It’s not long until Halloween and my kids are super excited. They missed Trick or Treating last year and are raring to go. They did get to decorate the living room which was really good fun and something they could all get involved in. We do need to be safe when going out trick or treating this year for more reasons than one. Here are some tips to ensure that you have a fun safe Halloween 2021. I’ve also included a great competition for you all.
Have A Fun Safe Halloween 2021
Supervision
This is of course a biggie for children’s safety. Minors cannot supervise minors. Groups of children will need at least one adult with them for safety whether it’s crossing roads or stranger danger. It’s not worth taking the risk and it’s just one night a year so get out and have fun with the kids. You’ll see some great costumes on children and many adults too.
Social Distancing
Although we’re seeing signs of improvement we do still need to be careful when taking the kids out to avoid the herds of crazed children laughing and running around in a sugar-induced frenzy. Stay back, give them space and wait your turn. We should still be careful when there are large groups around.
Beware of Exposed Sweets
A door opens, a ghoulish figure appears clutching a huge black cauldron filled to the brim with sweets. Packs of Haribos, wrapped lollies, chocolates are often popular. But on occasion, the kids have had sweets without wrappers like M&M’s at the bottom of their Halloween loot bags. It’s best to avoid anything like that these days. The amount of hands diving into these buckets, kids talking, coughing sneezing isn’t worth thinking about especially as the number of viral cases in schools always increases this time of year.
Cleaning The Sweets
It’s best to be safe than sorry. It’s advisable to wipe down sweet wrappers of any sweets the kids want to eat with an antibacterial wipe/spray etc. Any sweets that aren’t to be eaten in the next few days should be set aside for 72 hours so that viruses that might be of concern are no longer viable.
Masks
It is still advised that we wear masks when out in areas where there will be groups of people. If you plan to go in a large group or there will be large groups of Trick or Treaters where you intend to go a mask might be a good idea. You can arrange a costume around a mask. There are plenty of different mask options available some with large scary teeth printed on the front etc. Wearing a mask won’t stop viruses from passing through but they do reduce the number of water droplets that come through from breathing through your mouth, talking, coughing, sneezing, etc on which viruses tend to travel with. Therefore wearing a mask reduces the risk.
Sanitise Regularly
Whilst out and about the children will of course be touching all sorts. I know my son likes to touch everything he possibly can on a normal trip out. Arm yourself with a hand sanitiser so you can get them to clean their hands every so often. You can use a normal hand sanitiser or if you’ve been super prepared one that doesn’t contain alcohol for the kids to use.
I hope you enjoyed reading my post Have A Fun Safe Halloween 2021. Have fun and stay safe!!!!
What tips would you give to fellow readers to Have A Fun Safe Halloween 2021?
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Some great tips thankyou I think wiping down the sweets that u can is a good idea
It can help destroy any germs that decide to come home with you on the sweet wrappers.
I think Halloween will be a funny one again this year, with some people happy for trick or treating and others cautious. I’m going to keep us all safe by taking my children trick or treating just to houses with sealed sweets outside the door.
That sounds like a plan. Hopefully, there will be a few houses that do that so the kids get a nice little bundle to get excited about.
Some good advice on here. I’ve always been very hesitant about unwrapped sweets and generally swipe those out of the bag before my little one gets to them.
That’s good to hear. I am surprised some people still give out sweets that are loose without wrappers.
Some good advice on here. I’ve always been very hesitant about unwrapped sweets and generally swipe those out of the bag before my little one gets to them.
That’s great to hear Hekna
the family would love this bundle of goodies
It’s a nice treat bundle for them to enjoy.
I am very health and safety conscious and i am pleased you have given some great tips at Halloween. I always give sweets in wrappers and am always careful to keep everyone safe. We will stay in this year and celebrate at home, but i will keep some wrapped sweets for those who choose to call. Will definitely sanitise after and wipe my door bell. Happy safe Halloween all
Have a great Halloween Angela.
I would give it to my kids, and watch the adult movies with my husband! It all looks great!
I’m glad you like the bundle Ashleigh. There is something there for the whole family.
I’ve never watched Godzilla before. Is it any good?
I have no idea Yasmin. But if you win you can find out x
Some good tips in this post, hopefully children can still enjoy themselves on Halloween this year, even if things are different now.
I hope so too. They’ve had so much taken away from them. Getting to enjoy Halloween would really help.
great prize would love to win for my kids to share
great prize would love to win for my kids to share
Have a great Halloween. I’m sure they’d enjoy this bundle x
This looks like a good little treat, i personally really like Halloween and seeing how excited the kids get over it! x
Me too, it’s so much fun for them!
Halloween is my fave day of the year. I haven’t started planning this year’s yet as I just can’t get around to it, so this prize would be great as it solves what to watch.
It is such a fun day. We love it too!!!
Thank you for lots of useful advice for a safe halloween
Thanks for visiting Carole x
Hopefully Halloween can be safe and go ahead as planned this year
Fingers crossed!!
I love Halloween and making it special for the children. We always lots to treat them with some spooky sweets and we love doing some spooky crafts.
Spooky crafts are soooo much fun. We love to do those too!!!
“Cleaning the sweets” is a good tip that would not always come to mind.
Thanks Alexander, it is important given the times.
My grandchildren would love this
I’ve had to hide the box from my kids lol!
Lots of good ideas here. Last year, I took my own sweets, walked around with daughter and every time she saw a decorated house I put a sweetie in her bucket. She was only 4, so that was enough for her. This time we will actually collect from people’s houses, but will use lots of tips from this article, like hand sanitising regularly.
That’s a good idea. Saves you worrying about getting too close to crowds and unwrapped sweets etc.
Lovely Halloween giveaway. Nice to see the Scooby-Doo in the bundle, watched it as a child and now watching it with my grandson.
Ha, yes we do love Scooby!!
I love Halloween! especially as its my wedding anniversary
Oh wow, well I hope you have a good one x
All good advice and masks this year can definitely be a feature or under a scary mask
Yes, I think those will be seen quite a bit this year.
we tend to stick with visiting friends and family (but still knock on the door so it feels like trick or treating) This year with the added risk we will be using sanitiser too as an extra precaution
Hand sanitiser is a must this year especially!
My girls can’t wait to trick or treat this year! Your pointers are great as the safety of everyone is important.
Thanks Catherine. I hope they have a wonderful time x
I would give this to my nephew who’s a big fan of halloween. This year he wants to be a robot chicken! 😆
Hey, why not. If he’s happy and you can make it happen go for it. We only have a limited time to create wonderful childhood memories x
my son (6yo) is super excited about halloween although i dread to think of him going out when he gets older.
It is a fun day for them when they are little.
This would be fun to share with my grandsons as a spooky night in with the goodies
I’m sure they can’t wait until Halloween!!!
youngest grandson loves dressing up at halloween he is seven (other grandchildren are not children any more so he is the only one in family to practice tricks on
Aaahhh they do get so excited, it’s cute to see!!!
The tip about regularly sanitising hands is so important for Halloween
It sure is, we need to keep staying on top of hand cleaning.
Last year was the first Halloween we had our own home and obviously we didn’t get trick or treaters due to the pandemic so I hope we get some this year, but we’ll make sure to be as careful as we can x
Have a safe and fun time x
Looking forward to seeing some trick or treaters this year and such a lovely competition.
I know a few that can’t wait!!!
Looks like great funn
My nieces would love the Scooby Doo DVDS and go mad for the spider bag. Wonder if we will get many trick o treaters this year, didn’t have any last year, still it meant i got to eat all the sweets!
You’ll get loads this year I’m sure!!!
We love Halloween, it is such a fun season, so this is a very cool and spooky giveaway that my family would love to have xx
It sure is a fun time. Hope you have a good one.
I think having fun together as a family is great and love being able to take the children trick or treating is lots of fun. I think if people are still a bit wary then there’s also so many more fun activities to do too – we always love a halloweeny party tea!
It is a great way to get out and have fun with the kids.
Brilliant post, hope all parents follow this advice to help reduce transmission of the virus and keep their children safe over Halloween.
Me too, I don’t think anyone wants to take the risk.
I will try to store the treats away for at least 72 hours. Seems a lot easier than sanitising them
Ha, yes but then the kids want to get straight at them in my experience. Sanitise a few then save the rest – work well x
I am not sure about trick or treating again this year – but your hints of wiping over sweets/leaving for 72 hours/avoiding sweets that are not in any wrappers are very good ideas – sensible in the current climate
It’s best to be safe than sorry.
Love the page, lots of tun things to read about
Thanks Sarah. I’m glad you are enjoying reading my blog x
It’s so nice for the kids to be able to do normal things. We’re planning on visiting a local farm to pick a pumpkin and will be carving it together at home.
That sounds like fun. We’ve never managed to do that before. Have fun x
lots of interesting things
Great post about the upcoming Halloween period. I definitely think we should still be wearing face masks when out and about, especially during festive periods where more people are going to be out!
Thanks Daniella. Have a fun Halloween.
Some good advice there but not sure I would be ready to send mine if they were that age
I always go with mine. It’s fun and not safe without supervision these days.
We’ve got a bit of a love /hate relationship with trick or treating. The year before last we went out for an hour and had been broken into when we got home! So last year, instead of us going out, the grandparents came to our door and we had a kind of reverse trick or treat where the callers brought the sweets! This year Leo has been nagging for a week about when we are going to put up our Halloween decorations so he’s definitely ready to get out there again.
Oh no, that’s awful. Might be an idea to have someone home when you go just in case or make it look like someone is there.
Its a difficult balance to let little ones have fun but keeping them safe as well, maybe just take them to family, friends and neighbours that you know well!
Taking them to houses of people they know works well. Mine have me with them each year so we don’t have to worry.
There are some really useful hints and tips here, thank you. My daughter is desperate to go trick or treating this year as we decided not to last year. So we’ll be doing it as safely as we can.
That’s good to hear Sarah. I hope she has a wonderful time x
It’s always useful having DVDs,as you never know when the streaming giants will just drop your favourite film
DVD’s are handy to have around when you fancy watching a favourite.
Cleaning The Sweets – I think that is a must this year!
I am so with you. No point taking any risks.
My kids are so excited this year for halloween after a weird one last year
Yes, so many can’t wait to get out there and trick or treat!
Great ideas for a fun but safe Halloween party, thanks
I hope you have a fun time Jackie x
We love doing treak or treat with kids, they have safe routes where we live…..
That’s great to hear. Have fun!!
I do love Halloween I will probably carve my pumpkin but probably not encourage people around. Its a shame as my niece is getting to the age where she really understands.
Pumpkin carving can be good fun. I need more practise though as my creations are awful.
fantastic recomendations for trick or treating, its best to be safe and have a parent with the kids
It sure is, you never know where danger lies these days.
My children are looking forward to trick or treating this year – they are so excited for it and were really disappointed to not go last year even though they understood why. I guess its a personal choice whether or not people let their children go this year or not. Its a difficult decision for sure!
I’m in the same boat as you, mine really want to go so we are all in.
Great tips for n how to have fun and stay safe at Halloween an enjoyable time for the family to spend together making and preparing
It really is a fun time. Mine can’t wait to decorate the living room.
Some fantastic tips especially about wiping sealed sweets
Thanks Hayley. That one is important.
We are so excited for Halloween too. My youngest can’t wait to go out trick or treating. Great advice x
Aaahhh that’s great. It’s nice to get back to doing things we enjoy even if we need to er on the side of caution.
It will be interesting to see if many children will trick or treat this year. Hopefully it will be fun! Good idea to ‘quarantine’ the sweet’ for a few days and maybe just wipe down some on the night or have your own bags prepped.
I’m hearing a lot will from other parents. The kids can’t wait!!!
Some brilliant tips, the sealed sweets one is something I discovered when chairing the PTA (before covid) when we were asked to only ever sell sealed sweets at events or when doing how many sweets in the jar
Aaahhh yes, I was in the PFA for years too, we did the same for hygiene reasons.
fab tips to bring the fun back into life, kids need a bit of normal
Thanks, it has been tough and they need something fun to look forward to.
I would love this for my nephews and would enjoy the dvds myself
I thought the DVDs would be a good idea for Halloween x
These are brilliant tips! x
Thanks Emma x
There are some fantastic tips here.
I’ve ordered wrapped sweets for this very reason, no pick or mixes from the shop this year.
An will be wearing a mask when answering the door to the trick or treaters 🙂
That’s good, sounds like you guys are covered.
I love the selection of films, something for little people and some for us parents too : ) Would love to win, my girls would be very pleased too 🙂
Thanks Diana, have a great Halloween x
Some really good tips here!
Thanks Robin. have a great Halloween.
Halloween is my absolute favourite time of year! My children would love this prize!
It is such a fun time!!!
Some good advice for trick or treating in these times.
Thanks Margaret. Have a great Halloween.
My children are excited as well for Halloween after not being able to go trick or treating last year. My eldest is going to be a werewolf and my twins are going to be Buzz & Jessie from toy story
I’m not sure what mine will be yet, you guys are organised!!!
This would be such a lovely bundle for the whole family to enjoy.
I’m glad you liked it x
These are some good tips! It’ll be great to see people out and about in costume! I found these funny kids face masks that look like frankstein’s monster haha.
Ha, those sound great!!! They make dressing up easier.
Best to be safe still and keep sanitised and social distance.
I agree, have fun x
Lots of good advice thank you. It’s sad that things have to change for the children so it’s important that we can still enable them to have some enjoyment on Halloween.
It is a shame but the good thing is Trick of Treating is back on this year!!!
We are so looking forward to Halloween this year, we are going to paint some craft pumpkins during the day and then trick or treating later. It’s certainly going to be different from pre-covid times, but happy we can go still 🙂
Sounds like you have a fun day planned. have a great time!
We all have our outfits ready for Halloween, going to paint craft pumpkins during the day too which we will keep for future years decorations too. Looking forward to it 🙂
Sounds like you have the day planned out. Have a great time x
I love Halloween, unfortunately I think its underrated here in the UK.
It can be really good fun if you know where to go.
our village is doing a halloween trail where sweets can be left out socially distanced
That sounds like great fun!
My kids were really disappointed to miss out on trick or treating last year so we will definitely be going this year. Sanitising regularly and keeping our distance from other groups is something we will be doing.
I hope they had a great time!!!
My kids were really disappointed to miss out on trick or treating last year so we will definitely be going this year. Sanitising regularly and keeping our distance from other groups is something we will be doing for sure.
I hope you guys have a great time!!!
My three kids would love this, perfect for Halloween
It is a great little bundle x
It’s going to be some different this year but some great tips I always find kids try to push into other kids so I will be making sure my kids wait until their is enough space for them to go up safely, I will also have some spooky sanitiser with me haha
Ooooooo spooky sanatiser!!! That sounds perfect for your Halloween fun.
I must admit I’m a little nervous to take my children trick or treating still. But my eldest who’s six is asking if we could x
If you try to keep away from the herds of zombies, witches etc you should be fine x
What a great competition, this would be fantastic for our celebrations
It is a lovely bundle Emily.
It will be lovely to be out doing Trick or Treat again, although round here, it is Treat or Treat. What a lovely Halloween giveaway
It is fun for the kids and nice to see the effort people go to with decorations.
Some great advice regarding Halloween and safety. Love to see the kids come round trick or treating. Would never give loose sweets out. Always make sure they are in wrappers. When my son was younger someone gave him half a bag of Doritos once. Lucky was son was old enough to know not to eat them, but took them as he was polite enough to not refuse. Went straight in the bin when he came home.
Oh no, we’ve had people pour open sweet bags of unwrapped sweets into bags but they went into the bin too. You never know these days. Hope you guys have fun.
dont think ill go out trick or treat this year as not safe this would be perfect for some indoor fun
I think there are mixed feelings about trick or treating this year. If you stay away from crowds that should really help.
Great give away love the dvd’s pacific rim and the scooby do dvd’s so much fun and Godzilla to finish off and who doesn’t love so sweets.
Ha, yes, well all love sweets!!!
What A Lovely Bundle, Great Tips
Thanks Leanne x
My kids are too young to trick or treat. Maybe that’s a good thing with so many dangers involved!
I’m sure they will want to go once they are older.
Oooh this looks a fab treat for my family thanks 👻❤️💖💋
Thanks Kelly, I’m glad you liked it.
I have always felt uncomfortable offering exposed sweets so I only ever offered wrapped sweets to trick or treaters. My grandchildren would love to win as they will only be trick or treating round family and friends.
I think most will be sticking with people they know with the current circumstance. I hope they have fun.
Some really good tips here!!! Very helpful and useful so a big THANKS!
Thanks Laura, I’m glad you liked the post.
Still really important to be safe, figures are rising daily, but this bundle would bring a lot of fun .
I’ve noticed they have been growing the last few weeks. We really do need to be careful.
Some good tips here although I think we’ll only call at a couple of relatives houses to be cautious this year.
I think many will just do a few houses of those they know to be on the safe side.
Some great advice about wiping the sweets down etc I am hoping to make this Halloween as not so as possible for my children
We plan to clean everything!!!
Would love to win some new dads to watch my children dont go out so a nice movie night at home would be brilliant
A movie night in sounds great!
Love all the safety information – it’s so easy to forget and get caught up in the moment
Tell me about it but we still need to stay safe.
Well done for listing these great tips, its the first time i’ve seen this mentioned in public.
I still spray bleach on every shopping item or package that comes into my home so the sweets will be no different.
I don’t agree with the ‘trick or treat’ thing knocking on strangers doors, so in keeping with this and not to let my kids miss out, I drive them around to family members homes instead to do it!
Lovely bundle thank you!
Honestly, many seem to have forgotten but then again many don’t understand how these things work. In our area many like to get involved, we only knock on doors of those with pumpkins outside with lit candles. It’s become an unspoken rule.
Lots of great tips for safety, especially during the pandemic.
Thanks Adrian. Hoping we all have a safe Halloween this year.
This would be fantastic for our immanent Halloween celebrations!
Not long now!!!!
Great tips thank you x
Thanks Tammy x
Excellent bundle – Perfect for Halloween and keeping the family entertained.
It sure is. Hope you have a great Halloween x