Decorating for Halloween

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Decorating your Home

• Consider fire safety when decorating
  
• Check outdoor lights and replace burned-out bulbs
• Sweep leaves from sidewalks and steps
• Do not overload electrical outlets with holiday lighting or special effect devices
• Keep lighted decorations away from drapes, decorations, flammable materials or areas where children will be standing or walking
  

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Pumpkin Carving and Kids

• ​Small children should never carve pumpkins
• Instead let them draw faces with markers, then the adult do the cutting
• Children can also assist in removing the seeds and poking out the portions that the adult has cut out

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Displaying your Pumpkin

• Use battery operated candles instead of flame lighted candles for pumpkins
  
• If you use flame lighted pumpkins:

1. Place pumpkin on a sturdy table, away from curtains and other flammable objects
2. Place so it is out of reach of children
   
3. Never leave a candle lighted pumpkin unattended

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Preparing your Home for Halloween Night

• ​Keep trick-or-treaters safe by removing anything that someone could trip over such as garden hoses, toys, bikes and lawn decorations
  
• If you participate in Trick-or-Treating at your home and give out treats, leave a porch light on for trick-or-treaters
  

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