This holiday weekend we encourage all our patients to have a safe Halloween weekend. While holidays like this mean fun activities, costumes, and yummy treats, it’s also a chance to give out healthy snacks, get physical and focus on safety.
We have put together some tips to help make the festivities fun and safe for trick-or-treaters and party guests.
- Make sure swords, knives, and other costume accessories are short, soft and flexible.
- Try to avoid trick-or-treating alone. Walk in groups or with a trusted adult.
- Put reflective tape on costumes and bags to ensure that drivers see you.
- Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating them Limit the amount of treats you wait.
- Take a flashlight while trick-or-treating to help you see and others see you. Make sure you walk and don’t run from house-to-house.
- When putting on make-up for a costume always test a small area first. Remove make-up before bedtime to prevent possible skin and eye irritation.
- Look both ways before crossing the street. Use crosswalks wherever possible.
- Beware of decorative contact lenses. They could cause serious eye injury.
- Wear well-fitting masks, costumes, and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips or falls.
- Eat only factory-wrapped treats. Avoid eating homemade treats by strangers.
- Never enter a home unless it’s a trusted adult. Only visit well-lit houses and never accept rides from strangers.
- Never get too close to lit candles or luminaries and be sure to wear a flame-resistant costume.