Go Green tips for October 25th

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Monday, October 25th:

• Have you started decorating for Autumn, yet? Encourage the kids to do it for you. Send them out into the yard to pick up branches and leaves to decorate some niches around the house. Bring Fall into your house and let it stay there through November!
• Halloween candy tastes even better when it comes out of a homemade Halloween candy collection bag. Don’t believe me, well the only way to find out is help your child make the bag and then send them on their way to candy collecting! You let me know how it works out!

Tap into the treasures hidden in your closet or attic to pull together a fun, no-cost costume (it won’t take any longer than going to the mall, and will be a heck of a lot cheaper). Use what you have…for example, one year my daughter was Winnie the Pooh, simply because she had a yellow sweat suit that made a perfect base. I added a red t-shirt and a head band with home made bear ears and she made the perfect Pooh! Of course, her little belly sticking out made the picture complete! Trade costumes with friends and family if you don’t want to wear last year’s get-up. Use your imagination but don’t obsess. And yes, I know, first hand, how hard it is to convince your kids to wear someone else’s costumes. The trick is modify the costume and help them make it their own! That angel costume that Sheila down the street gave you for little Susie, refashion it into a fairy costume. A little fabric paint and your there! Need a little something extra? Shop for accessories at rummage sales or resale shops like Neat Repeats and Junebug, both in Middlebury and both carrying gently-used costumes for young children. Junebug features infant and toddler costumes that are just incredibly priced and they’re in brand new condition. Most of the kids who’ve worn them aren’t even on their feet yet! Remember, the point is to have fun, oh and to get as much candy as possible! This is the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK.