Teal pumpkins making Halloween safer for kids with allergies

SAN ANTONIO – Be on the lookout for teal pumpkins this Halloween. They indicate houses with nonfood treats for trick-or-treaters who have food allergies.

The Teal Pumpkin Project was started in 2014 as a national campaign by Food Allergy Research and Education or FARE.

For fliers you can print and display in your window click here.

Candy alternatives FARE suggests for trick-or-treaters:

• Glow sticks
• Pencils and fun erasers
• Bubbles
• Coins
• Stickers
• Bouncy balls
• Vampire fangs
• Finger puppets
• Bead necklaces

FARE recommends avoiding moldable clay, which may contain wheat, and items that may contain latex.

To add your house to the Teal Pumpkin Project map of participating homes click here.

For more information on Halloween ideas this season, visit KSAT.com/Halloween.