{"id":1056,"date":"2014-10-11T15:55:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T19:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2011\/10\/24\/halloween-is-coming\/"},"modified":"2014-10-22T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T19:02:42","slug":"halloween-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2014\/10\/11\/halloween-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween is Coming!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Goblins and Ghosts stay safe!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/images.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Make sure to inspect the children\u2019s Trick Or Treat candy to make sure everything is in a sealed wrapper and appears safe.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Small children should not eat hard candy because of chocking.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Children should be supervised when they go Trick-or-Treating.\u00a0 Many parents will come home early from work on the day to go with their children.\u00a0 Check with Host Parents about this.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Halloween Safety Tips for Drivers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Halloween is a wonderful holiday, but because of increased foot traffic and that Trick-or-Treaters are out at night, the potential for automobile related accidents with young pedestrians increases four times on this night according to a CDC (Center for Disease Control) study.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Streets are literally crawling with all sorts of witches, ghosts, goblins, vampires and all other sorts of costumed people. This makes for added responsibility for drivers to make sure that they drive safer than normal.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In many areas, people drive their kids into subdivisions and let them out to walk from house to house. Usually the parent follows behind in the car. This can cause traffic jams in small areas and much confusion as kids dart between cars on the streets going from house to house. A driver is already distracted because they are trying to keep an eye on their own kids and usually aren&#8217;t paying attention to much else.<\/p>\n<p>Children and adults tend to be preoccupied and may not pay as much attention to safety as they should. They may not see your vehicle or just assume that you see them automatically.<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong> Stay on the defensive<\/strong><\/span> and you shouldn&#8217;t have a problem while driving on Halloween night<\/p>\n<p>*<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong> Don&#8217;t use a cell phone <\/strong><\/span>or other electronic device while driving on Halloween night. You shouldn&#8217;t be doing this anyway, the rate of cell phone related auto accidents has jumped dramatically since the use of cell phones and texting has risen so high. Some states have already made laws concerning this and others are working on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Make sure your child carries a flashlight<\/strong><\/span>, glow stick or has reflective tape on their costume to make them more visible to cars. Left them know if they carry a flash light to never shine itin the eyes of a driver. This can cause blindness on the drivers part temporarily and they may not see\u00a0 your child<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/halloween-castle-20983085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/halloween-castle-20983085-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"halloween-castle-20983085\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/halloween-castle-20983085-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/halloween-castle-20983085.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Haunted Happenings in October<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The month of October brings exciting activities to the city of Salem, Massachusetts. There are many activities relating to the city&#8217;s history and penchant for things macabre, including walking tours, haunted houses, trolley rides, spooky performances, exhibits, harbor cruiss and more. Visit their website for all the details: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.hauntedhappenings.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hauntedhappenings.org\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.hauntedhappenings.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Westford MA, visit Witches Woods \u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/witchswoods.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/witchswoods.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/witchswoods.com<\/strong><\/a> . \u00a0Haunted Hayride and Halloween Screampark &#8211; open Thursday \u2013 Sunday \u00a0nights 6:30-10:30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goblins and Ghosts stay safe! <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2011\/10\/images.jpeg\"><\/a> Make sure to inspect the children\u2019s Trick Or Treat candy to make sure everything is in a sealed wrapper and appears safe. Small children should not eat hard candy because of chocking. 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