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Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween Safety Tips Brought to you by: The DEP Training Section Halloween History Halloween was originally a Celtic celebration to welcome in the winter season.

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Halloween Safety Tips

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  1. Halloween Safety Tips Brought to you by: The DEP Training Section

  2. Halloween History • Halloween was originally a Celtic celebration to welcome in the winter season. • During this time, the Celts would open up their burial mounds allowing the spirits of their dead to walk through the village during the celebration.

  3. Halloween History • These wandering spirits would either bring safety to the villagers during the winter (Treat) or they would usher in cold, hard times (Trick).

  4. Modern Halloween • Now that Halloween has lost some if its more sinister connotations, it hasbecome an event based on fun and fantasy for adults and children alike.

  5. Modern Halloween • The marketplace sees Halloween as mainly a “sales event preparation” – an event that prepares retailers and consumers for the major holidays to follow – Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day.

  6. Modern Halloween • It is also a good excuse to dress like Batman and eat as much candy as you can in 24 hours!

  7. Halloween Safety Topics • Treats • Costume Materials • Costume Design • Houses to Trick-or-Treat • Pedestrian Safety

  8. Treats • Do not eat anything you receive while Trick-or-Treating until it is checked by an adult • Food may be contaminated • Allergies • Candy Checks • Carefully check all candy received as soon as the Trick-or-Treaters arrive home • Remove all tampered, old, and “funny looking” candy • Hospitals and Police Stations will check candy for FREE • Bring your own candy to eat while Trick-or-Treating

  9. Don’t Take Candy From This Person…

  10. Costume Materials • FLAME RESISTANT MATERIALS!! • $ 2.99 Costumes = NO!! • As a general rule, the cheaper the costume the less flame resistant it will be. • Rayon and Synthetic Costumes

  11. Costume Design • Trim costumes with reflective tape • Carry flashlights (glow sticks, flaming skulls, light sabers, etc.) • Costumes should be short enough to prevent children from tripping and falling • Wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes

  12. Costume Design • Masks should fit! • Using face paint or make-up whenever possible is a great alternative • Swords, knives, and similar costumeaccessories shouldbe of soft and flexible material

  13. Houses to Trick-or-Treat • An ADULT should always accompany children • Don’t talk to strangers • Children should go only to homes where the residents are known • Only visit houses with outside lights ON • Never, ever go inside to collect candy

  14. Welcoming Trick-or-Treaters • Move Halloween decorations from the walkway • Make sure to have lights ON • Place battery operated lights in Jack-O-Lanterns to avoid fire hazard • Keep sugar free and peanut free candy on hand

  15. Pedestrian Safety MOST IMPORTANT! • Always have an adult or guardian present • Walk on the side-walk – never in the street! • Go in the late afternoon or at night – avoid sunset

  16. Pedestrian Safety • Avoid walking between parked cars • While driving – WATCH FOR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING – they really blend in while in costume!

  17. Can You Find the Kid? – they may blend into the decor

  18. Resources • www.wikipedia.com • http://babyparenting.about.com/od/holidayactivities/a/halloweensafety.htm • www.FDLE.com • Images from Google Image Search and Microsoft ClipArt Gallery

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