Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses,
dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones.
Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect
them from cars or inadvertently bitting 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.
