Tyler & Madden’s Food Fight Gala is just around the corner and so is Halloween. Be a part of the Teal Pumpkin Project, an international movement that is making Halloween safer and happier for all kids, regardless of Food Allergies. When you place a teal colored pumpkin on your doorstep, you are telling kids and their parents that you have non-candy treats available.
The FARE Teal Pumpkin Project promotes trick-or-treating for kids with food allergies or other conditions… plus it’s healthier for everyone. We got a bit carried away, looking for amazing non-candy alternatives to be the very best neighbor to kids and parents alike this Halloween.
Lego Pumpkin inspired by Repeat Craft Me
Fill up a clear favor bag with orange legos and tie it with a green ribbon or pipe cleaners. You can order orange bricks via Lego’s Pick a Brick center. Click for Link or buy 200 bricks by color for $16.33 on Amazon. We ordered 300 orange bricks for $30 online, and were able to make 15 pumpkins (20 bricks per bag). You can switch it up and fill bags with all white legos for a ghost or green for a which. TIP: Use a sharpie black marker and draw fun faces on the favor bags before filling.
Halloween bracelet craft
Fill up test tubes or plastic vials with orange, black and green beads. Wrap black lanyard around the tubes and add a spooky label. We found glow in the dark beads at Oriental trading (5000 beads for $7.99) and found some great kid-friendly beads at Michael’s Crafts to go with them. We bought black plastic lacing from Michaels, sold in 100 yard rolls for $2.99. Finally, we got the plastic test tubes from Oriental Trading ($6.99 per dozen) but we found them at Walmart for a little less than a dollar more.
For the not-so-crafty – Glow in the dark fun
Glow in the dark toys, bracelets and sticks are a fun Halloween treat for all ages. You can buy glow sticks, toys and neon accessories in bulk from online stores like oriental trading and amazon. If you have a Styrofoam ball, you can make a fantastic display by cutting it in half and inserting each glowing band, necklace or toy into the foam to make a groovy disco light. If time and creativity are not on your side, simply place all of the glow sticks in a plastic clear vase and wrap a few of the bands around it with some black mesh ribbon.
Buy Non-Candy Treats in bulk:
Oriental Trading sells great non-candy assortment bags and treasure chests already filled with toys, starting at $19.95. Other great options to give out in lieu of candy include:
- Vampire fangs
- Stickers
- Bubbles
- Bouncy balls
- Whoopie Cushions
- Monster Slime
- Flashlight
- Trading cards
To download your free Teal Pumpkin Project poster, to leave out for trick-or-treaters, visit FARE’s website: FoodAllergy.org
About Tyler & Madden’s Food Fight
Attention Food Fighters! Tyler and Madden’s Food Fight Gala is October 5, 2016 at the Watermill Caterers in Smithtown. For more information visit:TylerandMaddensFoodFight.org
Ways to Help: Next time you shop online, head over to Amazon Smile and choose “Tyler and Madden’s Food Fight” as your charity. Amazon will make a donation based on your purchase? All proceeds will go to support pediatric food allergy research at The Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC Visit: Amazon Smile online