You are receiving this digital package from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to welcome you to the 2017 Teal Pumpkin Project!

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1 You are receiving this digital package from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to welcome you to the 2017 Teal Pumpkin Project! Launched as a national campaign by FARE in 2014, the Teal Pumpkin Project raises awareness of food allergies and promotes the inclusion of all trick-or-treaters. We re excited to share this opportunity with you knowing that you have the power to reach so many children as your school s nurse. The following materials are to help build enthusiasm and excitement for The Teal Pumpkin Project. Each item can be used to promote safety, inclusion and respect of individuals managing food allergies this Halloween: A Teal Pumpkin Project Sign which can be displayed in the main office or a classroom to spread awareness of the Teal Pumpkin Project. Activity Sheets that can be copied and used by teachers for a fun Teal Pumpkin Project inspired activity or sent to parents for an at-home activity. A template for Teal Pumpkin Project stickers to pass out to students and staff to show their support of creating a safer, happier Halloween for all. Sample messages to put in your school newsletter, on your social media platforms or in your take home folders to help raise awareness of the Teal Pumpkin Project. A Teal Pumpkin Project Presentation Guide to present the Teal Pumpkin Project to a group of students. Additional tools and resources, including a Spanish version of our sign, are also available on FARE s website. Visit tealpumpkinproject.org to spread the Teal Pumpkin Project s message of a safer, happier Halloween for all! Thank you for all you do. Working together, we can keep children with food allergies safe and included this Halloween season. National Office 7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100 McLean, VA 22102

2 Non-Food treats Available Here We support kids with food allergies. Our teal pumpkin means we have non-food treats available! foodallergy.org TealPumpkinProject.org #TealPumpkinProject The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Project logo are registered trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

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4 Abby s Halloween Story Place some of the words in the word bank into this short story of Abby s Halloween. WORD BANK Costume Jack-o-lantern October Pumpkins Spooky Teal Treats Trick-or-Treat Abby starts getting ready for Halloween early. She thinks for a long time about what she will wear. She is so excited to put it on and go trick-or-treating on the night of 31 st. On Halloween, Abby s parents hand her a big bag to carry all of the she gets. They tell her not to eat any candy that she gets because she has food allergies, and the candy might not be safe for her to eat. Abby s friends come over and they all leave to start having fun together! Even though Abby can t eat some of the candy, she still loves dressing up and visiting all of the houses in her neighborhood. Some houses have decorations, like cobwebs and spider webs. Other houses have big orange outside. Some have silly faces carved in them and are lit up with candles those are called! Abby is the most excited when she sees a color pumpkin at a house on her block. That means that house has fun toys and treasures! Abby says and picks out a red glow stick from a bowl filled with stickers and toys. She says Thank you! to the people at the house. She lights up her glow stick and walks away with a big smile on her face. A treat she can have! How cool! When the night is over, Abby is so happy that she has lots of treats in her bag and had fun with her friends. It was the best Halloween ever! The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Image are trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). 2016, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

5 Halloween Word Match Up Draw a line between the definition and Halloween word An outfit you wear to dress up The month of the year for Halloween October Spooky When you go trick-or-treating you get these Teal Scary Pumpkins These are orange, round, and have a stem Trick-or-Treat Cut out holes to make a face Jack-o-lantern A color that is blue-ish green (rhymes with Seal) Treats What you say when you go to a house on Halloween Costume The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Image are trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). 2016, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

6 TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org TealPumpkinProject.org #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject #tealpumpkinproject The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Project logo are registered trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

7 Promoting the inclusion of all trick-or-treaters to your staff and students can be easy! Here are some sample messages that can be used in a variety of your school s communications. Use this message on social media and don t forget to use #tealpumpkinproject in your posts Support FARE s Teal Pumpkin Project to create a safer, happier Halloween. Offer non-food treats for trick-or-treaters! tealpumpkinproject.org Customize this message when sending an to your school or class listerserv Hello, I wanted to share some information about FARE s Teal Pumpkin Project - a wonderful campaign that I support and I hope you will too! The Teal Pumpkin Project raises awareness of food allergies and promotes a safer, happier Halloween by encouraging households to make non-food treats available so that trick-or-treaters who need to avoid candy due to food allergies or other reasons can fully participate. Households can show they are participating by placing a teal pumpkin in front of their home. Last year, households around the world participated in the Teal Pumpkin Project. This year, I hope you'll join me in supporting this fantastic initiative! Visit tealpumpkinproject.org to learn more. Share the Teal Pumpkin Project s mission in your school newsletter by including this message Every child should be able to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. But kids with food allergies are often left out of the fun, since most candy is off limits. FARE s Teal Pumpkin Project helps make sure all children will come home on Halloween night with something they can enjoy. It just takes one simple act: offering non-food treats, such as glow sticks or small toys, as an alternative to candy. Visit tealpumpkinproject.org to learn more. National Office 7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100 McLean, VA 22102

8 TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT PRESENTATION GUIDE Every child should be able to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. But kids with food allergies are often left out of the fun, since most candy is off limits. FARE s Teal Pumpkin Project helps make sure all children will come home on Halloween night or from Halloween events with something they can enjoy. It just takes one simple act: offering non-food treats, such as glow sticks or small toys, as an alternative to candy. Below is a guide and script for how to present the Teal Pumpkin Project to a classroom or other school event. This guide is intended to accompany the Teal Pumpkin Project handouts and activities, which are available at tealpumpkinproject.org. Please note: Federal privacy laws such as the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protect children from having their medical information from being shared with other students, parents and non-essential school employees/ volunteers. The Teal Pumpkin Project is an effective tool for helping children better understand food allergies. We recommend this program be used to educate others on food allergies generally rather than discussing a particular child s health or food allergies specifically. Presentation Guide Below you will find guidance on how to educate audiences about the Teal Pumpkin Project. Under each concept you will see a script for discussion with the group, as well as activities and call/responses scenarios. Know that food allergies are very serious Question: Does anyone know what a food allergy is? Answer: A food allergy is when certain foods can hurt a person who is allergic to that food. It s hard to believe, but foods that you may eat every day can make other kids very sick. So, people with food allergies must never eat foods that they are allergic to. They have to be very careful to stay away from those foods to stay healthy. Let s play a game called Would You Eat It? I m going to tell you about an item, and you raise your hand to tell me if you WOULD eat it or WOULD NOT eat it. Would you eat? A piece of candy that fell into the mud? A piece of cheese that had green mold all over it? Something your mom or dad told you was bad for you and said you should not even touch? Question: Why would you not eat those foods? Suggested Answer: Because they could make you sick, make your tummy hurt, or even make you have to go to the hospital. This is the same for kids with food allergies. They can t eat or even touch certain foods because they are bad for them. TEALPUMPKINPROJECT.ORG 2017, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

9 TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT PRESENTATION GUIDE Help all your friends and classmates have fun together! Question: What things do you like to do with your friends? Suggested answers: Play outside, play with toys, go the playground. Did you notice anything similar about those things? None of them had to do with eating! Halloween can be a tricky time for kids with food allergies. Many traditional Halloween treats aren t safe, but we just learned that a lot of the things you like to do with your friends don t need to include eating. Even though kids with food allergies may not be able to eat all the same things as you, they re just the same as you in lots of ways. We want to include all our classmates and friends and have fun together. The Teal Pumpkin Project helps create a safer, happier Halloween for EVERYONE! Question: If you see a teal pumpkin on Halloween night, what does that mean? Suggested answer: non-food treats By placing a teal pumpkin on your doorstep or hanging a teal pumpkin sign, you are letting trick-or-treaters know that you have non-food treats available. Use A Guide to Non-Food Halloween Treats Infographic to give examples Activities Coloring Sheet: Have students color their own teal pumpkin Abby s Halloween Story: Place some of the words in the word bank into this short story of Abby s Halloween Halloween Word Match: Draw a line between the definition and Halloween word TEALPUMPKINPROJECT.ORG 2017, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)