Fort Collins Police Offer Some Halloween Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips
Halloween is just days away and that means costumes, apple cider, candy, fun and of course trick-or-treating. Fort Collins police offer up some tips for keeping Halloween safe.
While trick-or-treating:
• Go only to well-lit houses
• Do not enter a home unless accompanied by your parent
• Do not talk to strangers along the way
• Walk on the sidewalks, not in the street
• Travel in small groups
• Know your phone number and carry a cell phone for emergency telephone calls
• Be accompanied by an adult
• Bring treats home before eating them so your parents can inspect them
• Plan your route and share it with your parents
• Use flashlights
• Wear bright, reflective and flame retardant clothing
Adults should:
• Make certain hooded costumes or masks do not block a child’s vision, try makeup instead
• Accompany young children along their route
• Instruct older children to travel along a pre-established route and establish a return time
• Restrict trick-or-treating to homes with porch lights on
• Instruct children to never enter a strangers’ home
• Have your trick-or-treaters to bring home the candy before eating it so you can inspect their treats — if in doubt, throw it out
• Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape
• Prepare your home for trick-or-treaters
[ via City of Fort Collins ]
More Halloween safety information can be found by visiting the National Safety Council’s website.