 Adult Halloween Safety Tips
· Help your young child pick out or make a costume that will be safe. Make sure that it's fire proof or treated with fire retardant. If they are wearing a mask of any kind, make sure that the eye holes are large enough for good peripheral vision.
· Make sure that if your child is carrying a prop, such as a, butcher knife a pitchfork etc., that the tips are smooth and flexible enough to not cause injury if fallen on. Make sure that costumes won't get in the way when they are walking, which could cause them to trip.
· Make sure that a responsible adult is going with them.
· Know the route your kids will be taking if you are not going with them.
· Be sure to show your children how to cross a street properly. They should always look both ways before crossing the street and should only cross at corners or crosswalks. Make sure that if you have more than one child, they know to take the hand of the younger child when they cross a street.
· Let them know that they are to check in with you every hour, by phone or by stopping back at home.
· Make sure that they know not to deviate from the planned route so that you always know where they will be.
· If they are going to be at a friend’s home, get the phone number and make sure that you've met the parents.
· Never go into a house that they don't know, get into a car or go anywhere with a stranger.
· Inform your child to scream as loud as they can to draw attention and to run away as fast as they can to someplace safe if they ever feel in danger.
· Inspect your child’s candy prior to them eating it.
Children’s Halloween Safety Tips
· Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming. If you have a little brother or sister with you, take their hand and help them get across the street, too. If the street has a stop light, wait until the cross walk light tells you that it's okay to cross now, but still check before you cross, look both ways.
· Never, ever go into a stranger’s house or even ring their door for treats unless your parents are with you and say that it's okay.
· Always make sure that your mom or dad is within sight when you go out trick-or-treating.
· If you are an older kid or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with. This may seem like a pain but they are your parents and they love you. They just want you to be safe.
· If you can drive and are taking a bunch of friends to a party, make sure that you have enough gas to get there. You don't want to run out on a dark street, all alone, like a bad horror movie!
· If your parents give you a curfew, be home when they say. It builds trust between you and them and they are doing it for your own safety. If you are going to be late, call them and let them know.
· Vandalism is never cool! Throwing eggs at cars and houses is not cool. Someone has to clean it up and it could be you, if you get caught. You can also be arrested and punished as a juvenile. So, don't think that it's fun only if you can get away with it. It's never the right thing to do! Think about how you would feel if someone did that to your house and how bad it would make you feel.
· Hurting animals is never acceptable behavior!
Pet’s Halloween Safety Tips
· Keep in mind that unless the dog or cat is extremely receptive to a Halloween Costume, you could be causing it discomfort and stress. They'll be under enough stress with the festivities going on outside and people constantly at the door so don't cause them any more stress then you have to.
· As much as your dog or cat may beg for some of your Halloween candies, always remember that chocolate is deadly to them in any amount. There's a chemical that naturally occurs in chocolate that they cannot tolerate.
· The wrappers, such as tin foil, can get stuck in your pets digestive tract and make them ill or cause death.
· Large dogs can have lethal tails when it comes to wagging them. Don't leave any lighted candles or Jack-O-Lanterns where they could be knocked over by a swinging tail or by a curious cat. Not only could your pet start a fire but they could severely burn themselves in the process.
Children’s Halloween Costume Safety Tips
· Costumes should be made of flame retardant material. If they are homemade, make sure and use either a fire retardant spray or fabric that has been treated with fire retardant.
· Make sure to work into your child's costume reflector strips, a flash light or light stick to make them more visible at night.
· Do not include high heel shoes or long dangling pieces of costume that your child could trip over.
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