste? I’m cheap, convenient, and easy.” , “You don’t care about me! You just take me for granted and toss me aside!”, “You know you love to hate me.” etc., etc. I had fun with it!

]]> By: Molly http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5992 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:43:04 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5992 I’m not as green as you all, not even close! But, Halloween gives us the opportunity to shop thrift stores for all sorts of silliness. My 14 year old son found a womans blouse and faux suede pants for his Aragorn costume, 11 year old daughter found the perfect brown skirt with turquoise, black and white ric rac on it for her gypsy outfit. I think it cost me $8 for all of it. I’m re-using a bridesmaids dress left by my ex-sister-in-law when she left my brother. It is black satin with spaghetti straps and beautiful organza overlay skirt. Paired with a wonderful cape that dressy short skirt that a good friend was going to throw out, I have the perfect witch/dark fairy costume! For two years I was “the dead prom queen” and once I was a vampire. Same dress, different looks.

]]> By: Sense of Balance http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5988 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:29:21 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5988 If you go as a Canadian politician – ANY Canadian politician – you can dress in your everyday clothes, which is the Greenest alternative of all. (Go on, name me ONE Canadian politician who has a distinctive personality.)

]]> By: Meghan http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5985 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:58:48 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5985 You had better think of something good- otherwise it will be left in the hands of my family- and since you ar eon the non-complaining streak… well. I think you get where I’m going with this.

]]> By: The Fun Green Roundup #5 - Halloween Green » Life Goggles http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5981 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:22:01 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5981 [...] this, only the first one is up here. I’ll update this when the second part goes up. Edit: here it [...]

]]> By: Chile http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5974 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:46:33 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5974 Cheap, easy, reusable costume idea: Wear a big black plastic bag and claim to be a moose dropping. It really works best if you can get a group of people to do it. When you stand together, you are officially a “pellet group”.

]]> By: blah http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5973 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:31:30 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5973 Maybe instead of thinking tree hugger-ish for your costume, try thinking “poor”. I hate to say that, but when I was little my family had ZERO money, especially for things like Halloween. I used a pillowcase because it was cheaper than a plastic pumpkin, and my costume (I was a clown), was a hand – me – down from either the thrift store or my neighbor (I can’t remember, I was 5). My mom didn’t have a lot of money to spend on the clown makeup so we got creative with lipstick and powder. Granted, it’s no fun trying to get giant circles of red lipstick off of your nose, mouth and cheeks, but I bet it was a lot more environmentally friendly than some of the others.

Of course, the most environmentally friendly costume is probably that of Eve, but I don’t think you should answer the door.

]]> By: Emma http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5971 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:17:01 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/10/31/a-green-halloween-part-two-day-245/#comment-5971 hahah YA TREE HUGGER. then carry a fire log with you with the nametag ‘Log” on it….
“it’s loooog loooog it’s big it’s heavy it’s wood. it’s looog loooog it’s better than bad it’s good! Everyone loves a log, you’re gunna love a log, come on and get your log. log log log!”

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