5 Eco Friendly Decorations You Can Use During Halloween

At Halloween, green inspires thoughts of Frankenstein, slime and other creepy things, but green also refers to the decision to celebrate in a way that protects the planet. With a little thought and creativity, there are many ways to add green to the traditional orange and black of Halloween.

Use LED Lights
Halloween lighting adds to the delightfully spooky atmosphere, and it also brightens walkways for the safety of small trick-or-treaters. With long-lasting, energy-efficient LED lights, you can create an orange glow on your haunted porch or a monstrous purple trail along your picket fence and still save on power consumption.

Make a Scary Scarecrow
There’s nothing like a spooky scarecrow lurking at the gate or hiding near the door to add to the creepiness of a dark Halloween night. Using old ragged clothes and a few bales of hay, you can stuff a headless creature to delightfully frighten those who dare to pass by. And after the holiday, the straw does double-duty as mulch in the garden.

DIY Goodie Bags
Reusable cotton pillow cases make excellent goodie bags for trick-or-treaters. With a selection of Halloween-themed foam stamps and fabric paints, your kids can create their own personalised treat bags. If you’ve got sewing skills, you can help to decorate with accenting trims, appliques or handles.

Make Your Own Costume
Vintage clothing and accessories can provide the details that add realism to a costume. Thrift shops are full of treasures such as beads, hats, belts and scarves that can be repurposed to save you money and turn a good costume into a great costume.

Bring on the Jack O’Lanterns
Pumpkins are Halloween. Decorate with a cluster of pumpkins at your doorway, a column of pumpkins ascending a staircase or a row of Jack O’Lanterns lining the pathway and glowing with LED tealights. Pumpkin seeds make a tasty toasted treat, and post-Halloween pumpkins are good for the compost.

With imagination, creativity and guidance from your green conscience, you can celebrate a monstrous Halloween and leave a small ecological footprint.