Glow Sticks
Be seen this Halloween with a glow stick
Most parents spend weeks getting ready for Halloween by making costumes, picking out goody baskets, shopping for candy and decorating the house. But the one thing few people think about is perhaps the most important – Halloween safety. Fortunately, there are some easy ways to make sure the kids are safe during this holiday, while adding fun accessories to their costumes at the same time.
Halloween Glow Sticks
Brightly colored, cheap glow sticks are easy to clip to a child’s Halloween costume to ensure high visibility while trick-or-treating. Choose your child’s favorite color or a color that complements their costume to ensure they’ll be happy to wear their glowing accessory. Most glow sticks have a tab on the end that makes them easy to hook onto a costume with a safety pin. You could also use a cord to string together several sticks to make a glow stick necklace or waistband that will help keep your child safe, but will also be fun to wear.
As an alternative option, look for glowing accessories that can be used more than once, such as glow in the dark necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets. These innovative jewelry items are coated with a glow in the dark paint that recharges when it is placed in light, meaning you can use these items over and over again. However, you should be aware that these glow bracelets and glow necklaces may not provide as much light as single-use glow sticks.
Halloween Safety for the Whole Family
Aside from wearing glow sticks and glow jewelry, there are a few important Halloween safety tips to follow that will help ensure you make it through the holiday with no mishaps.
First, wear clothing or costumes with reflective material or tape so that oncoming vehicles are warned that trick-or-treaters are about. Second, accompany your children when trick-or-treating to make sure they are safe. With older children, you may want to wait at the curb as they go up to homes to give them a feeling of independence. Finally, only trick-or-treat in areas that you and your children are familiar with; look for wide sidewalks, crosswalks and slow-moving traffic as well.
