Halloween activities can be enjoyable for both parents and children when safety is top-of-mind while trick-or-treating! New Mexico State University’s Fire Department would like to share a few safety tips to help make October 31st a “spooktacular” evening!
- Children should never talk to strangers or venture too far from your parents.
- Parents take a look at your children’s candy before they eat them to make sure none of it has been tampered with.
- Make sure costumes or decorations do not come in contact with open flames, such as candles in jack-o’-lanterns.
- Come up with a safe meeting place in case you and your group get separated from each other.
- Parents talk with your children about who they should talk to if they get lost. (ex: police officers or another parent with children.)
- Look both ways before you cross the road and use crosswalks.
- Make yourself visible! Carry a flashlight, glow stick or wear something reflective.
- Motorists should be on the lookout for more pedestrians, especially small children and primarily on residential streets.
With these tips in mind, we hope you have a safe night!
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CUTLINE: NMSU Fire Department wishes the campus community a sweet and safe Halloween. (Photo courtesy NMSU Fire Department)