living lightly in ireland

Hallowe’en Paper Masks For Adults

One Hallowe’en I made this cat mask from card. Seemed like a good idea, until 2 hours in and covered in glue and sweat. Anyhow I managed to complete it in 3 hours and now it’s a very attractive (in my opinion) feature in our dining room. The template for the cat mask cost me 4.50 sterling from Wintercroft, who have some amazing mask templates. If you’d like to make something similar here are a few to consider.

Hallowe’en Paper Masks for Kids

Not up to the effort of making an entire Hallowe’en costume? Well paper masks are a great way low-waste way to create a costume. These cute ones are available to download for free for personal use from Mr Printable

Low Waste Hallowe’en Costumes for Kids

It’s a real struggle to find ideas for spooky low-waste Hallowe’en costumes, especially if you’ve very fussy kids! So to save you hours of research time here are some of my favs, including this stylish paper skeleton by architect Marie-Laure Pham. Read on for some more clever, low-impact Halloween costumes.

Scrumptious Low-waste Hallowe’en Treats

Hallowe’en was originally a Celtic ‘New Years’ celebration and believed to be a time when departed souls would return to their home and were visible to the living. Nowadays it’s more about two things; costumes and treats! If you want to up your treat game without the waste here are some simple and inexpensive treat ideas to try.

Sustainable Hallowe’en Decorations

I looovvveee Hallowe’en. I think it’s because it’s one of the few holidays where I get to dress up and don’t have to buy presents! I’ve done quite a bit of research on paper decorations for Hallowe’en and my house is decorated top to bottom with them. Here are some of my favourites.