Before Halloween:
 Prepare
your child's costume with light-colored or reflective clothing. Add
reflective tape to bicycles, skateboards and shoes.
 Attach
emergency
identification (name and phone number) inside your child's costume.
Use
face paint and hats instead of masks for better night vision.
Fill
flashlights
with fresh batteries and show your children how they work.
Review
"stop-drop-roll" with your child in case of fire on costume.
Prepare
a good meal for the kids before they haunt the neighborhood - discourage
them from eating candy until they arrive back home. Check their candy
thoroughly.
Plan
the route your kids will take. If it's age appropriate to be without
an adult, agree on a specified time for those children to return.
Secure
dogs and cats in a safe room for the evening. Check collars and name
tags.
Remind
your children that it they become lost, to stay put ("hug a tree")
and you'll find them.
On Halloween Night:
Stay
on sidewalks and out of the street.
Cross
the
street only at corners and look both ways.
Use
your
flashlight wisely. Don't point it in anyone's face.
Remember,
just because you can see a car, it can't always see you.
Always
walk,
don't run across the street.
Be
careful around animals. They are anxious and
fearful this night.
Stay
away
from candles and open fires.
Visit
houses
only where the porch light is on.
Never
enter
a stranger's home or car.
Save
your
candy so an adult can check it before you eat.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween
from all of us at Child's Play Family Daycare
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for the wonderful graphics for this page.
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