Motivational Monday October 28, 2019

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10 trick-or-treating safety tips to ensure a happy and healthy Halloween

1. Pick the right size and choose non-flammable fabrics.

Make sure that costumes fit properly. Hems should be well above the ground to avoid tripping, and kids should have full range of motion.

2. Keep it bright

Dark colours are obviously harder to see at night, so dress your kids up in bright costumes or add reflective accessories to dark getups.

3. Break out the makeup

Since masks can obstruct vision, create the same idea with face paint. But, test out the makeup first to make sure that your child doesn’t have a skin reaction.

4. Get your glow on

Light your kids up with glow sticks, bike lights clipped onto costumes and reflective tape. And give them a flashlight, or carry one with you.

5. Take the tiny trick-or-treaters

Little kids should always have an adult with them.

6. Go as a group

Older kids should travel together, stick to a route they’ve cleared with their parents, check in by phone regularly, and have a set curfew to return home.

7. Choose wisely

Don’t feel you have to hit every home on the block. Look for well-lit locations with pumpkins on display.

8. Stay on the step

Kids should never enter strangers’s homes.

9. Check it all out

Before you let your kids dive in, dump the entire candy bag out and inspect it all. Throw out any packages that look like they’ve been opened and any homemade or repackaged goods.   Then don’t forget to…..BRUSH YOUR CHILD’S TEETH!

10. Be alert for allergens

If you’ve got a child with serious allergies or food sensitivities, read any unfamiliar labels before handing over the candy.

Halloween Jokes:  Supplied by Renee Penrod Montgomery, Office Supervisor of Cardinal Stadium.

Q:  Where do baby ghosts go during the day?

A:  Day-Scare!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Q:  What kind of dog does Dracula have?

A:  Bloodhound hahahahahaha

Q: What do birds say on Halloween?

A: Trick or Tweet!!!

 

Culinary:   Ghost S’mores Dip  (5 minute prep recipe)

INGREDIENTS

4 packages of ghost Peeps

2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/4 c. heavy cream, warmed

Graham cracker sticks, for serving

mini chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450°. In the bottom of a square baking dish, spread out chocolate chips and pour cream on top. Cover completely with a single layer of ghost Peeps. Place mini chocolate chips over eyes and mouth. (The already-drawn faces will fade in the oven.)
2. Bake until the chocolate has melted and the ghosts are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Serve warm with graham cracker sticks for dipping.

 

Have a great week!

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