3. Map out your candy trail
Create a plan to outline the route and specify a meet-up location in the event you get separated. If your kids are anything like mine, after visiting a few houses and snagging handfuls of free candy, their adrenaline will ramp up and things will start to move very fast. Blink and they can instantly be out of sight. Agree on a meeting location beforehand, should you become separated. As long as everyone stays on the same outlined path, you will end up at the same spot eventually.
4. The perfect night for face coverings
Costumes with a face mask and gloves are recommended since Covid is still floating around. Trick or Treaters tend to travel in groups; wearing a mask and gloves will keep their mouths and noses covered, which will provide some semblance of protection. Remind your kids that germs can live on surfaces, so even if they are wearing gloves, they should not be eating their candy until it has been washed or wiped clean.
5. Hold off on eating candy
Tell them not to eat anything until they get home. No, not because of the scare stories we were told years ago about candy being poisoned or fruit hiding razor blades. Simply because it is the smart thing to do always. This is even more true today because the virus is surging in some areas of the country.
Play it safe and everything will be fine. But most importantly, let your kids enjoy themselves. They deserve it after everything Covid has put them through.
