Tips for Trick-or-Treaters;

• Carry a flashlight.
• Walk, don't run.
• Stay on sidewalks.
• Walk in groups rather then by yourself
• Obey all traffic and pedestrian regulations.
• Look both ways before crossing the street, and always walk as a group at established crosswalks.
• Avoid hiding or crossing the street between parked cars.
• Stay in familiar neighborhoods.
• Avoid cutting across yards or driveways.
• Wear a watch that can be read in the dark.
• Make sure costumes don't drag on the ground.
• Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.
• Approach only houses that are lit.
• Be cautious of animals and strangers. Never enter a stranger's home or car for a treat.
• Accept treats only in doorways, never inside houses.
• Say thank you after receiving your treats.
• Bring treats home to be inspected before eating any.

 Tips for Adults

• A parent or guardian should accompany kids whenever possible.
• Notify law enforcement authorities of any suspicious or unlawful activity.
• After children return home, sort and check all treats. Throw away any spoiled, unwrapped, opened, or suspicious items.
• Apportion treats for the days following Halloween.
• Make sure that items that can cause choking (such as hard candies) are given only to those of an appropriate age.

Tips for Homeowners

• Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, animals, and flower pots that can trip the young ones.
• Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently biting a trick-or-treater.
• Battery powered jack o'lantern candles are preferable to a real flame.
• If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing.
• Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won't be blown into a flaming candle.
• Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini-boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later.
• Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers, erasers, coins.

 The Masonic community hopes you make this a safe and fun Halloween for yourself and all Trick or Treaters! Happy Halloween everyone!

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