Put
a teal-colored pumpkin outside your home and you'll be helping to make
sure that allergy kids will be able to participate safely in all the fun
and excitement of Halloween.
The
teal pumpkin will signify that your home will provide non-allergy food
and non-food goodies for the allergy kids, as well as the candy and
other more typical Halloween treats.
It's called the Teal Pumpkin Project and it was created by FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education).Create teal pumpkins (or any Halloween decorations) with your Cricut.
Here are some Teal Pumpkin suggestions from Cricut:
● First,
know that some of the biggest allergens are: eggs, corn, dairy, nuts
(tree nuts, such as cashews and walnuts, too--not just peanuts), soy,
wheat, so plan accordingly.
●
Clearly mark each treat with an ingredient list, because one or more of
those substitutions could generate another allergy; for instance, if
you're avoiding dairy, you might use almond milk--but some kid could
have an allergy to almonds.
●
Make some little pastries or cupcakes avoiding as many of these
allergens as possible. Again, mark it clearly with an ingredient list.
● To avoid dairy eggs, you substitute with applesauce, bananas, yogurt or even flax seeds. To learn more, click here.
● Make up little bags (maybe decorate them with a cool Halloween decoration) with nut substitutions like pumpkin or sunflower seeds. To learn more, click here
Non-food ideas:
● Small toys.
● T-shirts: Buy packages of inexpensive t-shirts and monogram them with Cricut iron-ons.
● Little signs and banners with quotes or some cute saying.
● "Movie Kits." with little non-allergy snacks, such as bags of seeds or juice boxes.
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