If you're like most parents, you have rules about checking Halloween candy before consumption, using flashlights while trick-or-treating, and always going out with a buddy. Unfortunately, while these are great tips (and hopefully common sense) there are tons more potential hazards that come with Halloween. One of our favorite Halloween safety sites on the 'net is Halloween-Safety.com. It's by far one of the most comprehensive sites, broken down into tips for kids, adults, costumes, trick-or-treating, yard haunts, parties, and even pet care. Easy to navigate, and full of information, this site is a must visit for planning a safe Halloween for the entire family.
http://www.halloween-safety.com/halloween_safety_kids.html Another nice site about Halloween safety is LAFD.org. Los Angeles Fire Department has a nice, clean easy to navigate page on safety. You'll find practical tips such as using make-up vs. masks (so you have full eyesight) to making sure your wigs and other accessories are flame resistant. This is another wonderful, thoughtful website and really should be checked out before heading out on October 31st.
http://www.lafd.org/hween.htm KeepKidsHealthy.com has a brief but sound guide to Halloween safety. They do offer some good tips on checking candy, as well as costume safety and general tips. If you follow their links, you can also find information on the safety of face paint, as well as tips on masks.
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/autumn/halloween_safety.html Help kids learn safety tips for Halloween while having fun with the Halloween safety Trivia Game by Hershey's. Your child will enjoy selecting a character and then making choices such as what is a safe costume to wear, what they should take trick-or-treating to be safe, and who to take with them. After each choice is made, your child will be told if they had a correct or incorrect answer, why, and then will be guided through the rest of the game. At the end, they will receive a certificate that can be printed with their name. Very nice, and a great way to get kids interested in having a fun AND safe Halloween!
http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/ By visiting the above recommended websites, you will be ready to take your children out for a SAFE night of Trick-Or-Treating they'll never forget! To read more articles from the Best of Halloween for Kids series, click here. http://www.raisingourkids.com/hol/halloween/index.shtml Amy Fleeman is a Halloween loving Mama with two great kids, a Beagle, and a husband. She lives amongst the cornfields in a tiny town in Iowa. To get tons of Free Halloween Coloring Pages and other spooky goodies, please visit http://www.raisingourkids.com/hol/halloween/freehalloweencoloringpages.shtml Looking for Baby-Freebies? Visit her other site, http://www.baby-freebies.com
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