What The Heck Does This Pumpkin Mean?

It's called the Teal Pumpkin Project.  There is a meaning behind a teal-colored pumpkin if you see one on a porch this Halloween.

It's a signal about what that home will be passing out to trick-or-treaters. If you kids have allergies, it's a pumpkin you want to keep an eye out for.  It's a sign that that particular house has no candy...yep  NO CANDY!

These houses are announcing to the neighborhood that they have Halloween goodies for kids who shouldn't have candy and that it's safe to trick-or-treat.

With so many food allergies these days, plus diabetes and other special diets, a good portion of the trick-or-treating population can't take part in the traditional candy haul every year because of intolerance to certain foods and in some cases life threatening allergies..

The Teal Pumpkin Project was born out of that idea.  Teal pumpkin homes will be passing out pencils, stickers, temporary tattoos and things like that.

So pass it along to someone who might have a child who can't tolerate candy.....or to someone who might want to make sure everyone is included in Trick or Treating......make sure you have a teal pumpkin on your porch so everyone knows it's safe.

Happy Halloween