Oct 20, 2026 · 17 min · 9 segments
Send us Fan Mail As you prepare to celebrate Halloween with your kiddos, there are some things to keep in mind as you get ready to celebrate…
Melissa WhitfieldHostWhat are some of the biggest safety concerns parents should think about before their children head out for Halloween events in regards to costumes, safety, makeup, allergic reaction to foods or costumes?
Let the kids themselves have a choice and say in their caution, which I think is appropriate.
But we also need to think about the safety of kids being out there, these new materials and things that they're choosing.
If you're able to look wherever you do purchase these costumes, there's some flame resistant materials.
Just be wary of different capes, different shoes and shoe sizes on things that could be hazards for kids and cause them to trip and things like that.
Another thing that can be really helpful is thinking about kind of their visibility and all black costumes are really cool but can be really difficult to see at night and so it can be a little bit more dangerous in those trick-or-treating hours.
So looking to have either shoes have something reflective on them still or having some sort of bright color still so that we can be seen.
And then as far as kind of like the allergic reactions and things, if you know your kiddo has a allergy to specific things like peanuts, especially always carrying that EpiPen with you while you're trick-or-treating just in case they're wanting to eat some candy while they're going out or...
And I think along with like makeup and different parts of the costume too, even if it's not a truality, some kids do have sensitive skin.
So if you want to try a little bit of the makeup or whatever you're using on their skin a couple of days before, just see how their skin reacts to it.
They end up having blue hair for quite a long time, more than you would expect.
I had to fish cat eye contacts out of a kid's eye one year in the ER, and that was pretty interesting.
What are some of the biggest safety concerns parents should think about before their children head out for Halloween events in regards to costumes, safety, makeup, allergic reaction to foods or costumes?
Let the kids themselves have a choice and say in their caution, which I think is appropriate.
But we also need to think about the safety of kids being out there, these new materials and things that they're choosing.
If you're able to look wherever you do purchase these costumes, there's some flame resistant materials.
Just be wary of different capes, different shoes and shoe sizes on things that could be hazards for kids and cause them to trip and things like that.
Another thing that can be really helpful is thinking about kind of their visibility and all black costumes are really cool but can be really difficult to see at night and so it can be a little bit more dangerous in those trick-or-treating hours.
So looking to have either shoes have something reflective on them still or having some sort of bright color still so that we can be seen.
And then as far as kind of like the allergic reactions and things, if you know your kiddo has a allergy to specific things like peanuts, especially always carrying that EpiPen with you while you're trick-or-treating just in case they're wanting to eat some candy while they're going out or...
And I think along with like makeup and different parts of the costume too, even if it's not a truality, some kids do have sensitive skin.
So if you want to try a little bit of the makeup or whatever you're using on their skin a couple of days before, just see how their skin reacts to it.
They end up having blue hair for quite a long time, more than you would expect.
I had to fish cat eye contacts out of a kid's eye one year in the ER, and that was pretty interesting.
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