Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Halloween Safety Tips & Giveaway


We are all gearing up for another year of Halloween parties, costumes, and trick-or-treating!

But have you thought of ways to keep your kiddies safe as they venture out for a fun night of candy collecting??

Safety experts have teamed up to develop some safety tips for parents and drivers that we get to share with you to help you be prepared!!


Keeping Kids Safe on Halloween

Halloween is an exciting holiday for children, but they can be vulnerable to injury on this night. To ensure trick-or-treaters stay safe, Safe Kids recommends that children:

Always trick-or-treat with an adult until age 10

Only trick-or-treat in familiar areas that are well lit

Cross streets at corners, using traffic signals & crosswalks

Look left, right and left again when crossing; always walk, don’t run, when crossing streets

Make eye contact with drivers and watch for cars that are turning or backing up

Walk on sidewalks or paths; if there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible

Never dart out into the street or cross in between parked cars

Wear light-colored, flame-retardant, costumes decorated with retro-reflective tape or stickers

Wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes to prevent trips & falls

Carry a flashlight or glow stick to increase visibility to drivers

Wear face paint and makeup; a mask can restrict a child’s vision


Driving Safely on Halloween

Drivers need to do their part to keep trick-or-treaters safe from harm. FedEx reminds motorists to be extra careful this Halloween and recommends that drivers:

Be especially alert in residential neighborhoods

Drive more slowly and anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic on and near the road

Be sure to drive with your full headlights on so you can spot children from greater distances

Take extra time to actively look for kids at intersections, on medians & on curbs

Remember that costumes can limit children’s visibility & they may not be able to see your vehicle

Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly & carefully

Remember that children are excited on this night & may move in unpredictable ways

Remember that popular trick-or-treating hours are during the typical rush-hour period, between 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road & pedestrians



WIN YOUR OWN KIT!! We are giving away 3 safety kits to 4 Families!! They include items that help keep your kids visible to drivers - Reflective trick-or-treat bag, Blinky light, Reflector tag (can attach to zippers), Reflective shoe laces, Reflective wristband and Safety tip sheet!!


To enter, comment what your kids will be dressed like.

For a second comment, list the safety tip that you learned or plan to use on Sunday night (or whenever your town is trick-or-treating!).

Comment again if you blog this giveaway, tweet it, or post about it on Facebook:)

This is a TODAY ONLY giveaway:) So go ahead and comment now!! And we'll be picking a winner Thursday night at 10pm in an effort to get those families their kits to use on Sunday!!
Also those randomly chosen will have to respond to their email ASAP so they can get this by Halloween:)


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24 comments:

  1. Our little one is going to be a fire fighter.

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  2. We'll be carrying a flash light!

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  3. Tweeted ~ http://twitter.com/susanlanai/status/28960316535

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  4. My son is Frankenstein this year!
    mommastaci33 at yahoo dot com

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  5. My daughter is going to be Cheer Bear.
    gray_andrea@hotmail.com

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  6. my daughter will be a bumble bee this year!
    jacobsonbeth at yahoo dot com

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  7. our daughter will not be trick or treating this year, instead we are having a party for all her friends - much safer!
    jacobsonbeth at yahoo dot com

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  8. he is going to be thomas the train
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

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  9. my son will be wearing a glow stick for safety

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  10. Out little ones will be dressed as a cowgirl and her cow! So cute (I think) for their first time trick or treating.

    havenera at gmail dot com

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  11. We plan to give the kids glowsticks to wear. They think it's cool, we think it's safe.

    havenera at gmail dot com

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  12. My boys are going to be dinos!

    jnieset@yahoo.com

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  13. My son is dressing as Darth Vadar, my daughter will be a little witch or a dragon...depending on how cold it outside. :)

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  14. We go to our twons 'safe halloween' which is located downtown. They close off the streets, and it takes polace during daylight hours. We also always carry a flash light..just in case.

    enchantedtree(at)hotmail.com

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  15. Tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/patchouligirl91/status/29015076875

    enchantedtree(at)hotmail.com

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  16. My girls are going to be ladybugs!

    dschoeniger at hotmail dot com

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  17. I have a 1 year old girl garden gnome and a 4 year old leopard girl!

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  18. We have glow stick magic wands for our girls!

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  19. Shared on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=125883044134837&id=1732072336

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  20. My daughter is going to be the red garden fairy from Tinker Bell.

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  21. She always wears glow sticks or reflectors on Halloween.

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  22. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=168354616523579&id=1260638803&ref=notif&notif_t=feed_comment_reply#!/profile.php?id=669091293

    posted on facebook.

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  24. Oops, that should have said I TWEETED it too :) I forgot the link tho... It's under Manhattan Mandie

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