Halloween roundup: ferret costumes, going green, keeping Moose at bay, sugar skulls and more

October 30, 3:27 PMTrendy Living ExaminerMark Leevan

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Here's an eclectic collection of Halloween tips from Examiner writers, including ferret costumes, going greenon Halloween, keeping Moose away from Halloween treats, and Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos.)

Home & Living

Pumpkin mania: from punkin' chunkin' championships to carved pumpkin festival records
California's Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival and World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off is delightful and fun but for something completely different, the East Coast has us beat with offbeat pumpkin celebrations.

How green is your Halloween?
With Halloween just around the corner, ask your green selves just what you can do to make you and your little ghouls’ holiday a shade greener.

3 quick and easy ways to set the scene for a spooky Halloween
Nothing says “Anti-Halloween” like a dark, undecorated house on Halloween. Most trick-or-treaters will skip a dark house all together. And yet, many houses go unvisited every year because of their outside decor, leaving many well-intentioned women with loads of candy to dispose of (usually in our mouths) at the end of devil’s night. Even a simple sign of pro-Halloween sentiment will show trick-or-treaters that your house is a Halloween candy hot-spot.

Pets
Where else but Alaska do you have to worry about Moose when trick or treating?
Howl O' Ween dog treats
With Halloween just around the corner you are sure to visited by little ghost's and goblin's wanting treats. In my hood almost everyone has a dog, and most kids bring their dogs along with them for trick or treating. Dogs are a great warning system for Moose during the dark night, so why not treat the neighborhood dogs with their own cookies as well?

Ferret Halloween costumes
Check out, Marshall Ferret Costume and Marshall Ferret Costume on Amazon. Both websites offer a Bumble Bee and Lady Bug costume for ferrets. Other exotic pets might prefer to wear a soft hat, bandanna, or cape.

Rescue transport needs help on Halloween
If you've never done transport, it's a great way to help homeless pets without having to foster one in your house. The transport may include up to 15 dogs. These dogs are going from shelters into foster homes, permanent homes or rescue groups.

Halloween fun for you and your dog this weekend at the PAWS Mutt Strut
At the 3rd Annual PAWS Mutt Strut, dogs and the people who love them will walk the 1.5-mile scenic route in FDR Park to raise funds and awareness for PAWS' efforts to save Philadelphia's homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals.

Haunted yard to raise money for child's service dog
A Minnesota grandmother wanted to use her love of Halloween to help out a special little girl this year. According to WCCO, Karen Ueland has made it a tradition to fill her yard with the spookiest ghosts and goblin scenes in the neighborhood. But this time it's in an effort to get her five-year-old granddaughter, Kylie, a dog. Kylie isn't just an ordinary girl dreaming of pet ownership though. The dog her family is looking for would be trained to help the little girl with a serious condition called tuberous sclerosis that causes tumors to grow in her organs.

Style & Fashion
Last minute Halloween costume shopping guide
A favorite holiday for many, Halloween costumes provide an opportunity for those who participate to get all dressed up in crazy outfits, wear something you would never be caught dead in on a typical day and act just a little bit out of character. Fashion creativity comes out at Halloween!

Dia de los Muertos: sugar skull style
Tomorrow isn't just Halloween, it's also Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead. With skull patterns coming into style a few years back and never really leaving, why not put on a few skulls this year?

How healthy is Halloween make up?

Why to be cautious and what your safer alternatives are
Ever wonder what the FDA has to say about the various brands of Halloween makeup on the shelves of your local drugstores and supermarkets? Well, the answer is simpler than you might think: Nothing.