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Spooky Halloween Candle Light Cups!
This is a great and super easy craft perfect for Halloween. This is safe for the kids to help you create them and a great project for school or home school.
All the instructions are on the pictures.
1) Use plastic colored cups.
2) Use a maker to make the faces on the cups upside down on the cup.
3) Make sure you use LED tealights so it doesn’t burn the cup.
4) Place 2 or more lights under the cup and great to put on stairways or for a party.
I compiled a list of Halloween safety tips to keep your little ones safe while out Trick or Treating!
To kids Halloween means a night of fun dressing up and getting lots of FREE CANDY! With so many kids out on the streets, parents want to keep them as safe as possible.
There are lots of great Halloween Safety Tips, but I wanted to list the top 10 that I feel are the most important to go over with your kids before Halloween gets here!
These are not in any particular order.
Trick or Treat: 10 Halloween Safety Tips
1) Buy flame resistant costumes. Ensure they fit well so they are not tripping. You will also want to check their shoes so they won’t trip.
2) Opt for Face Paint instead of masks. Halloween masks can get in the way of them seeing well especially at night. Make sure the paint is non-toxic and test a patch before applying as some kids can have an allergic reaction to the paint.
3) Add reflective tape to their costumes. The costumes will be more visible especially in the dark.
4) Have your kids walk in groups. It’s always a great idea for the kids to walk in groups for added safety.
5) Have older kids carry a cell phone if an adult is not present.
6) Go to neighborhoods you know. Also, stress to your kids the importance of not going into a stranger’s home for candy.
7) Use sidewalks when available. Make sure they also look both ways before crossing a street.
8) Use a flashlight or glow stick. Also they could wear those glow in the dark necklaces.
9) Don’t go to houses that aren’t well lit or dark. If the house is dark (porch lights off) then it means they are not handing out candy.
10) Check all candy before eating. Warn your kids not to take or eat any unwrapped treats from strangers.
Afterwards I always limit my son on eating too much candy especially as it’s on a school night. Also make sure to remove all and any face paint so it doesn’t irritate their skin.
I am very fortunate that the neighborhood we go to close down main roads which makes it much safer. The majority of the house owners sit outside handing out candy which makes it easy to watch your kids. Also, stress to your little one(s) to be polite. I know it should go without saying but so many kids do not say thank you after getting candy. My son gets lots of compliments from the house owners on how polite he is. I understand kids get excited and want to get to the next house quickly, but they really do appreciate it. 🙂
Some of these are common sense, but I think it’s a great idea to review with your little ones some of the rules before they go out. I hope you enjoy and the kids have a fun and safe Halloween!
Do you have some great Halloween safety tips to share? Then leave me a comment as I love to read your thoughts and tips.
I have a great website you can visit for fun Halloween coloring and activity pages you can print out!
I found some fun Free Halloween Coloring Pages this morning that I had to share with my readers! I know you have to print them out, but this is a fun way to keep your kids occupied. This is also good for those that homeschool or even teachers. There are lots of free coloring pages for any holiday. This site also had some free Halloween activity pages like word jumbles or word search! Enjoy!
Today’s thrifty living tip is to be more creative in making your child’s Halloween costume. I personally don’t have anything against store bought costumes, but I find that most are overpriced junk. Some years I have purchased a $10-15 costume from Wal-Mart that would basically fall apart during the first wearing. I have also bought better quality costumes from the Disney Store that would last several wearings, and then sell them used on ebay for more than I paid new. I would purchase them on clearance, and sometimes buy the extra accessories which would complete the costume. The problem now is my son is too old for most of the Disney costumes as those are for babies. *SIGH*
Not everyone knows how to sew a costume themselves. The fabric can cost you a pretty penny, and not to mention the time, unless of course you really enjoy sewing. I don’t enjoy sewing so we have gotten more creative in putting together a costume for my son by just digging in his closet. There might be times I have to purchase an item to complete his costume, but he usually already owns the items to put together a fun Halloween costume for him.
Here is a picture of his homemade Halloween costume from two years ago. He was his favorite wrestler, Ray Mysterio, complete with the mask, a jacket, a Ray shirt (you can’t see but it’s under the jacket), a pair of jeans and tennis shoes. He used one of his toy wrestling belts to complete the costume. He already owned everything so cost to me was FREE! He actually received a ton of compliments from other kids and adults on his costume. I think the authentic mask was the true gem of this costume as a friend of mine gave him the mask as a present. This was one of those expensive replicas they sell and not the cheap plastic one.
Last year he dressed as a military man. I don’t have a picture but he already owned a camouflage shirt, shorts, and hat. I have a pair of military issued combat boots that I wore when I was in the army many years ago that he was able to wear at the age of 10! Since we are trick or treating, we are not bringing any toy guns. Everyone will know what he is supposed to be anyway. Again total cost to me= FREE! These creative costumes are actually his idea as he complains about how the store bought costumes are itchy and fall apart. I have taught my little grasshopper well. This year he decided to be a Zombie with a skull mask (I bought on clearance for $1 last year) and some jeans, a sweatshirt, and shoes. I know not original but he is getting to that age that he wants to be cool. He is not trick or treating but wants to hand out candy which is fine by me. I usually end up wanting to eat most of it. I definitely don’t need any candy.
I would love to hear other creative solutions for Halloween Costumes. Happy Halloween and be safe while Trick or Treating!