I love Etsy; all those unique items,, and many of them eco-friendly. Right now Halloween is in full swing at Etsy, so I figured we’d better take a look. Here are some cool Halloween treats I found for the kiddos…
How flipping adorable is this Organic Cotton Knit Pumpkin Hat? If you have a babe, there’s no way to resist.

I’m obsessed with these…

So here’s the conversation I had with my son Cedar yesterday:
Me: What were you thinking of being for Halloween?
Cedar: I don’t think I’m going trick-or-treating this year.
Me: Why not?
Cedar: Because I want to be a ghost.
Me: Um, you can be a ghost.
Cedar: Yeah, but we’d have to cut holes in a sheet!
Me: That’s fine. It’s no big.
Cedar: Mama! Why would you cut holes in a sheet? That is a BIG WASTE of resources!
Then he looks at me as if I’ve gone insane. Yeah… I’m the weird one. This just goes to show you that one, our kids are turning our …read more

All Free Crafts has cool craft ideas all the time, but I didn’t know about their Halloween Crafts. Many are recycled, super cute and spooky, and look like loads of fun.
For example:
Egg Carton Bat…

Plus other Halloween crafts like:

Recycled Lightbulb Witch
Recycled Frankenstein Can
Recycled Pumpkin CD
Egg Carton Pumpkins

Visit to see all the fun recycled crafts. Also, don’t forget, even if a Halloween craft is not noted as being recycled or earth friendly, you can always take an idea, run with it, and see how you can make it more green.
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes and everything else …read more