Halloween Safety Tips
It’s almost that time of the month again – HALLOWEEN! This is the time of years that kids love to go out and ‘trick or treat’ and see how much candy they can get!
Of course, with a day like this one there are always so many tips that should be followed:
Go online and check the police department’s website
Before going outdoors, check you city/county/state law enforcement website for sexual predators. If there are any houses in your area with these type of people avoid those houses.
Start ‘trick or treating’ before it gets dark out
Start going out before the sun starts to go down. This helps out on visibility and less chances of an incidents occurring.
Wear brightly colored costumes
Brighter colors at dusk and dark helps shows where you are from a distance to cars.
Carry a flashlight, wear reflectors, glow in dark sticks
Along with wearing bright colors, always have some sort of light source with you. Even if you start getting candy while it’s light out you don’t know if it will be dark before you get home. Better safe than sorry.
Only visit houses with the lights on
Traditionally only the houses with lights on are the ones that are offering treats to the lil ones. Avoid houses with no lights on outside.
Never go alone
The little kids should ALWAYS have a parent with them, and the tweens should go in pairs, or even better, groups.
Parents should always check the goodies first
Throw away anything that looks like it’s tampered or is homemade.
These are just a few of the tips to have a safe Halloween. There are many more out there, but these are the really big ones.
I hope that everyone has a great holiday and come home with a ton of candy!
(If you have anymore tips, please let me know and I’ll add them to this list!)