Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes
Ghost costumes are easy! Photo: Getty Images/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/Staff
Being sustainable doesn't mean you have to wear an unimaginative, boring, hemp bag. Just the opposite, unless you're going as a Wet Blanket Environmentalist.
Get out your creativity, roll up your sleeves, and prepare ready to wow your friends and neighbors with these environmentally smart Halloween costumes.
DIY With Thrift Store Basics:
- Sheet = a ghost -- bonus for bamboo or organic cotton
- Black tights stuffed with newspaper (which you recycle later) = spider
- Garish bridesmaid dress = a princess
- Wedding gown = a bride
- Flannel shirt & jeans = lumberjack
- Flannel shirt & ripped jeans = hobo
Green Theme:
- Used candy wrappers stuck all over your body = Ghost of Halloween Litter
- Plastic water bottles & rubber duckies stuck all over a blue outfit = the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Walk around naked = PETA celebrity fur protester
Honorable mention for cool idea: a bat costume with wings made of old umbrellas.
Dishonorable mention: anything with a big rubber mask made out of petroleum products
Too much work to make your own? Then do a costume exchange with some of your friends. After all, you only wear that costume for a few hours, and then put it away. This can be a great project to organize through your local school, since kids grow out of costumes from one year to the next.
And whatever costume you decide to wear, remember to green your candy choices!
Comments [1]
Tips for a Green Thanksgiving
10 Tips for Making Your Home More Energy Efficient
Green Gift Ideas: Beauty Gift Sets
