Comments on: 10 Ways To Make Your Halloween Environmentally-Friendly http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/21/10-ways-to-make-your-halloween-environmentally-friendly.html Real People Real Results Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Marla http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/21/10-ways-to-make-your-halloween-environmentally-friendly.html#comment-724 Marla Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:56:11 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/21/10-ways-to-make-your-halloween-environmentally-friendly.html#comment-724 When I was a kid, everyone did homemade costumes, except the littlest kids who weren't quite old enough to handle making something like that. But as soon as we reached 7 or 8 years old, we made our own, from stuff around the house and visits to the thrift store. Those are some of my best memories! Also, we always used pillowcases for treat bags, but I think that was more out of a misguided optimism regarding how much candy we expected to collect. When I was a kid, everyone did homemade costumes, except the littlest kids who weren’t quite old enough to handle making something like that. But as soon as we reached 7 or 8 years old, we made our own, from stuff around the house and visits to the thrift store. Those are some of my best memories!

Also, we always used pillowcases for treat bags, but I think that was more out of a misguided optimism regarding how much candy we expected to collect.

]]> By: Rob http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/21/10-ways-to-make-your-halloween-environmentally-friendly.html#comment-725 Rob Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:04:48 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/10/21/10-ways-to-make-your-halloween-environmentally-friendly.html#comment-725 I always used a pillowcase as well. It was just what mom said to use, so I did. I remember making a robot costume out of cardboard boxes one year for a contest at school. All the students of the school paraded around the gym for the teachers to vote on our costumes. wow, I hadn't thought of that until just now after reading your comment. I think that with convenience being a factor and with more two income families, it's just a time issue. I believe that very few families have the ability to create the costumes for the kids. That said, I am 40, without children of my own, so I am not really in the "families" loop ps, dont' get me started about Christmas gifts and the marketing of it all I always used a pillowcase as well. It was just what mom said to use, so I did.

I remember making a robot costume out of cardboard boxes one year for a contest at school. All the students of the school paraded around the gym for the teachers to vote on our costumes.

wow, I hadn’t thought of that until just now after reading your comment.

I think that with convenience being a factor and with more two income families, it’s just a time issue. I believe that very few families have the ability to create the costumes for the kids. That said, I am 40, without children of my own, so I am not really in the “families” loop

ps, dont’ get me started about Christmas gifts and the marketing of it all

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