Halloween Safety Tips For Trick-Or-Treating

You should know this by now, but always make sure children wear bright, reflective costumes when they go trick-or-treating at night. You can always give them glow sticks to carry if their costumes blend into the dark.

Okay this is another obvious Halloween safety tip, but make sure you test face paint first to make sure it doesn't irritate your child's skin. This is always a good idea. I remember a friend of mine painted her daughter's face without testing the paint first and her daughter's skin became red and irritated.

Maybe your daughter wants to be a princess or your son wants to be a ghost. Regardless, make sure the costume isn't too long because they could trip or the bottom of the costume could get caught in someone's door. You also wouldn't want the bottom of something to be near candles if someone has them set up on their porch. Talk about ruining your evening if something were to get caught.

As I mentioned earlier, I found these tips on Good Morning America. This one they suggest kids younger than 12-years-old shouldn't go trick-or-treating by themselves. Personally, I think 10 to 12-year-olds are fine if they go out trick-or-treating with their friends. As long as they check in periodically with their parents, I don't see a problem. Anyone younger than this should probably be accompanied by an adult. This probably depends on where they plan on trick-or-treating.

My co-workers and I were just talking about our parents checking our candy when we were younger to make sure there weren't any suspicious pieces in our bags. Experts say you should still check everything before your kids break into everything. I think this is just an excuse for the adults to get some candy.