This #TealPumpkin Can Save Your Child’s Life
If your child has a food allergy, Halloween can be a not-so-fun event. Unless you see one of these.
I don't have a food allergy, but I can imagine how hard it must be on kids -and adults-during Halloween. Looking at all that candy, and not being able to eat it because of its ingredients. Luckily there are people out there that are keeping you in mind.
It's called the Teal Pumpkin Project. The campaign was started by the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) in 2014 to raise awareness of food allergies and "[promote] inclusion of all trick-or-treaters [...]."
How it works: People paint pumpkins teal and set them out to show trick-or-treaters (and parents) that their home is giving candy AND non-food treats.
There are also posters you can download and post near your front door explaining the teal pumpkin.
- Kids’ jewelry: Glow sticks, bracelets, or necklaces
- Art supplies: Halloween erasers, pencil toppers, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, mini notepads, stencils, stickers or bookmarks
- Halloween toys: Spider rings or vampire fangs
- Small toys: Finger puppets, bubbles, whistles, magic tricks, noisemakers, or bouncy balls
- Games: Traditional playing cards or other games, such as Go Fish
- Monetary gifts: Coins or gift certificates
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