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October 20, 2009

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Featured: Go Green for Halloween DIY: Great Green Costumes Product Pick: TerraCycle's Candy Bag Contest: Maylee's DIY Halloween Costume Contest

Go Green for Halloween

Orange, black—and green? This Halloween, make your kid's trick-or-treating experience healthier for her and for the planet.

Go in reverse. As part of their Reverse Trick-or-Treating campaign, Global Exchange is inviting trick-or-treaters to spread the word about ethical cocoa production by providing free fair trade chocolate samples and information cards. While your kid collects Halloween goodies from neighboring grown-ups, she can hand them a treat, too. Learn more.
Get creative. Does your kid love to draw? She can enter her Halloween artwork in ChicoBag and Green Halloween's second annual Trick-or-Treat Bag Design Contest for a chance to win a gift bag full of healthy goodies from retailers like Glee Gum and Kleen Kanteen. For contest details, click here.
Hand out healthier treats. Wondering what to give all the ghouls and goblins who come knocking at your door? Natural and organic candies are free of artificial sweeteners, colors, flavorings, and preservatives—so they're better for kids and the planet. Check out our list of KIWI-approved treats here.

- Marygrace Taylor

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Homemade costumes are a perfect opportunity for kids and parents to come up with a truly one-of-a-kind costume—plus, it's often more green and more cost-effective. Need some inspiration? Check out our five eco-friendly woodland-themed costumes: Your kid can be a Happy Tree, an adorable Honey Bear, a Dancing Flower, a Sweet Mushroom, or a Baby Bunny. They're all made from natural, organic, and sustainable materials. - Ashley Venable

	TerraCycle's Candy Bag	top

Want a sweet alternative to your traditional trick-or-treat bag? Check out TerraCycle's adorable, eco-friendly candy bags made out of recycled wrappers ($5). After your kids have gobbled up their own treats, they can send the wrappers to TerraCycle, where they'll be used to make other cute creations (such as pencil holders). For each donation made, TerraCycle will donate money to a nonprofit or to the school of your choice. For more information, visit terracycle.net. - A.V.

	Maylee's DIY Halloween Costume Contest	top

Calling all kids (and their pets!): Are you making your own Halloween costume this year? What about one for your dog or cat? If so, kid-columnist Maylee wants to know! Send us a photo of you or your pet in a creative homemade costume and you could win a cool prize. For details and official contest rules, click here. - M.T.