{"id":37103,"date":"2017-10-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/halloween-safety-tips-2-3\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:19:39","slug":"halloween-safety-tips-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/halloween-safety-tips-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tThe days are getting shorter and colder, and families are busy carving pumpkins, creating costumes, and planning trick-or-treating routes. Make this Halloween a safe and enjoyable one for all by following these tips!<\/p>\n
\n\tTake extra precautions when driving on Halloween night. Many children will be out trick-or-treating. Exit your driveway slowly. Leave a few minutes earlier than you need so you won\u2019t feel rushed. Slow down, stay alert, and put away your cell phone.<\/p>\n
\n\tIf you will be trick-or-treating, bring a flashlight or wear a headlamp to light your path. Wear glow sticks or attach reflective materials, such as reflective tape, to your costumes, bags, or snow gear to make yourself more visible to cars.<\/p>\n
\n\tTrick-or-treat in a group and stay on the sidewalks. Teach children to cross at corners instead of mid-street, looking left, right, and left again. Watch for cars turning or backing up.<\/p>\n
\n\tFill up on healthy food before trick-or-treating so you and your children will be less likely to over-indulge in candy. And be sure to inspect all candy for intact factory wrapping before eating. Avoid any homemade treats made by strangers.<\/p>\n
\n\tIf you are giving out treats at your door, consider including non-food items so that children with food allergies can have a safe and fun experience. Ideas for non-food items include stickers, pencils, stamps, glow sticks, spider rings, bouncy balls, or other novelty toys.<\/p>\n
\n\tIf you plan to carve a pumpkin, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests letting your child draw the design with a marker, and then do the cutting yourself. Never let a small child carve a pumpkin. Consider using a flashlight or battery-operated light inside your pumpkin to reduce the risk of a fire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37103","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n