Halloween’s just a week away — and if you’re like me, you haven’t planned anything yet — because you’re too busy planning for your birthday on All Saint’s Day! (my wishlist is here — tee hee!)

Whatever reason you procrastinated, here’s a roundup of fun green Halloweening advice from the blogosphere to get you in the Halloween spirit:

>> Green your Halloween pumpkin. First, pick up a local, organic pumpkin and beeswax candle at your farmers’ market. I got my candle on Wednesday, and plan to get the actual pumpkin next Wednesday because I didn’t have enough room in my bike basket on Saturday. I was, however, inspired by these fruity carvings:

>> Get the eco-treats ready. I don’t actually plan on doing this because I never have any trick or treaters, but for those of you who do: Tiffany at NatureMomsBlog takes you through the greener candy options out there — plus tips on making your own treats. If you live in the LA-area, The Green Life has some great deals on organic candy (photo below).

>> Find or make a recycled Halloween costumes, with the help of this inspirational gallery of DIY costumes. I think my fave is the hamburger dress, though the project is not very procrastinator-friendly. I often dress as a witch — meaning I wear black, then put on a witch’s hat I’ve had for years (reuse!).

>> Light up greenly. cindylouh of Skip To My Lou shows you how to make Halloween votives by reusing jars (photo right), and alvincredible helps you create a solar-powered Jack-o-lantern on Instructables.

>> Work with what you’ve got first. That’s Stephanie at Eco Chick’s first tip in her list of 6 — especially good advice in this economic climate. Also, using what’s around lets you procrastinate your holiday shopping.

Need just one post that puts it all together for you because you procrastinated on reading this post and now don’t have time to follow all the links? Grist’s put together Sustaina-Boo! guide that takes you from the baby steps to the big step!

Bottom photo via skiptomylou.org

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