{"id":2763,"date":"2015-10-28T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/?p=2763"},"modified":"2015-10-28T20:41:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:41:38","slug":"halloween-safety-tips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/10\/28\/halloween-safety-tips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2764\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2764\" class=\"wp-image-2764 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/10754629_760599690654594_877229354_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana carves pumpkin with her host kids!<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b><strong>Kids must trick or treat with an adult, HAVE FUN AND TRICK OR TREAT WITH YOUR HOST KIDS! (even if you are going to a party later!)<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stay in familiar neighborhoods<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walk, don\u2019t run<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stay on sidewalks if possible<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Obey traffic signals, walk on the left side of the road facing traffic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t cut across yards or driveways<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Only go to homes that have lights on, never go inside a house of a stranger<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carry a flashlight, wear reflective markings or tape<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make sure costumes do not drag on the floor and wear shoes that fit, even if they don\u2019t match the costume<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Good makeup job is better than a mask that might obstruct your vision<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stay away from pets you don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check the candy before eating, better yet let the parents decide what the kids can eat<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other ways to have Halloween Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><strong>Help the kids (and you) plan\/make\/buy your costumes<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Decorate the house for Halloween<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read age appropriate Halloween stories with your host kids<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watch an age appropriate Halloween DVD with your host kids<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Have a costume contest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Help hand out candy to the Trick or Treaters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trick or Treat for a good cause, like UNICEF<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carve or paint pumpkins with your host family<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go to the kid\u2019s school if they have a Halloween activity like a costume parade or party that family can attend<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go to a farm, pick pumpkins, walk through a corn maze, go to a haunted house (again that might be just fun with your au pair friends \u2013 sometimes too scary for kids<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enjoy Halloween with your host family and your friends!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids must trick or treat with an adult, HAVE FUN AND TRICK OR TREAT WITH YOUR HOST KIDS! 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