Halloween is fast approaching, and with it, the opportunity to adopt more sustainable habits for celebration. Rather than accumulating plastic waste with single-use costumes, explore your wardrobe or find gems in thrift stores. Make or borrow your costumes for a personal touch, and consider reusing last year’s costume with friends. Use traditional makeup to avoid flammable costumes made from synthetic materials.
For decorating, forget plastic spider webs that trap wildlife, and opt for alternatives like paper decorations. In the kitchen, transform your decorative pumpkins into a delicious homemade pumpkin soup! With a mix of pumpkin, carrots, and onions, your kitchen will turn into a magical cauldron of autumn flavors. Avoid decorative sprays and prioritize composting your pumpkin scraps after the party.
Don’t forget, making your own fake blood from corn syrup, beet juice, and cocoa ensures a gory touch without harming the environment, all while being easy to make with kitchen ingredients.
pumpkin soup for a sustainable Halloween
With Halloween approaching, it’s time to rethink our way of celebrating to make it a more environmentally friendly occasion. The Jack O’Lantern squash is not only emblematic of this holiday, but it can also be transformed into a delicious dish. Instead of throwing away the flesh of your pumpkin after carving it, use it to prepare a pumpkin soup. In addition to reducing waste, this tasty soup will add a warm touch to your Halloween meal. A simple recipe can include onions, garlic, and a vegetable stock cube to enhance the flavors.
create homemade fake blood
One of the joys of Halloween is dressing up, but there’s no need to buy plastic accessories. Homemade fake blood is an eco-friendly alternative that allows you to unleash your creativity. Both impressive and sustainable, it can be made with ingredients from your kitchen. A mix of corn syrup, beet juice, and cocoa powder produces a surprisingly realistic texture and color. You can find helpful tutorials online, such as this video: DIY fake blood. With these little tricks, your Halloween decorations will be both cost-effective and spectacular.
additional tips for an environmentally friendly Halloween
Choose natural decorations, like decorative gourds and autumn foliage, which can be composted once the party is over. To add a bit of fright without harming the environment, Halloween vegetables are perfect for unique and biodegradable decor. Avoid synthetic spider webs that can trap birds and opt for sustainable handmade alternatives, such as crocheted or recycled cardboard webs. These simple actions help minimize the environmental impact of Halloween parties while keeping their charm.
