Top 10 Halloween Resources
October 27, 2009
Welcome to our first edition of Top 10 Resources. This month, we have surfed the web to find the most useful articles, organizations, recipes, tips and allergen-free sweets to share with our readers for Halloween.
At only few days of that very special night, we hope that you will trick-or-treat safely with your children!
Please note that we have contacted personally each author, website owner, association, organization and foundation for their authorization and permission to publish and include their work in this edition.
1. The list of Allergy Safe Candy for Halloween was created by Karen Blue from Avoiding Milk Protein. The list includes nut free candy, milk free candy and gluten free candy. Make sure to read the labels each time!
2. Kids with Food Allergies (KFA) offers tips to celebrate safely Halloween at home and at school. Their Celebrates Halloween with Food Allergies (PDF) includes eight pages filled with activities to replace trick-or-treating, craft recipes, Halloween games, school party ideas and allergy-friendly treat recipes.
3. Living Without Magazine published an article by Sonya Goodwin Hemmings titled Trick and Treats One Mother's answer to Halloween and anaphylaxis. The author writes about the different approaches she adopted with her allergic son over the years. This article was featured in the latest October/November 2009 issue.
4. If you are looking for allergen-free candy corn, the Best Allergy Sites posted their Candy Corn recipe : peanut free, tree nut free, egg free and gluten free. This recipe is yummy, delicious and allergen-free. Make sure to prepare enough for your children, neighbors, friends, family and school parties.
5. Protect Allergic Kids (PAK) published Halloween, a text from the author Linda Marienhoff Coss. The author comes up with solutions for parents of children with food allergies during this difficult holiday.
6. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) passes on some helpful tips for parents of food-allergic children in their article Trick-or-Treat Halloween fun for children with food allergies. Follow their suggestions during your evening and plan ahead a safe and memorable night with your children.
7. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) suggests safety first for parents of children with food allergies on Halloween day. Their articles include topics such as Safety Tips and Tips for Trick or Treating with Food Allergies and propose different ways how to ask for donation to FAAN's Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy.
8. Allergic Living Magazine published several articles about Halloween. In The Halloween of the Great Pumpkin's Near Miss, the author Michelle Houlden demonstrated the challenges for parents with allergic children and introduced their family fairy tale named the Great Pumpkin. In Handling Halloween at School, the author Pamela Lee shared tips for a safe Halloween in the classroom and suggested activities for the family during that holiday.
9. Green Halloween® is a non-for-profit community which creates healthier and more earth-friendly holidays, starting with Halloween. Their initiative stays up-to-date with tips and tricks on how to green your Halloween and their FAQ's section is helpful for the food allergy community; parents and children will find ideas, activities and threasures to enjoy time toghether.
10. Finally, The No Biggie Bunch Trade-or-Treat Halloween is a great book to teach children with food allergies about Halloween. The illustrations are beautiful and the bunch is represented by kids with dairy, eggs, gluten, peanuts and soy allergies. At the end of the book, their are story-related questions for parents to discuss with their children.
Happy Halloween from mallergies
Sources:
www.avoidingmilkprotein.com
www.kidswithfoodallergies.org
www.livingwithout.com
www.protectallergickids.org
www.bestallergysites.com
www.aaaai.org
www.foodallergy.org
www.allergicliving.com
www.greenhalloween.org
www.nobiggiebunch.com
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