Halloween Safety

Everyone wants Halloween to be a safe and fun or themselves, their guests and their children. Here are a few tips that can help make Halloween an enjoyable holiday for everyone:

Make sure your child's costume is visible.

Wearing brightly-colored costumes and attaching reflective tape to the costume will ensure that cars and other people are able to see your child.  Make sure your child carries a flashlight or glow stick to make them more visible.  

Make sure costumes are flame resistant and easy to walk in.

Double check for loose or dragging pieces on costumes which may cause difficulty walking.  If you set jack-o-lanterns on your porch with candles in them, make sure that they are far enough out of the way so that kids' costumes won't accidentally be set on fire.

Make sure masks don't block your child's vision.

Ensure the eye holes are large enough for good peripheral vision

Know the route your kids will be taking if you aren't going with them.

If you can't take them, see if another parent or a teen aged sibling can go along.  Plan a safe route so parents know where their older kids will be at all times.  Let your children know not to cut through back alleys and fields. Make sure they know to stay in populated places and stay in well lit areas.

Make sure you set a time by which they should be home.

Make sure they know how important it is for them to be home on time

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