Halloween Safety Tips For Children and Parents
Here are some safety tips from The American Red Cross:
Halloween Safety Tips For Children
- Plan your route and share it with your family. If possible have an adult go with you.
- Walk,slither, and sneak on sidewalks, not in the street. If there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
- Look both ways before crossing the street to check for cars,trucks and low-flying brooms.
- Cross the street only at corners, not in the middle of the block and stay together in a group before crossing.
- Never hide or cross the street between parked cars.
- Wear light-colored or reflective clothing so you are more visible. (And remember to put reflective tape on bikes, skateboards and brooms, too!)
- Use face paint rather than masks or big floppy hats that will cover your eyes.
- Don’t wear long, baggy, or loose costumes or extra-large-shoes-you could trip and fall!!!
- Carry a flashlight to light your way.
- Keep away from open fires and candles. (Costumes can be extremely flammable.) If a costume catches fire, remember to STOP, DROP and ROLL.
- Only visit well-lit homes that have a front-porch light on.
- Accept treats at the door; never go into a stranger’s house or apartment.
- Be cautious of animals and strangers.
- Have a grown-up inspect your treats before eating them.
- Don’t eat candy if the package has already been opened.
Here are The American Red Cross Safety Tips for Parents
Halloween Safety Tips for Parents
- Establish a route in a well-known neighborhood and discuss it with your kids.
- Review Halloween safety precautions with children, including pedestrian and traffic safety rules.
- Accompany children under age 12 – either you, another responsible adult or an older youth.
- Remember that masks that can restrict peripheral vision and hearing and oversized or loose costumes and shoes can cause children to trip and fall.
- Choose a firm return time.
- Make sure children know their phone number and carry coins for emergency telephone calls or carry a cell phone.
- Purchase fire retardent/fireproof costumes. Check the tag/label on the costume to make sure it’s flame resistant.
- Make sure your older children are carrying ID.
- Have children use flexible costume knives and swords, not ones that are rigid or sharp.
- Ask children to bring treats home before eating them so you can inspect them. Remember: small, hard pieces of candy are a choling hazard for young children.
- Call your local poison control center if you believe your child has eaten something tainted.
- Flush eyes with cool water should face paint, glitter or shaving cream get into eyes.
- Prepare for trick-or-treaters by clearing porches, lawns and sidewalks and placing jack-o-lanterns away ffrom doorways or landings.
- When carving pumpkins: use stable, flat surfaces with good lighting; draw and follow patterns on the outside of the pumpkin instead of freehand carving; and use blunt instruments with dull serration specially designed for pumpkin carving.
See our post on Halloween Safety Tips For Pets at Natures Way For Pets
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