Halloween sure can leave us with a lot of things to recycle! There are costumes, pumpkins, trick or treat bags, pails and of course bags full of candy wrappers.
Here are some fun ideas and creative crafts to help you use the 4"R"s after Halloween.
Recycle Costumes:
- Save it for next year
- Give it away to a costume swap, thrift or friend
- Kids costumes can be used again for dress up play
- Stuff it and use it as a decoration in the yard next year
- Sell it!
Recycle Candy Wrappers Crafts:
| Candy Wrapper Recycle Craft |
- Use for a collage or scrapbooking
- Make a light switch cover
- Make a candy wrapper bookmark
- Make a book cover
- Make a candy wrapper belt
- Weave a candy wrapper bracelet
- Make a gum wapper chain
- Make a candy wrapper wristlet
- Make candy wrapper beads for earings, necklaces etc
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| Candy wrapper craft ideas that are oh so sweet! |
Recycle Pumpkins
- Compost them
- Use them for Thanksgiving decor
- Make something delicious to eat
- Give them away
- Town Recycle (check their policies)
- More ideas!
Halloween Candy Bags and Pails
- Reuse them for next year's trick or treating
- Give them to away to a thrift, friend, swap
- Use them for decoration next year
- Use Pails as containers for small toys
- Use them as next years festive Halloween party containers and planters
- Use bags to shop
