As a mom to an awesome little boy who has multiple food allergies, I wanted to share some information about FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project® - a wonderful campaign that I support and I hope you will too!
Nothing could keep him from trick or treating! He is just like every other child wanting to celebrate Halloween except he is allergic to dairy and nuts. That rules out a lot of the good candy, right? How does our family manage Halloween? VERY CAREFULLY. And this is where the teal pumpkin comes in!
The Teal Pumpkin Project® raises awareness of food allergies and promotes a safer, happier Halloween by encouraging households to make non-food treats available so that trick-or-treaters who need to avoid candy, due to food allergies or other reasons, can fully participate. Households can show they are participating by providing non-food treats for trick-or-treaters and placing a teal pumpkin in front of their home (or a flyer with the teal pumpkin on it). You can also display a free printable sign or premium poster from FARE to explain the meaning of your teal pumpkin.
Visit tealpumpkinproject.org to join 100,000 households pledging to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project®. The kids will love it and you will be able to give the parents of the kids with food allergies a sigh of relief knowing that their kids will be safe trick or treating at your house.
The Teal Pumpkin Project also published fun craft activities for kids to raise awareness of food allergies: https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project/kids-activities.
Happy Halloween! If you are looking for fun local Halloween events for kids in the Reston and Herndon area, check out our Halloween guide.
The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Image are trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE).
