Take a few minutes to review some safety tips for your family this Halloween!
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To start off All Hallows' Eve Night right, head on over to Family Watchdog to scan the neighborhood you plan on Trick-or-Treating at.
Search for registered sex offenders and make a list of addresses you do not wish to visit. Certain states do not allow offenders to participate in handing out treats to children; you can check with your local police department to make sure this is the case in your area.
As always, if you see something, report it!
Happy Haunting!
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Every Parents favorite part of Halloween is taking the "parent tax"; - where parents alike take all the Reese's and leave children with the dud candies that they hopefully do not eat all in one night.
Of course while doing so, parents are discarding any open candy wrappers, homemade treats , and other unwanted "treats" that their children collected while Trick-or-Treating.
Did you know that some fire stations and dentist offices will take the candy your children collect and exchange it for something like a toy or gift certificate?
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For years and years there have been rumors about candy being laced with drugs and handed out to children.
While there is no concrete evidence of this happening often, it has happened in the past in very few, isolated incidents.
While we are not saying it cannot happen, it's not very likely that the man handing out candy has laced them with drugs as drugs are very expensive and not very economically ideal. In other words, no one who consumes drugs is going to start tossing them into bags of unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. Are there psychopaths out there who would take delight in such a malicious act? Certainly. But by and large, popular culture has seized on rumors, gossip, innuendo and half-truths to make drugs in Halloween candy a time-honored tradition of All Hollow's Eve.
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Children are ecstatic to select a Halloween costume each year and dress up as their favorite characters, but there are several things to keep in mind as you plan out your Halloween wear such as proper fitting, visibility standards and making sure your child's costume is flame resistant.
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Every year, emergency rooms around the country have to administer numerous stitches because of pumpkin carving errors. Always be safe when carving pumpkins so you don't become a statistic!
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Do you welcome being scared against your will? If so, Haunted Houses are probably right up your alley! Find a Haunted House near you... if you dare.
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Maybe you're staying in this Haunted Season because of the cooler weather or the lack of wanting your children to eat pounds of candy? How about trying some fun and spooky crafts with the kids?
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On Halloween, kids are twice as likely to be hit by a car than on any other day of the year. Exercise caution while walking with your children and make sure older children who venture on their own are aware of risks.
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While out Trick-or-Treating, you may notice some different colored pumpkins on porches - Pumpkins have become the heart of many grassroots awareness campaigns and fundraising efforts. Ultimately, they’re a simple way for you and your family to get involved with causes that touch seemingly everyone in your community.
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FUN AND FAST HALLOWEEN FACTS
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The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips.
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The Guinness World Record for Heaviest Pumpkin is held by Mathias Willemijns from Belgium and his 2,624.6-pound pumpkin.
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Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
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The average bag of candy that one child will collect on Halloween contains about 11,000 calories.
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Trick-or-treating evolved from the ancient Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to placate spirits who roamed the streets at Samhain, a sacred festival that marked the end of the Celtic calendar year.
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Finding a spider on Halloween night is considered good luck.
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The world record for the fastest pumpkin carving is 16.47 seconds.
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In some American cities, Halloween was originally referred to as Cabbage Night.
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In the film Halloween, the knife sound effects are made by plunging a knife into a watermelon.
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Reese’s cups rank as one of the highest-selling candies during Halloween.
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Candy corn was originally named Chicken Feed due to its shape and color.
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