Halloween Safety

• Stay on Sidewalks

• Obey traffic signals

• Stay in familiar neighborhoods

• Don’t cut across yards or driveways.

• Wear a watch you can read in the dark.

• Make sure costumes don’t drag on the ground.

• Shoes should fit (even if they don’t go with your costume)

• Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.

• Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props.

• (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing traffic

• Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape.

• Approach only houses that are lit.

• Stay away from and don’t pet animals you don’t know.

Parents

• Make your child eat dinner before setting out.

• Children should carry quarters so they can call home.

• Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult.

• If your children go on their own, be sure they wear a watch, preferably one that can be read in the dark.

• If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant material.

• Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home.

• You should know where they’re going.

• Although tampering is rare, tell children to bring the candy home to be inspected before consuming anything.

• Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything that looks suspect.

Homeowners

• Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones.

• Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently bitting a trick-or-treater.

• Battery powered jack o’lantern candles are preferable to a real flame.

• If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing.

• Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won’t be blown into a flaming candle.

• Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later.

• Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers, erasers, coins.

by Safety First

Halloween Safety

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