Do you know how hard it is to find a picture of a “green” pumpkin? Well, since you asked, I’ll tell you – it’s freakishly hard. Orange will have to do…

I hope you and your family have a wonderfully spooky (and eco-friendly) Halloween. In case you’re in the mood for some light Halloween reading, here’s a round-up of Tree Hugging Family’s 2008 Halloween tips:

Planning A Green Halloween
Should you buy an organic pumpkin for Halloween?
Green Your Halloween Party
Oodles of Free Recycled Halloween Craft Ideas
Non-toxic face paints for Halloween
My Little Green Ghost & Green Halloween Costume Ideas
Buy Nothing New Halloween
Organic Etsy Halloween …read more

I know it’s kid day here at Tree Hugging Family, but there are some stellar contests going on right now around the blogosphere that I wanted to share with you. Some of these contests have prizes suitable for kids too, so it all sort of works out.

First off, don’t forget that here at Tree Hugging Family we’re giving away an amazing gift package to one lucky reader – smooth organic baby soap and an organic, bamboo, cotton, adorable onesie.
Deb at She Knows Party has, “Cake Art” a decorating book from the Culinary Institute of America up for grabs. The book …read more

You may remember that I featured artist Daniel Edlen and his killer recycled vinyl art here at Tree Hugging Family. Well, now it’s your lucky day because Daniel recently let me know that he’s having a contest.
To enter, all you have to do is let Daniel know how music has impacted your life; a story of a time when music made a difference to you. More details here.
From Daniel’s blog Vinyl Art:  
“Your Grand Prize: one (1) piece of Vinyl Art of the recording artist of your (reasonable) choice, framed and delivered
The 9 Second Prizes: your entry featured on the …read more