Leading up to every Halloween, we see a spike in worries around children’s safety. There are some very real safety concerns, but the biggest worry for most parents should be cars. On Halloween, children are more than twice as likely to be involved in a motor vehicle accident than any other. We have some safety tips that are as fun as they are practical for those who are out for festivities, as well as for those who are driving. We want to make sure that kids can see their surroundings and that drivers can see kids.
We also published a blog post about Halloween safety that you can share or adapt!
You can see the post-specific messaging here:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2022). Halloween Safety Tips: Costumes, Candy, and Colored Contact Lenses. FDA. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/halloween-safety-tips-costumes-candy-and-colored-contact-lenses Accessed September 14, 2023.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (n.d.). Halloween Safety Tips. NHTSA. https://www.nhtsa.gov/halloween-safety-tips
Accessed September 14, 2023.
KidsHealth. (2022). Halloween Safety Tips. KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/halloween.html
Accessed September 14, 2023.
National Safety Council. (2023). Halloween Safety. National Safety Council. https://www.nsc.org/community-safety/safety-topics/seasonal-safety/autumn-safety/halloween
Accessed September 14, 2023.