Kids are not the only ones who get caught up in all the fun and excitement of Halloween, grown ups certainly also get caught up in the excitement themselves too, sometimes even a little too much more than the kids! As a matter of fact, adult Halloween parties are quite often much wilder than the kid’s parties because of alcohol use. However, grown ups can still have a fun, happy, safe and trouble free Halloween by simply following a few safety tips.

1. If you have any plans of attending a party and plan on drinking any alcoholic beverages, drink smart, know your limit, save yourself the embarrassment and don’t go overboard with the alcohol. Make sure you have a designated drive that is completely sober through out the entire party.

2. If you plan on hosting a Halloween party, keep a close eye on every one of your guests, take the keys away from any guest that is intoxicated. Don’t under any circumstance allow any of your guests to drive while intoxicated.

3. When planning your party and deciding on a menu, put into consideration any guests attending your party that has food allergies that might cause a problem and have you dialing 911. Common food allergies to peanuts, dairy products, eggs, and shell fish can be life threatening and should be taken very seriously.

4. Make sure that your house is well organized, safe and ready for trick-or-treaters by clearing your porches, lawns, sidewalks and placing all jack-o-lanterns as far away as possible from doorways, landings, curtains and any other flammable objects

5. Don’t leave any lighted pumpkins unattended if there will be any children around. All it takes is one little mistake to start a fire, and the whole occasion could turn tragic within the blink of an eye.

6. Avoid giving the younger trick or treaters choking hazards such as gum, small hard candies, or small toys, and if giving out any treats with peanuts in them be sure to let the kids know so that you can prevent any potential allergic reactions.

7. Make sure to inspect all your children’s treats for safety before allowing them to eat any of the goodies.

8. If you have any older children that’ll be going to any Halloween functions be sure to get all the necessary details about where the party will be held, how many people will be attending, who will be attending the party, what time the party will be ending and whether or not there’ll be any adult supervision. Also be sure to set a curfew for them.

9. Take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of pedestrian trick-or-treaters by driving slowly, and exiting driveways and alleyways very carefully. Continually be on the look out for kids in the street and on the side walks.

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Today, candy is the central focus of the spookiest holiday of the year.  In fact, the average American consumes 24 pounds of candy in a year, most of which is eaten right after Halloween according to the U.S. Census Bureau.   But for diabetic children, it can be difficult to enjoy the festivities when all their fellow goblins are in a frenzy to get their hands on mounds of sweet treats.

Marc Wolf, registered pharmacist and CEO of Diabetic Care Services, provides the following tips to help parents of diabetic children shift the focus off Halloween candy so the kids can have more fun.

- Explain to diabetic children ahead of time that they should not snack on candy until you are home from trick-or-treating. (Parents, that goes for you too!)

- Lots of walking can affect blood glucose levels for anyone with diabetes, so pack a healthy snack that you can rely on to battle lows.  This way, you avoid the temptation of dipping into the Halloween treat bag for a quick solution if your child’s blood sugar levels begin to drop.

- If your child has diabetes, choosing which type of candy to pass out is important because there is a good chance you will have leftovers.  If you select the correct type of candy, you can use leftovers to treat lows throughout the year.  According to the American Diabetes Association, chocolate and other higher-fat treats do not work well for treating lows.  Therefore, if you anticipate leftovers, choose hard candy, gumdrops or lollipops to pass out at Halloween so you can use the leftovers to treat lows.

- Do not feel you have to deprive your child of all Halloween candy because they have diabetes.  Instead, allow them to choose a fun size, smaller version of their favorite candy.  Just remember to adjust their meal plan based on the number of carbohydrates in the sweet treat. Visit the JDRF web site for a list of common Halloween candy carbohydrate values.

- After trick-or-treat hours are over, sit down with your child and help them choose a few of his or her favorite pieces of candy they can enjoy throughout the week.  To help diabetic children part with the leftover candy, allow them to exchange it for money, a toy or some other special treat (a special dinner, trip to the movies, etc).

- If you do not want to waste the extra candy by throwing it away, go with your child to donate the leftovers to a hospital or senior center.  Not only will your child learn healthy diabetes management habits, they will receive a lesson in sharing.

- Take the focus off Halloween candy by encouraging diabetic children to create an exciting Halloween costume.  You can even involve the entire family by designating a day to work on homemade costumes.

- Halloween costumes often require plenty of face paint, body paint and colored hair spray.  When the festivities are over, ensure you give proper attention to skin and scalp cleansing and care.

- No matter what the Halloween costume, ensure your child wears comfortable, closed toe shoes and invest in special diabetic socks that will keep feet clean and dry.  Whether trick-or-treating or at a costume party, it is important for children with diabetes to protect feet from potential cuts and scrapes and prevent blisters and soreness.

- Offer to host the Halloween party this year.  You will be able to ensure your child, and all the guests, enjoy healthy Halloween treats safe diabetic children rather than experience sugar shock.  Use food coloring to turn your favorite dip or sugar-free whipped topping orange, and pair with fruit and cheese or vegetables for a festive tray.  For dessert, dish out sugar-free chocolate pudding in individual cups and garnish with sugar-free whipped topping and sugar-free candy worms for a creepy surprise.

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Many blocks of a neighborhood are decorated with all kinds of eerie things. As children wander from house to house with their parents by their side, they might come across several homes with doors that are making eerie sounds. When some children hear these strange noises for the first time, they make it very difficult for the parent to coax them to walk up the sidewalk to the house.

Some doors are so scary that children will refuse to knock on the door. Some older children might have to do it and yell “Trick or Treat” for them. The children might be staring at ghosts that are floating under trees. Some children in the group might be captivated by a large spider that is crouching in a huge spider web that has been expertly formed by a homeowner on the corner of the porch.

Parents are almost certain that the children are not thinking about candy at this point. They can see that the creaking door that made eerie sounds has had a dramatic affect on the children. The children might not recover from their rigid posture for many hours on Halloween night and the parents will have to avoid any other Halloween door decorations that make eerie sounds.

Halloween is normally a joyful event that brings out all types of ghosts and goblins into the streets. Children that walk with parents have probably already heard a speech about none of it being real. When doors make eerie sounds, some children are too young to understand this crazy logic and will hold tightly to the legs of parents and still refuse to go up another sidewalk. They might even rely on a big brother to bring them the candy that was being handed out at that eerie house.

Some children will not believe that Halloween costumes are not real until they remove a monsters mask and look the wearer directly in the eye. Some children are bothered by this small task on Halloween because some people are pranksters and have chosen to wear more than one mask on this Halloween. When the children remove the monsters mask they will be shocked to find themselves looking at an ogre with only one eye.

Some little ones are very saddened on Halloween because they see their favorite cartoon character with an arrow piercing their forehead. Other children might think it is quite funny to see some characters they know in love totally out of character. With these little quirks to people they can relate to a child is able to start seeing the jovial attitudes that surround Halloween.

Halloween can be an extremely fun time to spend with your kids doing some child Halloween crafts together. Preparing Halloween costumes, accessories and makeup for your kids can be exciting. But because you are making these for your kids, safety should also be in mind to keep the Halloween season enjoyable and a memorable one.

Keep it mind, however, that child Halloween crafts must be safe and suitable for toddlers to 12-year-old kids. Use non-abrasive/harsh materials. Instead, make sure to use hypoallergenic makeup and glitter specifically made for a child‘s sensitive skin. Abrasive/harsh materials you should avoid include tin foils, hard plastic from cutout objects (otherwise, you should file the sharp edges), pointed accessories, and twigs with splinters.

Avoid using adult makeup as these are made of stronger makeup components that can easily irritate a child‘s skin. Practice safe child Halloween crafts preparations and make your own Halloween makeup at home. Homemade Halloween makeup often does not cause allergic reactions because it is just made of cornstarch, corn syrup, food coloring and water. However, you can always do a patch test first.

Consider always the safety of your child when buying materials for child Halloween crafts. When using glitter don’t buy the regular ones used for paper. These can be abrasive to both the skin and eyes and therefore can cause inflammation and reddening. Go to a specialty or makeup store instead and look for products that state “body glitter” or “face glitter”.

Be careful when choosing household materials for your child Halloween crafts session. For accessories use cardboard instead of tin foil or cutout hard plastic. If your child is going to run around with a tin foil or cutout plastic star on a wand, the pointy edges could accidentally end up in the eye. Use cardboard or Styrofoam instead. You can wrap these in silver kitchen foil or glitter for that brilliant sheen. You can also spray-paint them with silver, gold or other metallic colors.

There are a variety of child-safe costumes sold in specialty shops for use in child Halloween crafts. If you’re going to make a costume together with your child, it might be a good idea to put away those needles and use no-sew costumes for your child Halloween crafts idea. If you’re going to buy a costume, make sure it is easily detectable from afar (in case your child gets lost), flame-resistant, and can fit well on your child so he/she doesn’t trip.

Your child can come dressed as The Sleepwalker, which only requires your child to wear PJ’s and set of curlers; you can also think of any character with a cape, such as superman or batman, which only requires you to attach a cape and a mask. You can create masks simply with a paper plate and garters.

Making child Halloween crafts both fun and safe for your kids doesn’t have to be a difficult task. First think of safe materials and work around those using your imagination to create distinctive Halloween themes and styles.

If you want a sexy costume to wear for Halloween, you are in luck! You can actually create your own with a little time and a little creativity. Creating a sexy costume could be as easy as wearing a bombshell dress, or as complicated as following a pattern to build your own unique costume.

Here are some easy costume ideas that you can make on your own:

• Angel- White dress, white heels, white pantyhose and some makeshift wings using wire and sheer fabric

• Stripper/Exotic Dancer- Extremely high heels, a tight, short dress and props if you have any

• Naughty School Girl- Plain white, buttoned down shirt to show your cleavage, short plaid skirt, black shoes with ankle socks; carry a lollipop

• Sexy Secretary- Form fitting skirt suit without a blouse underneath, thigh highs with a garter showing, pair of glasses, pencil and a legal pad

• Naughty Nurse- White pencil skirt and a fitted white shirt belted, white heels, white pantyhose, stethoscope, rubber gloves, hair pulled loosely back

• Dirty Cop- Navy pencil skirt with a lighter blue button up shirt opened to the point where your cleavage is showing, thigh high stockings, handcuffs and a badge. You could finish off your look with some sexy, bomber sunglasses.

• Devil- Anything black or red outfit that is fitted, face make up, horns and a tail pinned on and you are ready to go…spice up this outfit with fake red eyelashes, other makeup accents and red glitter.

• Playboy Bunny- A fitted white or pink leotard and stockings, a cotton ball tail pinned on, bunny ears….you can have fun with this outfit, but those are the basic essentials!!

• Sexy Vampire- To create a sexy vampire outfit, the most important prop you will need is a set of vampire teeth, which you can pick up for just a few dollars at virtually any costume store. Goth clothing works perfectly for this type of costume. Or, if you want to sex the outfit up a few notches, wear a tight, short black dress and add the teeth. You can add some lace to the outfit and add a feather duster for added effect.

• Sexy French Maid- For this, you need a white tank top, short black skirt and a white apron.

• Pageant Queen- If you have a knock out formal gown lying around, you can easily be a pageant queen winner. All you need to create this costume is a tiara and a sash. You can either buy the sash at a costume store, or if you can sew, you can make it yourself. If you want to be super sexy, wear a bikini with the sash as if you were competing in the swimsuit portion of the competition.

Many of these sexy Halloween costumes can be created on your own on a shoestring budget. Have fun with what you are creating, and ensure that you add props and make up to complete the look.