Well, Halloween is over, but it was fun! Super EcoMom (yes, that’s me in the green mask and leaf cape) went trick-or-treating with a band of superheroes and other cool parents.
Did your kid make out with too much candy? I know Sofie did (although I was pleasantly surprised to see her excited about receiving pretzels and crackers). Check out the Halloween Candy Buy-Back program and find a participating dentist near you.
Wondering what to do with those leftover jack-o-lanterns? Pumpkins make happy compost, so toss it into your compost bin or someone else’s. Rhode Islanders can drop their old pumpkins at either Providence Whole Foods location by November 2 where ecoRI will collect them for farm compost.
Sofie and Dad carved this kitty-bat into our pumpkin, which went outside today for the squirrels to munch on. And that darn stray cat I always find in our yard.
Don’t forget to save those Halloween costumes for next year’s National Costume Swap. As I wrote in a post during my two-week EcoChallenge, my family helped me put together a sustainable costume from stuff around the house. I’m usually not a dress-up kind of person, but it turned out to be fun roaming the streets behind a mask!
What was really awesome was seeing so many kids outdoors. It reminded me of my youth when we played flashlight tag, hide-n-seek and other such games long into the evenings. Nobody stayed inside glued to a computer or TV. Can we have more nights like those?
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