Trash Monster: A Recylced Halloween Costume
My son got his Halloween costume in the trash, literally. We recycle in this house and Harry and his sister help out for the weekly dump trip. So, this Halloween, he decided he wanted to be a Trash Monster - and that the custome would be made entirely from material in our recycling box, including cardboard, newspaper, plastic bottles, etc.
He also sat down with me at the computer and listed the rules of recycling. We created a recycle box with the recycled trash glued on it. He also suggested a hole in the back and a tube, where people can dump candy.
Every year, Harry comes up with some crazy idea about what he'd like dress up as for Halloween. He only watches PBS, and mostly shows like Nova and American Experience, so he never opts for the Super Hero Costume you can buy at the store. That would be too easy ... Sara is different.
Last year, he was a cup monster (Sara was an easy butterfly).
So, here's what you need if you want to create green friendly costume, raise awareness about environmental issues, and be a little creative.
1. Cardboard box. Paint it the color of your recycling box. Cut holes in it for plastics, newspaper, cans, and cardboard.
2. Recycleable Trash: Just raid your stash. If you don't recycle, you can learn more here.
3. Recycle logo - I searched until I found one to download and pop into word to print out.
4. Discuss with your kid why it is important to recycle and what the rules are.
Hooray Harry!
For some reason I thought the YouTube badge was Flickr and ended up at YouTube and left a comment. What's so great about this costume and using YouTube to discover about earthquakes is how you're showing your children: we're all learners here. You are modeling how to use tools to learn.
Posted by: John Powers | October 27, 2006 at 10:33 PM
Happy Halloween, Beth and everybody out there! What a creative idea to use those stuffs as Halloween costume.. :)
Posted by: Mongkol | October 28, 2006 at 03:30 AM
John,
Ah, so you are afrowig!
Yes, exactly. I had a flashback to 1995 when I was teaching web literacy and searching. The concept is the same, but tools have changed. The fear and anxiety havn't gone away.
John, I noticed that you didn't have any videos posted yet .. what's keeping you back?
Posted by: Beth Kanter | October 28, 2006 at 09:22 AM
very cute
Posted by: lisa | April 15, 2008 at 11:25 PM