Ideas for a Green Halloween?

Being green is all about being resourceful — looking at everyday objects with an open mind and a little creativity to make something new. Why not apply the same concept to Halloween?

Forget the mass-produced plastic and nylon world — our favorite costumes and decor are always the ones thrown together with wit and elbow grease (and possibly the kitchen sink). The folks over at Inhabitat are holding a contest to see who can come up with the greenest Halloween creations...

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Possibly our favorite recycled/repurposed/"green" costume of all time: Robo-Juniper. Anyone in the AT audience have their own green Halloween favorites or ideas for this year? Share them in the thread below then hop over to Inhabitat to learn more about the Green Halloween contest.

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How funny. I was just thinking about my kid's (and mine and my husband's) costume and how I was happy it is low-impact, although it has been a bit of work. Little guy MUST be Thomas the Tank Engine, so my husband I are going to be his trusty coaches, Annie and Clarabel. Most of the bits of costumes are made from items we already had - the only things I had to buy was a shirt that approximated Thomas and some poster paint. I used a packaging box to make wheels, large wooden beads I've had for years to attach the wheels to our respective pants, a brown paper bag to make the name signs for Annie and Clarabel.

I didn't set out to make a green costume exactly, but I was not about to buy anything that only had a one-time use. Little Guy will definitely wear his Thomas shirt again and again and we'll surely use the poster paints in the future. Plus it's so much fun to figure out a creative way to make Thomas without help from a corporation.