Boo! Halloween can be dangerous holiday. Yes, there is a
chance you’ll be scared by monsters, ghosts, vampires, and witches, but don’t
forget about that other spooky danger that could ruin all the fun, fire.
With flames in pumpkins at every doorstep, it is important
that your children wear safe costumes. Make sure that their costumes aren’t
easily flammable, keep their hemlines short to prevent tripping, keep tabs on
loose pieces of cloth so that they don’t ignite. And just for general safety,
make sure their costume has some reflective tape or is light in color so it will
stand out in the dark.
And for you homeowners out there, here are some pointers
about making sure the fire stays INSIDE the jack-o-lantern. You don’t have to
use candles, battery powered lights work just as well. But if you do like the
old fashioned way, keep the flames off to the side so you aren’t getting a lot
of trick or treater traffic close to it. Don’t place your pumpkins too close to
cornstalks or hay. And at the end of the night, when the children have all
taken their bags of candy home to be devoured in one sitting, don’t forget to
blow out the candles.
Take the simple precautions so that we can worry about the
real dangers of ghosts and goblins and not fire!
