Many people enjoy handing out candy to their little visitors on Halloween. To make sure your visiting trick-or-treaters stay safe in your yard:
* Clear away lawn equipment and any clutter from the yard, walkways, and steps so kids don't trip over them.
* If you have lighted jack-o'-lanterns, position them far enough away from where kids will stand so their costumes won't catch on fire or use glow sticks.
* Make sure decorations can't blow into the flame of a jack-o'-lantern.
* Keep all of your outside lights on during the evening.
* If you are driving during the trick-or-treat time, watch for kids.
Before sending your children on their rounds, make sure they eat so they won't be tempted to dig into their goodie bags before you can examine them.
Check to make sure no parts of the costumes drag on the ground. Kids could step on them, trip, and fall. If they are wearing masks, be sure they have a good vision. Face paint is better.
Tell them to walk, not run, stay on sidewalks, and cross streets only at intersections, not between parked cars.
Advise kids to approach only those houses with outside lights burning. Never go inside a house
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