PARENTS

KIDS

• Check costumes for "flame resistant" labels

• Go trick-or-treating before dark or carry a flashlight

• Keep costumes short to prevent trips

• Be sure costume does not drag on the ground - you don't want to trip

• Try to use make-up instead of a mask.  Masks can block vision

• Always go with an adult

• Make sure kids wear light colors

• Stop only at well-lit houses

• Trick-or-treaters should be in-groups and parents should always accompany young children

• Never go inside a stranger's house

• Go over ground rules with older children. be sure you know where they will be and what time they will return

• Never go inside a stranger's car

• Walk down one side of the street at a time and do not criss-cross

• Do not eat any treats until you bring them home to be checked

• Do not eat candy with torn or unsealed wrapping

• Do not eat any homemade goodies or fruits