4 Ways to #KeepItTeal for Halloween
Do you want to make Halloween safer for children with food allergies? Share #KeepItTeal pumpkin posters and other safety tips from Kids With Food Allergies. Show your community that offering non-food treats is a safer way to celebrate Halloween for trick-or-treaters on special diets.
Show your support for an inclusive Halloween celebration:
- Use our “This Is a Teal Zone” sign to let others know you have non-food treats.
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Check out our list of non-food treat ideas. - Download our Halloween tip sheet (PDF). It includes ideas for celebrating at home and at school. It also has important safety reminders and alternative options for trick-or-treating.
- Get your school to #KeepItTeal with Teal Pumpkins and Teal Apples! Download this Teal Classroom kit (PDF) for your child's teacher or make copies for the whole school.
- Ask your child's school to display “This Is a Teal Classroom” signs. It encourages staff and volunteers to use non-food treats.
Download PDF Download PDF - Download and print our “Teal Classrooms Rock” stickers. These are great to put on treat bags of non-food items. Or attach them to a note for other students to take home to ask their parents to #KeepItTeal and have non-food items available.
Download PDF Download PDF - Share our coloring pages in the classroom or during a Halloween activity. These make a great message to send home. Ask the teacher to raise awareness before the class celebration about food allergies with a short lesson on inclusion and keeping friends safe.
- Ask your child's school to display “This Is a Teal Classroom” signs. It encourages staff and volunteers to use non-food treats.
- Download and share our Twitter image and Facebook cover and profile pictures. Show others you are “keeping it teal” this Halloween! Be sure to click on the image for the full size image to save.
Watch for information about how to join our annual virtual Halloween costume parade and our #KeepItTeal pumpkin decorating contest.
Wondering how teal became the color of food allergy-friendly pumpkins? See how one mom's idea became an awareness message.
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