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Halloween Safety Tips
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| Dates: | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - Monday, October 31, 2011 |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Seasonal Fun |
Before Halloween:
- Plan costumes that are bright and reflective.
- Add reflective tape or striping to costumes and bags for greater visibility.
- Secure emergency identification (name, address, phone number) discreetly within Halloween attire or on a bracelet.
- Obtain flashlights with fresh batteries for all children and their escorts.
- This is also a great time to buy fresh batteries for your home smoke alarms.
- Take extra effort to eliminate tripping hazards on your porch and walkway.
- Learn or review CPR skills to aid someone who is choking or having a heart attack.
Fun Alternatives:
- Find a special event or start one in your own neighborhood.
- Community centers, malls and houses of worship may have organized festivities.
- Search our database for the term 'Halloween for more fun Halloween activiites & events.
- Share the fun by arranging a visit to a retirement home or senior center.
Before Nightfall on Halloween:
- A good meal prior to parties and trick-or-treating will discourage youngsters from filling up on Halloween treats.
- Plan & review with your kids the route and behavior which is acceptable to you.
- Do not permit children to bicycle, roller-blade or skateboard.
- Agree on a specific time when revelers must return home.
- Along with flashlights for all, older children and escorts should wear a wristwatch and carry coins for non-emergency phone calls.
Trick or Treating:
- A Parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds.
Trick-or-Treating Reminders
- By using a flashlight, they can see and be seen by others.
- Stay in a group, walk slowly and communicate where you are going.
- Only trick-or-treat in well known neighborhoods at homes that have a porch light on.
- Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.
- If no sidewalk is available, walk at the farthest edge of the roadway facing traffic.
- Never enter a stranger's home or car for a treat.
- Obey all traffic and pedestrian regulations.
- Always walk. Never run across a street.
- Don't assume the right of way. Motorists may have trouble seeing Trick-or-Treaters. Just because one car stops, doesn't mean others will.
- No treats are to be eaten until they are thoroughly checked by an adult at home.
After Trick or Treating:
- Wait until children are home to sort and check treats. A responsible adult should closely examine all treats and throw away any spoiled, unwrapped or suspicious items.
- Law enforcement authorities should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.
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- A good meal prior to parties and trick-or-treating will discourage youngsters from filling up on Halloween treats.
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