Halloween Safety Tips and Tricks 

Halloween Safety Guide

A Guide for a Successful Trick or Treating Event. 

Brought to You by Peak Performance Training Center

And Master Gary A. Schill

Hello, my name is Master Gary A. Schill, I am the Chief Instructor of Peak Performance Martial Arts. I am also a father of 5, my oldest is 28, my youngest is nearly 3 years of age.

I put together this web site to assist families in ensuring their Halloween festivities this year are joyful and not part of a growing statistic. I have only listed a portion of my full report, if you would like the entire report, please fill out the form listed below and one will be sent to you immediately.

Halloween has grown to be one of the largest world wide participated holidays. With revenues topping $6 Billion, it has truly come far from the days when it nearly died and went away (no pun intended).

There are roughly five times more fatalities on Halloween night for children ages 5-17, than any other night of the week. This Safety Guide will assist you in making sure your family has the greatest experience possible.

First, we must understand why Halloween is so attractive to children of all ages. The attraction is the ability to be who ever you want to be one night of the year without anyone judging you. This attraction fuels the creative juices for children and adults alike.

In this Safety Guide, I will outline some of the top precautions that must be taken to ensure you, your child and your family remains safe on the Trick or Treating Trail

Safety Precautions for Children

Anytime a child has an accident, it is tragic. The last thing that you want to happen is for your child to be hurt on a holiday, it would forever live in the minds of the child and the family.

There are many ways to keep your child safe at Halloween, when they are more prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year sometimes makes them forget to be careful. Simple common sense can do a lot to stop any tragedies from happening.

Listed below are some of the steps you should take to ensure your child’s safety.

• Help your child pick out or make a costume that will be safe. Make it fire proof, the eyeholes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.

• Make sure that if your child is carrying a prop, such as a scythe, butcher knife or a pitchfork, that the tips are smooth and flexible enough to not cause injury if fallen on.

Safety Precautions for Adults:

Parents of trick-or-treating kids can get so caught up in the fun themselves that they might forget some simple safety ideas that could save everyone some trouble. Having a fun and safe Halloween will make it all worthwhile. Below are just a few common sense tips that can help.

• Know the route your kids will be taking if you are not going with them.

• The best bet is to make sure that an adult is going with them. If you cannot take them, see if another parent or a teenaged sibling can go along.

• Know what other activities a child may be attending, such as parties, school or mall functions.

Safety Tips for Hosting a Party:

Having a Halloween party, either one for adult or for children, is definitely great fun! In order to have things run smoothly and with no accidents, here are some tips that can be used to make your party more enjoyable. With a little planning and time to prepare, you have thrown a fun, safe Halloween party!

• If using dry ice in a punch bowl, make sure that the person serving keeps any dry ice chips out of drinks! It can cause severe injury if ingested.

•  If you are holding your party in your house, make sure that you move any breakable pieces of furniture or knick-knacks to another room where they cannot get broken. A forgotten heirloom vase that hits the floor could ruin the night for you.

Safety Tips for Yard Haunts:

When planning a yard haunt there are some things that you want to keep in mind for safety reasons. You want to make your haunt scary, possibly bloody and gory but when it comes to your visitors, you do not want the blood to end up being real. Here are some ideas that might help you make it safer.

• The number one item is to get extra homeowners insurance for the nights that you will be allowing people to view your haunt. Nothing can    spoil the fun more than a lawsuit because someone tripped and fell down. Most insurance companies can help you with the problem of extra insurance for the time needed, even if it is for a night. The expense of a night’s insurance will far out-weigh what it could end up costing you with out it!

• If you have many Jack-O-Lanterns, you might want to try a battery powered light source or light sticks to light them instead of candles.  This cuts down on the fire hazards, such as catching costumes or props on fire. Use something like batter powered pumpkin lights.

In closing, I want to extend to you a FREE offer of 31 Days of Martial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts or Wrestling Classes for Free, just click on the link below and then choose one of the programs that you feel you would be interested in trying from the list in the left column.

Have a SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!