When she was a grade school teacher, she says she never understood the allergy craze with kids until she was diagnosed in 2011. They can’t wait to romp around the neighborhood with their candy stashes.
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Last fall, the Food Allergy Research & Education nonprofit group launched a national campaign called The Teal Pumpkin Project to raise awareness of food allergies and promote the inclusion of all children in the trick-or-treat tradition of Halloween.
Halloween can be an especially scary time of the year if your child has food allergies.
People who want to offer non-food items for kids can place holiday squash of this unlikely hue on their porches, where it signals offerings of safe Halloween treats.
Nonfood treats such as stickers, pencils, bubbles, crayons, friendship bracelets, bouncy balls and bookmarks are also typically well-received by princesses and superheroes alike. “They should enjoy the night and not feel different or fear having a reaction”, he adds.
Hoping that every safety precaution and teal pumpkin allow kids with allergies to have the same joy and excitement as other kids. The teal pumpkin is a way to show food allergy sufferers a home is taking part.
Whether you go teal or not, offering non-edible gifts can help children for various reasons.
“Just to be safe we will have a separate bowl for our gluten-free and nut-free candy just so there’s no way that it can become cross contaminated”, Edwards said.
Children with diabetes or celiac disease may also benefit from the project, as many are not able to have candy. It all depends on how sensitive a child is to the food.
A few people do have this sort of allergy, which is triggered by a certain type of food.
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“Why can’t the kids put on a teal colored outfit letting EVERYONE know of their food allergy”, mocks another user, David Thorne. Auvi-Q® is a registered trademark of Sanofi.
