Going "green" means finding ways to eliminate waste, even during the holiday season. Help reduce unnecessary waste this Halloween when you choose an eco-friendly trick or treat bag for your child or help your child make one. Avoid the typical plastic, disposable Trick or Treat bags and buckets and make this Halloween a little more eco-friendly.
Things You'll Need
White or light colored canvas bags
Orange and black fabric paints
Paint brushes
Instructions
Step 1: Choose Halloween bags made out of durable, reusable material. The more times your child can use the trick or treat bag, the less impact it will have on the environment. There are many festive, eco-friendly Halloween bags widely available online. Visit Green Feet to find a sturdy, lightweight, Halloween-themed trick-or-treat bag your child can use year after year.
Step 2: Use bags that you already own. Large canvas reusable shopping bags make great trick-or-treat bags for your children. Let your children decorate the white or light colored canvas shopping bags with orange and black fabric paint. This gives the eco-friendly shopping bags the perfect holiday look that your children can be proud of.
Step 3: Turn white pillow cases into eco-friendly bags. Purchase white pillow cases from a thrift store, recycle your old white pillow cases or put extra pillow cases to good use. Get out the orange and black fabric paints and paint brushes to let your children design unique trick-or-treat bags that they can use over and over.
Tips & Warnings
- Make your positive impact on the environment a little more far-reaching. Plan a neighborhood bag-making party so that more kids in your neighborhood will use eco-friendly trick-or-treat bags this Halloween. Ask each child who participates to bring an old pillow case or canvas shopping bag to decorate with fabric paints. Be sure to tell the kids about the positive impact they are making on the environment.
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