Halloween: A time for fun and for safety
Woodstock, VA – Here’s a timely, clever series of Halloween tips on how to keep your kids safe this Halloween, brought to you by Sharon Baroncelli, Executive Director of the local chapter of the Red Cross here in Shenandoah County, VA:
Halloween’s greatest hazards aren’t vampires and villains, but falls, costume mishaps and automobile collisions. The Red Cross wants
your family to have a safe Halloween so we’re providing these tips, “the Lucky 13″:
• Map out the route that you plan to roam, so adults are assured you will find your way home!
• From the bravest of superheroes to the noblest of knights, everyone should remember to bring their flashlights!
• If you visit a house where a stranger resides, accept treats at the door and, please, don’t go inside.
• When you get ready to put on your disguise, use face paint instead of masks, which will cover your eyes.
• Always remember, before you embark, to wear light-colored clothing to be seen in the dark! (And remember to use reflective tape, even on bikes, and brooms and the edges of your cape!)
• Whether you walk, slither or sneak, do it on the sidewalks and not
in the street.
• As you roam through the neighborhood collecting your treats, please look both ways before crossing the street! (And speaking of streets, the corners are the place for trick or treaters to cross no matter their pace.)
• Wigs, capes and costumes are flammable attire, so avoid open
flames to prevent a fire!
• Use a glow stick instead of a candle so your jack-o-lantern isn’t a
safety gamble!
• You may fly on a broom or a space ship from Mars, but please be
on the lookout for drivers in cars! (Between parked cars is no place
to hide, be sure that you’re seen whether you’re a clown or a bride.)
• Monsters and zombies should stay off the lawn, and only visit homes with their porch lights turned on!
• You may be dressed as a werewolf, a cat or a frog, but be cautious
around strange animals.
(Photo: a home in Strasburg – all ready for trick-or-treaters.)
Hey everybody, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!