Full Notification

Halloween is here and it’s sure to be a fun time for children and adults.  Please keep in mind that North Aurora’s recommended trick or treat hours are 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Please only approach homes with lights on.

While trick-or-treating can be fun and enjoyable for children, it also represents certain hazards and risks. The following Halloween Safety Tips have been developed by the American Crime Prevention Institute:

· A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children when they are trick-or-treating.

· It is preferable for children to trick-or-treat during daylight hours. Dusk is the time of poorest visibility for drivers.

· Children should trick-or-treat in a group, preferably with a responsible adult.

· Advise children they should never enter a stranger’s home.

· Children trick-or-treating should obey all traffic and pedestrian regulations.

· Children should only trick-or-treat in well-known neighborhoods at homes that have a porch light on.

· Children trick-or-treating should remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk. Never cut across yards or use alleys.  Children should be told to walk, don’t run, from house to house.

· Instruct children not to eat any treats or candy until it has been brought home and inspected.

· Children should be strongly warned not to approach unfamiliar pets and animals.

· Children should be told to be polite and say “thank you.”

· Don’t leave your pet in the yard on Halloween. Pets can be teased, injured, stolen or even killed.

· Chocolate is poisonous to many pets. Tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous to pets if swallowed.