Halloween kids Party Ideas for an Eek-o-friendly Halloween


Between the edible treats and the skin products used for costuming, there will be many toxic ingredients introduced into our kid's systems during Halloween. We cannot just go on ignoring this. It is important to find better/alternate choices, which won't impact the fun, but will make the fun less contaminating. We want to offer options that are free from scary ingredients
With the following game, you will be able to avoid offering your child edible treats containing the toxic ingredients, which have already been banned in other countries.

  • The "Scary" Ingredients Game::

    • Let your child "trick or treat"
    • Let your child sort the candy into 2 piles:
      • One pile with the candies that don't have scary ingredients.
      • Another pile with all candies where they find Scary ingredients.
    • Then, using a box, their Halloween basket, or even a pumpkin, they can decorate and make a basket of doom
    • They can then put the pile with the scary ingredients into the basket, and the monster will eat and disappear with all of that bad candy.

    If your child is older they can throw the candy into the trash themselves. This is a great lesson about the power of choices.

  • Costumes: Instead of buying new costumes you can offer or participate in a Costume Swap party! What a great way to reduce environmental impact and save your money.

  • Make up: By using make-up with natural ingredients, you will be protecting your child from exposure to chemicals linked to cancer! The Safe Cosmetics Org. shows how to create a non-toxic Halloween make up. Make sure young children understand that they can't eat these paints unless you make them without the base. Test a small patch of skin first to make sure your child isn't allergic to the food you're using.

    Natural food coloring is available at health food stores and typically derived from foods and spices.

    Ingredients: Choose any of the following as a Base

    • unscented lotion
    • Pure cocoa butter
    • Fluoride-free toothpaste
    • Natural food coloring or, turmeric, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, beets, avocado, spirulina, cocoa, chocolate sauce, squid ink or other colorful foods, juices, herbs and spices

    Ingredients: Choose any of the following as a Base
    Mix a few drops of natural food coloring into the base ingredient of your choice. Test on a small patch of skin before applying to face or body.
    Instructions:

    • Yellow: Add 1/4 tsp. and a large pinch of stale turmeric to base.
    • Pink: Using a sieve, mash the juice from 3 fresh or thawed frozen raspberries, blackberries or beets directly into the base. Or, use a deeply colored berry juice or puree.
    • Mint green: With a fork, mash 1/4 of a small avocado until creamy. Mix this into your base.
    • Emerald green: Add small amount spirulina or bright green chlorophyll to base.
    • Purple: Using a sieve, mash the juice from several fresh or frozen blueberries into the base. Or, use blueberry juice.
    • Brown: Add cocoa powder or chocolate sauce to base.
    • Black: Use a small amount of squid ink in base for true black.
    • White: Mix powdered sugar and water.

    Do not substitute conventional food coloring, which may contain synthetic chemical ingredients.

    Source: http://safecosmetics.org/ If you want to know more please visit this trusted source.