Halloween Safety Tips

Trick- or-Treating

• Trick-or-Treating is always safer and more fun with a group of people or your mom or dad. Never go alone.
• When Trick-or-Treating with friends, tell your mom and dad your route.
• Give older children a set time to return home.
• Trick-or-Treat in your own neighborhoods where you know the people you're getting candy from.
• Go to homes with porch lights on.
• Take along a change to call home if there is a problem.

Costumes

• Wear bright-colored clothing so you are more visible at night. Add reflective tape to your outfit for better visibility.
• Wear costumes that fit well and don't block your view.
• Avoid baggy costumes that could get caught on bushes and fences.
• Avoid long costumes and oversized shoes that could cause you to trip and fall.
• Paint your face instead of wearing masks.
• If you wear a mask, make sure the eyeholes are large enough so that you can easily see out of it. Make sure your mask doesn't restrict you from seeing, breathing, or hearing. It is important for you to be able to see and hear cars.
• Wigs and beards should be properly fastened so they don't block your view or make it hard to breathe.
• Capes and other costumes, which could choke you or cause you to get tangled up, should be fastened with Velcro instead of tying them with string.
• Don’t carry any sharp objects such as knives, swords, and other costume accessories. Costume accessories should be made out of flexible material.

Watch for Traffic While Trick-or-Treating

• Carry a flashlight with you to light up your path and to make yourself more visible.
• Walk on sidewalks, if there are no sidewalks, walk as close to the curb as you can, facing traffic.
• Trick-or-Treat on well-lit streets.
• Look both ways before crossing the street. Never run between parked cars.
• Cross streets at intersections and crosswalks and obey all traffic signs.

Eating Your Candy

• Eat a good meal before you go out, so you're not so tempted to eat candy while you're Trick-or-Treating.
• Don't eat your candy while you're Trick-or-Treating, wait until you can inspect each piece at home with your parents.
• Don't eat any candy that is unwrapped or looks suspicious.
• Report anything suspicious found in your candy to your parents, such as tacks, pins, broken glass, pills, etc. Then your parents can contact the police.

At Home

• Turn on an outside light so Trick-or-Treaters can find their way to your door.
• At home, remove all obstacles from your yard, porch, or sidewalk to prevent falls.
• Keep open flames away from your doorstops, driveways, and sidewalks to avoid contact with costumes.

Please follow these safety rules. We want to see everyone have a safe and Happy Halloween. Remember to report any suspicious activity to the Pevely Police Department. Call 911 for Emergencies and any of the following numbers for non-emergencies, 475-5301, 475-5302, and 475-4498.