1. Stay with your children at all times. Only go to houses that have their porch lights one or are homes of people you know. It’s okay to let your kids walk up to the door alone, but make sure you are watching them at all times.
2. Be careful walking up and down the streets. It will be dark and people will be pulling in and out of driveways. Make sure your children are walking on sidewalks or near the curbs. If you are driving, drive at slow speeds. There will be a lot of people on the streets on Halloween night!
3. If it rains on Halloween night, many people will drive their children around for trick-or-treating. If you do this, use your hazard lights so that other people will know that you will be stopping and starting a lot. Also, be very careful passing a car that has stopped with their hazard lights on. Children could be running around the front or back of the car and not be able to see you.
4. If you or your children are wearing masks, make sure you will be able to see properly with them on. If you or your children are carrying any kind of costume props, make sure they don’t have sharp points and that they are flexible enough to bend if you fall on them. Also, make sure your costumes aren’t too long so that you won’t trip when you are walking. It’s a good idea for at least one person in your group to have a flashlight. It’s also a good idea to have some reflective tape or material on your costumes.
5. Don’t eat any treats until an adult has inspected them. Adults should make sure the candy is in original, untorn, wrappers. Don’t eat any homemade treats. Stay in familiar neighborhoods when you are trick or treating. Also, it’s best to trick or treat with a group of friends.
