This Halloween, whip out those creative jazz hands while making the day wickedly awesome for Mother Earth as well!

This Halloween, whip out those creative jazz hands while making the day wickedly awesome for Mother Earth as well!

This Halloween, you don't need to shell out for a spook-tacular celebration! It's time to whip out those creative jazz hands while making the day wickedly awesome for Mother Earth as well. Here are 3 smart and simple ways to celebrate an eco-friendly Halloween for the whole family.

 

#1 DIY Sew 'n' Snip

DIY Halloween costumes are the best! You never have to worry about having the same costume as anyone else and you get to add your own signature style as you sew and snip away. (And just think of the huge chunk of time you saved in not needing to scour the malls for a good Halloween costume!)

Here's a simple 5-step tutorial in making your animal-inspired cardboard box mask for those last-minute party plans.

What you'll need:

  • Cardboard box big enough to fit your head
  • Construction paper (stock up on the pinks)
  • Tools: scissors, ruler, pencil, markers and glue

What to do:

1. Cut off the flaps of the cardboard box at one side to and then secure all sides of the box with tape.

2. Cut out two square-shaped slits on the box for your eyes and start outlining your piggy's face from there. Make a thicker, bigger square with a black marker.

3. For your nose, cut out a square pink construction paper and draw two vertical lines for the nostrils. Finish it off with a smile (or a smirk, a frown - it's your choice!) 

4. For your ears, cut two pink triangles and then paste them just at the top corners of the box.  

5. Don your pink ensemble (and maybe even throw in a curly tail) and your costume is complete!

Check this out for more DIY Halloween costume tips!

Beauty Tip: After the trick-or-treatin', take off the makeup easily with just a few, gentle swipes of Cleansing Oil.

 

#2 Trick-or-Treasure!

Ditch the sugary candies (and the inevitable wrapper remains at the end of the day) by giving out home-baked healthy chewy cookies instead using Pili & Pino Granola! 

You can also add in another Pinoy ode to Halloween by making your own polvoron!

What you’ll need:

  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup full-cream powdered milk
  • 1/2 cup coco sugar (it's healthier than white sugar!)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • Polvoron molder

What to do:

1. Toast flour in a pan until it turns light brown, stirring constantly so the flour browns evenly and then transfer the toasted flour to a medium-sized mixing bowl. 
2. Add the powdered milk and sugar and blend well, then add the softened butter and mix well. 
3. Fill in your polvoron molder with the mixture and release formed pieces in a tray. Chill for 20 minutes or until firm.

Voila! You have a fresh batch of easy-peasy polvoron ready for some trick-or-treating.

 

#3 Green Decorating

Cast a unique spell on your house this Halloween with three simple word: reduce, reuse, recycle!

Got mason jars and empty Human Nature bottles? Wave your magic wand (i.e. arts materials) and turn them into cute jack-o-lanterns! Got boxes piling up at the basement? With your trusty paint brush and colors, magic them into tombstones!

You can also use your Christmas lights to give your mason jar jack-o-lanterns a ghoul-y glow and your old black stockings to wrap Christmas balls with (you can add in some bat cutouts to vamp it up). 

With just a little bit of imagination and snooping around the house, you'll find you already have all you need for a cool ghoul decoratin'. Check out this quick DIY list to get you inspired.