By Ralph Winn

Halloween Safety Tip #1: See and Be Seen

Its usually dark when kids go trick or treating, and in their costumes, they can be very hard for drivers to see. Your kids will be crossing the street and walking along the sidewalk, so keep them safe from traffic by making sure they are clearly visible to drivers. You can do this in two ways. One, keep their costumes light. Dress them in light colors like white, or orange, or yellow. However, this only works for kids dressed as ghosts, pumpkins, or bananas. You can also outfit your child with a reflective vest or tape that will light up in drivers headlights. Make sure your children wont be left in the dark - keep the little monsters visible.

Halloween Safety Tip #2: Arm Against Animals

Your neighborhood is probably full of pets, raccoons, badgers, and opossums. Protect your children from loose dogs or angry raccoons with animal repellant. Security Stores sells canine repellant that will fend off smaller animals and even stronger bear repellant that will get the big guys.

Halloween Safety Tip #3: Arm Against Bad Guys

Dogs and bears arent the only living danger children can run into. When it comes to Halloween safety, protecting your child from people who mean to do harm to them is parents number one concern. We sell pepper sprays that can effectively disarm a criminal and give your child time to run and scream for help.

Halloween Safety Tip #4: Make Some Noise

Personal safety alarms will draw attention to your childs situation immediately. If a stranger approaches and tries to attack your child, they can set off their personal safety alarm, which will emit a high pitched siren to call for help. Often, the criminal will run away.

Halloween Safety Tip #5: Go Along for the Fun

The best way to protect your kids during Halloween trick-or-treating is to accompany them on the adventure. Younger children should always be supervised by an adult, and older kids, though they may not want a parent tagging along, will be safer with mom or dad around. You dont have to ring to the doorbell for them. You can just hang back a little and observe, increasing the Halloween safety of your children.

Halloween Safety Tip #6: Examine Before You Eat

Your Halloween safety vigilance doesnt end when you get home. Before your children eat any of their treats, inspect the candy for anything that looks suspicious. Homemade candies, though they can be a thoughtful effort by a well-meaning neighbor, are dangerous because you dont know what is in them. The same goes for unwrapped candies - they may have been tampered with. Once you have confirmed that your childs candy is safe, then you can let them go nuts. Youll feel better knowing that all theyll get is a bit hyper and maybe a sick tummy.

Halloween safety should be your number one concern this Halloween, but once thats taken care of, you and your family can have a spooky, scary, fun holiday filled with all the treats - and none of the tricks.

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By Nicola Kennedy

If you do go door to door trick or treating, then there are a few safety rules that should be followed. Only visit homes that you know; you should never visit the homes of strangers. Always stay in well lighted areas so you can see everything that is surrounding you. Wear something that reflects headlights if you are out after dark. This is to alert anyone driving a vehicle that you are nearby. Children should let their parents check all of their candy and treats before eating anything. It is a good idea to travel in groups and children should always have adult supervision when out trick or treating.

Make sure you only take candy from people or establishments that you trust. Dont eat anything that is not sealed. If the seal is broken the food could be contaminated. Due to the dangers that apples and other fruits have held in the past, these should only be accepted from people you know. If your community hospital offers their services, then you can take your treats there to have them inspected for safety.

Adults should be also careful if going out to celebrate on Halloween night. You should never go out alone. If you go to a party that serves alcohol make sure if you drink, you have a safe way home. Dont wear a costume that obstructs your view when driving as this could cause you to have an accident or block your view of children out trick or treating.

Nicola always enjoys Halloween parties. Visit her Halloween site for tips and information about Unique Couples Halloween Costumes at http://Couples-Halloween-Costumes.Best-Halloween.com

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