A Parents Guide To

“Trick or Treating”By: Carla Molina

What you will need !!

• Costumes (preferably a child)• Candy bags• Flashlights• Reflective clothing• A preplanned route• Buddies system

Costumes

• Safe, reflective costumes

• Adequate eye-opening

• Whether appropriate

Candy bags/flashlights

• Candy bag should be age-appropriate

• Made of durable material

• Flashlights are important

• If it’s possible where reflective materials

What to do

• Explain the rules• Plan a route• Decide on a emergency meeting point• Understand candy safety• Discuss Manners

Explain the rules• Explain to the children what is expected of

them

• Where they are to meet in case of an emergency

• That they are not to eat any of the candy until it is inspected

• The importance of staying with their buddy

Plan a route

• Keep it simple

• Familiar area

• Adequate lighting

Emergency meeting point

• A familiar, safe and easy location to meet

Candy safety

• Explain the dangers

• Learn to spot tampered packages

• Take no risk

Discuss manners

• Remember to say “Trick-or-Treat”

and thank you

• Wait your turn

• Walk on the sidewalk

Have fun !!!

Halloween comes every year, children have only a few years to enjoy it as it was meant to be

to celebrate,

So have fun!!