By Haley Heisley

With Halloween and Fall festivities all month preparing us for the big night, it is easy to get caught up in all of the excitement and sometimes let little safety tips slip your mind! Through experience, research, and observation I have compiled a list of ways for you and your children to stay safe and happy this Halloween night. However, I still haven’t thought of any ideas to keep the monsters and ghosts away!

• Wear “flame-resistant” clothing/costumes (cotton, polyester, nylon).
• Perform “patch tests” with all makeup and fake blood 24-48 hours before getting ready on Halloween Night. By applying a little bit onto a small patch of skin preferably on the arm, you’ll be able to make sure the product is safe and doesn’t cause an allergic reaction.
• Make sure masks and costumes don’t obscure your vision too much! It might seem fine in the bright costume store, but walking around in the dark at night might be a different story.
• The brighter the better! Wearing reflective and bright costumes are a smart alternative since children will be running around at night and crossing streets. You can even just add a strip of reflective tape
• Don’t eat any candy until you get home! I never understood this rule when I was younger and trick-or-treating, but as I grew older I realized why it was always told to me. This should be a rule everyone follows because of a variety of reasons including food allergies, tampered wrappers/pin holes/opened candy, choking hazards, etc.
• Nothing in your eye! A popular item that children and even adults like to try out are colored contact lenses. If you are going as a cat and want green eyes, it is best to hold off. These colored lenses you may find at a drug store or costume store are not FDA approved and are actually illegal. Nothing should ever be put especially into your eye unless it is prescribed from an eye care professional. 

By keeping all of these points in mind this Halloween, we can expect tons of treats and hopefully no tricks! Get more tips on our website.