Go Green tips for October 26th

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Tuesday, October 26th:

• Believe it or not, I’m not a fan of alternatives to candy on Halloween. My parents used to give away boxes of raisins, and bags of peanuts instead of candy. It was incredibly embarrassing, don’t do that to your kids! One year, it was pencils-are you kidding me? It’s just one night a year, buy the candy. Lecture over.


Still wondering what costume to put the kids in this year, or how you’re dressing for the office Halloween party? Here are some ideas that I’ve made use of over the years. Does your child have any camouflage in his or her wardrobe, add some dark makeup to their cheeks and maybe a close cut beard and they could be Chuck Norris. A ninja is super easy to devise if you have a black shirt and pants to start with. Add a black sash and a black hood and begin the terror! Sweat suits are a great place to begin. If your child has a red sweatshirt and pants, you could do a Clifford costume. I did that one year with my son, Mike. I bought some red felt, cut out ears and added it to a head band. We got a ton of compliments on the idea. A yellow sweat suit could be Winnie the Pooh or a white sweatsuit with some added strategic black spots could be Snoopy. Don’t forget to add some black to their nose to make the look complete. A black garbage bag with arms and leg holes becomes a raisin costume. Here’s one of my favorites: make your child or yourself a recycle bin! Get a larger box, paint it blue and add the recycle logo in white. Cut out leg holes in the bottom of the box, so it can be worn. Then attach empty bottles, cans and even balled-up paper to some old clothing using a glue gun. Very clever and everything you need you already have on hand in your own recycling container! This is the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK.