{"id":9786,"date":"2018-10-24T21:39:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=9786"},"modified":"2018-10-24T21:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T21:39:02","slug":"halloween-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/24\/halloween-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em>By Kyli Gough, RDN, LD \u2013 St. Luke\u2019s, Community Health Manager<br \/>\nJennifer Westendorf \u2013 Safe Kids Magic Valley Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7844\" src=\"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WoodRiver2C-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/>Halloween is an exciting time of year. Here are some tips for a safe and enjoyable holiday:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>All Dressed Up:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\">Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light-colored clothing.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">Masks can obstruct a child\u2019s vision so choose nontoxic face paint and makeup whenever possible and ensure children\u2019s vision is not obstructed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">Have children carry glow sticks or flashlights so they can see better, as well as be seen by drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>On the Trick-or-Treat Trail:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li7\">Stay alert \u2013 Watch out for cars that are turning or backing up and don\u2019t dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">Walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic on the far left.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">Put electronic devices down and keep heads up. Walk, don\u2019t run, across the street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">It\u2019s best to cross the street safely at corners. And, always look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Spooktacular Drive:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li7\">Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li7\">Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li7\">Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p7\"><b>The Trick is to enjoy the Treat:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li10\">Provide a good meal prior to parties or trick-or-treating so children don\u2019t feel the need to fill up on treats.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\">Consider mixing up the candy bowl; instead, try items such as individual fruit cups, whole-grain cheddar crackers, 100 percent fruit juice, gum or mini-pretzels.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\">Non-food treats can be comparable in price and even more exciting for kids to receive (coloring books, bouncy balls, stickers, spider rings or pencils\/pens).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\">Try to ration treats for the days and weeks\u00a0following Halloween.\u200b Perhaps let them pick their favorite items to enjoy and donate the rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kyli Gough, RDN, LD \u2013 St. Luke\u2019s, Community Health Manager Jennifer Westendorf \u2013 Safe Kids Magic Valley Coordinator Halloween is an exciting time of year. Here are some tips for a safe and enjoyable holiday: All Dressed Up: Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light-colored clothing. Masks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,40],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sponsored","7":"category-st-lukes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}