Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Happy Halloween
Yep, Halloween is here and this night, which is the strongest and most powerful night of the year, will allow those who seek to reach beyond this material world into others. The veils are thinnest between this side and the other side tonight...
Monday, October 31, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Spooky Club
This short film is brilliant and just what is needed for a lighthearted Halloween treat. Who wants to join the club?
"Welcome to Spooky Club, where all the members have eerie-yet-useless “talents,” and activities include a scheme to steal Vincent Prince’s skull and cremate it according to his last wishes. Clever editing, rocking music, a retro vibe, and some killer deadpan acting make this short lean more comedy than horror.
But make no mistake. To quote the gang’s skeleton-faced leader, it’s... (dramatic pause) SPOOKY" - Cheryl Eddy, io9.gizmodo.com
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Flip the Frog - Spooks
Here's a bonus cartoon for this morning.
Who remembers Flip the Frog? Flip was created by Ub Iwerks, who was an associate of and worked for Walt Disney, which explains the similarities between Iwerks creations and early Mickey Mouse / Disney cartoons.
Enjoy.
Who remembers Flip the Frog? Flip was created by Ub Iwerks, who was an associate of and worked for Walt Disney, which explains the similarities between Iwerks creations and early Mickey Mouse / Disney cartoons.
Enjoy.
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Casper the Friendly Ghost; To Boo or Not To Boo
It's been a while since posting a cartoon on a Saturday morning but since Halloween is on Monday I thought why not post something this week to get us all in the mood.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Middletown Police Want You to be SAFE this HALLOWEEN
October 26, 2016
Middletown Public Information:
Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st, falls on a Monday this year. Middletown’s trick or treating hours will be 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm. Please note that an 8:00 p.m. curfew will be in effect for people under the age of 18 on October 30th and October 31st.
“This is a fun time for the community, especially children who will be dressing up and trick-or-treating,” Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber said. “While we want everyone to enjoy their evening, we strongly encourage residents to be responsible and consider these safety tips.”
The Centers for Disease Control provides best practices for Halloween trick-or-treaters by asking that people follow the “Safe Halloween” motto.
Please contact the Middletown Police Department at 732-615-2100 with any safety concerns.
Middletown Public Information:
Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st, falls on a Monday this year. Middletown’s trick or treating hours will be 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm. Please note that an 8:00 p.m. curfew will be in effect for people under the age of 18 on October 30th and October 31st.“This is a fun time for the community, especially children who will be dressing up and trick-or-treating,” Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber said. “While we want everyone to enjoy their evening, we strongly encourage residents to be responsible and consider these safety tips.”
The Centers for Disease Control provides best practices for Halloween trick-or-treaters by asking that people follow the “Safe Halloween” motto.
• Swords, knives and other costume accessories should be short, soft and flexible.
• Avoid trick-or-treating alone. Walk in groups or with a trusted adult.
• Fasten reflective tape on costumes and bags to help drivers see you.
• Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before you eat them.
• Hold a flashlight while walking to ensure that you are visible. Walk and don’t run from house to house.
• Always test make up in a small area first. Remove it before bedtime to prevent possible skin and eye irritation.
• Lower your risk of serious eye injury by not wearing decorative contact lenses.
• Look both ways before crossing the street. Use established crosswalks wherever possible.
• Only walk on sidewalks wherever possible, or on the far edge of the road facing traffic to stay safe and to prevent accidents or injury.
• Wear well-fitting masks, costumes and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips and falls.
• Eat only factory-wrapped candy. Avoid eating homemade treats offered by strangers.
• Enter homes only if you’re with a trusted adult. Only visit well-lit houses. Don’t accept rides from strangers
• Never walk near lit candles or devices with open flames. Be sure to wear flame-resistant costumes.
Please contact the Middletown Police Department at 732-615-2100 with any safety concerns.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Halloween Safety (1985)
Remember what Halloween was like way back in the 1980's? Here's a vintage Halloween safety video that covered everything from carving pumpkins to avoiding strangers
Saturday, October 31, 2015
A Bedtime Story - THey Had Black Eyes
Reposted from the blog - FROM THE SHADOWS true tale of the paranormal by Jason Offutt
The children looked out of place in the night. Craig Besand walked down the street toward his flat in Norwich, England, when two figures approached him.
“They appeared to be young boys,” Besand said. “One was about 13 years old, the other one was about nine.”
At the time Besand, a Missourian, was studying abroad at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
“I(’d been) at a friend’s house having a few drinks until the late hours,” he said. “My friend asked me if I was all right to walk back to my flat and if I wanted I could crash on his couch. I told him I would be all right, I just wanted to get home and go to bed. It was after 1 in the morning.”
Between Besand’s flat and his friend’s flat was a cemetery – that’s where he saw the children.
“My friend lives up the street from a very old cemetery on Dereham Road,” Besand said. “I walk past this cemetery every time I go to his house.”
He’d made it a few blocks when he saw two figures approach him.
“They were both wearing hoodies, sneakers; typical kid stuff,” Besand said. “The older one said that they were trying to find the graveyard and that they were lost.”
Then the boy asked Besand, “could you please take us there?”
The age of the children and the late night struck Besand as strange.
“I figured it was odd that young kids were hanging out in graveyards at this time of night,” he said. “But kids are into whatever so I agreed to take them there. They asked me very politely and the cemetery was on my way home anyway.”
As Besand escorted the boys toward the cemetery, he looked at them closer. The oldest boy’s hair was jet black, “his skin was porcelain white and veiny.” Then Besand saw the eyes.
“They both had eyes that were as dark as coal, no sign of white,” Besand said. “The eyes were the most distinct features, it was like they had no souls or nothing inside of them.”
He asked these Black-Eyed Children where they lived. They named a nearby street.
“I thought that was strange because this cemetery is huge and almost everyone in town knows where it is,” he said.
When they reached the cemetery gates the older one asked Besand to come in with them.
“I told them no, I was going home,” he said. “He asked me again to go in with them. I still told him no.”
The younger Black-Eyed Child, Besand noticed, appeared nervous.
“(He had) this look of anxiety about him,” Besand said. “Then the older one stopped asking me. He started to make a demand for me to go into the graveyard with them.”
Then the older child’s demeanor changed.
“The frustration on this kid’s face was trying to be hidden behind one of the most evil grins that I ever saw,” Besand said. “My heart was pounding in my throat at this time as the older one said, ‘we wouldn’t harm you,’ with that grin on his face.”
The grin, Besand found, was hypnotic.
“Oddly enough, I was becoming more drawn to him and I was thinking that I should go in with them,” he said. “Then the silent younger kid said something that scared the hell out of me.”
The younger one said, “We shouldn’t be doing this.”
“Immediately after he spoke I snapped out of my trance,” Besand said. “My flight-or-fight instinct kicked in and I ran as fast as I could. I looked back to see if they were running after me, but they had vanished. I ran all the way home.”
About a week later, Besand wandered into a magic shop whose owner, he discovered, was Wiccan.
“I bought some incense and then got into a conversation about me being an American, traveling, and then about haunted places in town,” he said. “So I told her my story of the Black-Eyed Children. She told me that I wasn’t imagining anything.”
Besand asked her what they were.
“She told me that no one knows,” he said. “The people who found that out aren’t here to tell about it. She said they could have been anything from demons to fairies.”
He asked her why they would want him to go willingly with them to the cemetery.
“She said that they could just want something from you or they could have taken me to their realm,” he said. “She also told me that I did the right thing by running away, and that I’m never going to find out what they were so I’m better off just going on with my life and not thinking too much about it. I tell other people about it and they either get creeped out or they have a good laugh at my expense.”
Copyright 2009 by Jason Offutt
Got a scary story? Ever played with a Ouija board, heard voices, seen a ghost, UFO or a creature you couldn’t identify? Let Jason know about it: Jason Offutt, P.O. Box 501, Maryville, Mo., 64468, or jasonoffutt@hotmail.com. Your story might make an upcoming installment of “From the Shadows.”
Jason’s books on the paranormal, “Darkness Walks: The Shadow People Among Us,” and “Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to Missouri’s Most Spirited Spots,” at Jason’s blog, from-the-shadows.blogspot.com.
The children looked out of place in the night. Craig Besand walked down the street toward his flat in Norwich, England, when two figures approached him.
“They appeared to be young boys,” Besand said. “One was about 13 years old, the other one was about nine.”
At the time Besand, a Missourian, was studying abroad at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
“I(’d been) at a friend’s house having a few drinks until the late hours,” he said. “My friend asked me if I was all right to walk back to my flat and if I wanted I could crash on his couch. I told him I would be all right, I just wanted to get home and go to bed. It was after 1 in the morning.”Between Besand’s flat and his friend’s flat was a cemetery – that’s where he saw the children.
“My friend lives up the street from a very old cemetery on Dereham Road,” Besand said. “I walk past this cemetery every time I go to his house.”
He’d made it a few blocks when he saw two figures approach him.
“They were both wearing hoodies, sneakers; typical kid stuff,” Besand said. “The older one said that they were trying to find the graveyard and that they were lost.”
Then the boy asked Besand, “could you please take us there?”
The age of the children and the late night struck Besand as strange.
“I figured it was odd that young kids were hanging out in graveyards at this time of night,” he said. “But kids are into whatever so I agreed to take them there. They asked me very politely and the cemetery was on my way home anyway.”
As Besand escorted the boys toward the cemetery, he looked at them closer. The oldest boy’s hair was jet black, “his skin was porcelain white and veiny.” Then Besand saw the eyes.
“They both had eyes that were as dark as coal, no sign of white,” Besand said. “The eyes were the most distinct features, it was like they had no souls or nothing inside of them.”
He asked these Black-Eyed Children where they lived. They named a nearby street.
“I thought that was strange because this cemetery is huge and almost everyone in town knows where it is,” he said.
When they reached the cemetery gates the older one asked Besand to come in with them.
“I told them no, I was going home,” he said. “He asked me again to go in with them. I still told him no.”
The younger Black-Eyed Child, Besand noticed, appeared nervous.
“(He had) this look of anxiety about him,” Besand said. “Then the older one stopped asking me. He started to make a demand for me to go into the graveyard with them.”
Then the older child’s demeanor changed.
“The frustration on this kid’s face was trying to be hidden behind one of the most evil grins that I ever saw,” Besand said. “My heart was pounding in my throat at this time as the older one said, ‘we wouldn’t harm you,’ with that grin on his face.”
The grin, Besand found, was hypnotic.
“Oddly enough, I was becoming more drawn to him and I was thinking that I should go in with them,” he said. “Then the silent younger kid said something that scared the hell out of me.”
The younger one said, “We shouldn’t be doing this.”
“Immediately after he spoke I snapped out of my trance,” Besand said. “My flight-or-fight instinct kicked in and I ran as fast as I could. I looked back to see if they were running after me, but they had vanished. I ran all the way home.”
About a week later, Besand wandered into a magic shop whose owner, he discovered, was Wiccan.
“I bought some incense and then got into a conversation about me being an American, traveling, and then about haunted places in town,” he said. “So I told her my story of the Black-Eyed Children. She told me that I wasn’t imagining anything.”
Besand asked her what they were.
“She told me that no one knows,” he said. “The people who found that out aren’t here to tell about it. She said they could have been anything from demons to fairies.”
He asked her why they would want him to go willingly with them to the cemetery.
“She said that they could just want something from you or they could have taken me to their realm,” he said. “She also told me that I did the right thing by running away, and that I’m never going to find out what they were so I’m better off just going on with my life and not thinking too much about it. I tell other people about it and they either get creeped out or they have a good laugh at my expense.”
Copyright 2009 by Jason Offutt
Got a scary story? Ever played with a Ouija board, heard voices, seen a ghost, UFO or a creature you couldn’t identify? Let Jason know about it: Jason Offutt, P.O. Box 501, Maryville, Mo., 64468, or jasonoffutt@hotmail.com. Your story might make an upcoming installment of “From the Shadows.”
Jason’s books on the paranormal, “Darkness Walks: The Shadow People Among Us,” and “Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to Missouri’s Most Spirited Spots,” at Jason’s blog, from-the-shadows.blogspot.com.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
From National Geographics:
Nestled in the hills of New York's Hudson River valley lies a place where spooky legend meets modern day life.
And from my favorite all-time Disney short...
Nestled in the hills of New York's Hudson River valley lies a place where spooky legend meets modern day life.
And from my favorite all-time Disney short...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Trick Or Treat
Ahh,It's been awhile since Halloween has landed on a Saturday. Here's just the cartoon to start off the Halloween festivities. Past the Pop tarts and lets get the day started!
Friday, October 30, 2015
GOP Trick Or Treat
luckovich cartoon archive. http://www.ajc.com/gallery/news/opinion/best-luckovich-october-2015/gCXKp/
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Police Remind Residents About Halloween Safety
Middletown Public Information -
Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st, falls on a Saturday this year. Middletown’s trick or treating hours will be 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. An 8:00 p.m. curfew will be in effect for people under the age of 18 on October 30th and October 31st.
“This is a fun time for the community, especially children who will be dressing up and trick-or-treating,” Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber said. “While we want everyone to enjoy their evening, we strongly encourage residents to be responsible and consider these safety tips.”
The Centers for Disease Control provides best practices for Halloween trick-or-treaters by asking that people follow the “Safe Halloween” motto.
Please contact the Middletown Police Department at 732-615-2100 with any safety concerns.
Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st, falls on a Saturday this year. Middletown’s trick or treating hours will be 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. An 8:00 p.m. curfew will be in effect for people under the age of 18 on October 30th and October 31st.“This is a fun time for the community, especially children who will be dressing up and trick-or-treating,” Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber said. “While we want everyone to enjoy their evening, we strongly encourage residents to be responsible and consider these safety tips.”
The Centers for Disease Control provides best practices for Halloween trick-or-treaters by asking that people follow the “Safe Halloween” motto.
- Swords, knives and other costume accessories should be short, soft and flexible.
- Avoid trick-or-treating alone.
- Walk in groups or with a trusted adult.
- Fasten reflective tape on costumes and bags to help drivers see you.
- Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before you eat them.
- Hold a flashlight while walking to ensure that you are visible. Walk and don’t run from house to house.
- Always test make up in a small area first. Remove it before bedtime to prevent possible skin and eye irritation.
- Lower your risk of serious eye injury by not wearing decorative contact lenses.
- Look both ways before crossing the street. Use established crosswalks wherever possible.
- Only walk on sidewalks wherever possible, or on the far edge of the road facing traffic to stay safe and to prevent accidents or injury.
- Wear well-fitting masks, costumes and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips and falls.
- Eat only factory-wrapped candy. Avoid eating homemade treats offered by strangers.
- Enter homes only if you’re with a trusted adult.
- Only visit well-lit houses. Don’t accept rides from strangers
- Never walk near lit candles or devices with open flames.
- Be sure to wear flame-resistant costumes.
Please contact the Middletown Police Department at 732-615-2100 with any safety concerns.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Good Grief It's The Great Pumpkin Shortage
CNN Money:
Pumpkin crops are down by about a half this year and the harvest concluded this week, much earlier than normal.Continue Reading
That won't make it hard to find the pumpkin you'll need for a jack-o-lantern on Halloween. But don't wait to get your canned pumpkin to make pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
Libby's, the unit of Nestle (NSRGF) that has an estimated 80% of the canned pumpkin market, says that it thinks it will have enough canned pumpkin to make it through Thanksgiving, but the short harvest means it will be tight.
"We're disappointed that the yields this year are less than we anticipated," said Roz O'Hearn, spokeswoman for Nestle. "We won't have much 'reserve' stock -- if any at all -- to carry us into the new year."
That means when stores sell out, they'll likely be out until next year's harvest. Not that pumpkin pie is a major staple for Easter or Memorial Day.
The shortage won't hurt the supply of Halloween decorations is because the pumpkins used in your pies are very different than the ones you carve for Halloween...
Friday, October 31, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Remember Your Halloween Safety Tips For A Spook-Tacular Day
Halloween is on Friday this year so it's time once again to remember a few important safety tips when preparing for that most spook-tacular day .
I have reposted these tips each year since starting this blog, this year is no exception. I hope that readers will heed some (if not all) of these tips so that their Halloween can be happy, safe and fun for everyone.
Trick-Or-Treating
• Make sure that an adult or older responsible youth accompanies young children.
• Plan and discuss the trick-or-treat route your children intend to follow, ideally a well-lit, well-populated course. Instruct your kids to stick to this route, and establish what tie they should return home.
• Write your child’s name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and slip it in a pocket or pin it to his/her costume, in case your child gets separated from the group.
• Review pedestrian safety rules with your children, including looking both ways before crossing the street and not crossing the street between parked cars.
• Tell your children to walk on sidewalks, not on the street; where there are no sidewalks, children should walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
• Teach your children to stop only at homes that are well-lit, and never enter a stranger’s home.
• If you’re driving your kids around to trick-or-treat make sure they get out of your car on the curb side, not on the traffic side of the road.
• Instruct your kids not to eat any of their treats until they get home. Be sure to wash any fruit and it into small pieces before giving it to your kids to eat.
Costumes
• Knives, swords, and other accessories should be made from cardboard or flexible material. Sharp toys present all sorts of dangers, including injuring your child if he or she trips and falls on it. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries on Halloween.
• Trim trick-or-treat bags with reflective tape.
• Give your child flashlights to carry so they can be more visible to motorist.
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that it has large holes for the eyes and mouth. Also, avoid hats that will slide over your child’s eyes.
Other Halloween Fun
• Avoid giving treats that can be harmful to young children, including gum, peanuts, hard candies and small toys. Also, remember that many children have food allergies to peanuts and dairy products.
• When carving pumpkins, kids should not be allowed to use knives, its best to let children clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it.
• If you set out jack-o-lanterns on your sidewalk or porch, be sure there is enough room for kids to pass through in groups without the danger of costumes catching on fire.
• Explain to your children the consequences of vandalism and other antics, such as animal cruelty. Both are unacceptable and punishable by law.
Trick-Or-Treating
• Make sure that an adult or older responsible youth accompanies young children.
• Plan and discuss the trick-or-treat route your children intend to follow, ideally a well-lit, well-populated course. Instruct your kids to stick to this route, and establish what tie they should return home.
• Write your child’s name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and slip it in a pocket or pin it to his/her costume, in case your child gets separated from the group.
• Review pedestrian safety rules with your children, including looking both ways before crossing the street and not crossing the street between parked cars.
• Tell your children to walk on sidewalks, not on the street; where there are no sidewalks, children should walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
• Teach your children to stop only at homes that are well-lit, and never enter a stranger’s home.
• If you’re driving your kids around to trick-or-treat make sure they get out of your car on the curb side, not on the traffic side of the road.
• Instruct your kids not to eat any of their treats until they get home. Be sure to wash any fruit and it into small pieces before giving it to your kids to eat.
Costumes
• Knives, swords, and other accessories should be made from cardboard or flexible material. Sharp toys present all sorts of dangers, including injuring your child if he or she trips and falls on it. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries on Halloween.
• Trim trick-or-treat bags with reflective tape.
• Give your child flashlights to carry so they can be more visible to motorist.
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that it has large holes for the eyes and mouth. Also, avoid hats that will slide over your child’s eyes.
Other Halloween Fun
• Avoid giving treats that can be harmful to young children, including gum, peanuts, hard candies and small toys. Also, remember that many children have food allergies to peanuts and dairy products.
• When carving pumpkins, kids should not be allowed to use knives, its best to let children clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it.
• If you set out jack-o-lanterns on your sidewalk or porch, be sure there is enough room for kids to pass through in groups without the danger of costumes catching on fire.
• Explain to your children the consequences of vandalism and other antics, such as animal cruelty. Both are unacceptable and punishable by law.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Is Old Tennent Church Cemetery haunted?
Here's a great way to start of your Halloween and if you're a Weird NJ fan you'll love this.
The guys from Weird NJ, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, recently went to the Old Tennent Church in Manalapan to explore the grounds and get to the bottom of a little ghost story that has become a local legend. Their trip to the Monmouth County church was filmed by Brian Johnston of the Asbury Park Press.
If you've never been to the Old Tennet Church and you are a history buff, I highly reccommend taking a trip to there. The church played a significant roll in the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War.
Warning - this video auto-plays so if you don't want to listen to it time and again when logging on to the blog you will need to stop the player as the video begins. Talk about a Halloween nightmare, gees...
The guys from Weird NJ, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, recently went to the Old Tennent Church in Manalapan to explore the grounds and get to the bottom of a little ghost story that has become a local legend. Their trip to the Monmouth County church was filmed by Brian Johnston of the Asbury Park Press.
If you've never been to the Old Tennet Church and you are a history buff, I highly reccommend taking a trip to there. The church played a significant roll in the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War.
Warning - this video auto-plays so if you don't want to listen to it time and again when logging on to the blog you will need to stop the player as the video begins. Talk about a Halloween nightmare, gees...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Halloween Safety Tips
Tomorrow is Halloween and it is time once again to remember a few important safety tips when preparing for that most spook-tacular day .
I have reposted these tips each year since starting this blog, this year is no exception. I hope that readers will heed some (if not all) of these tips so that their Halloween can be happy, safe and fun for everyone.
Trick-Or-Treating
• Make sure that an adult or older responsible youth accompanies young children.
• Plan and discuss the trick-or-treat route your children intend to follow, ideally a well-lit, well-populated course. Instruct your kids to stick to this route, and establish what tie they should return home.
• Write your child’s name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and slip it in a pocket or pin it to his/her costume, in case your child gets separated from the group.
• Review pedestrian safety rules with your children, including looking both ways before crossing the street and not crossing the street between parked cars.
• Tell your children to walk on sidewalks, not on the street; where there are no sidewalks, children should walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
• Teach your children to stop only at homes that are well-lit, and never enter a stranger’s home.
• If you’re driving your kids around to trick-or-treat make sure they get out of your car on the curb side, not on the traffic side of the road.
• Instruct your kids not to eat any of their treats until they get home. Be sure to wash any fruit and it into small pieces before giving it to your kids to eat.
Costumes
• Knives, swords, and other accessories should be made from cardboard or flexible material. Sharp toys present all sorts of dangers, including injuring your child if he or she trips and falls on it. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries on Halloween.
• Trim trick-or-treat bags with reflective tape.
• Give your child flashlights to carry so they can be more visible to motorist.
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that it has large holes for the eyes and mouth. Also, avoid hats that will slide over your child’s eyes.
Other Halloween Fun
• Avoid giving treats that can be harmful to young children, including gum, peanuts, hard candies and small toys. Also, remember that many children have food allergies to peanuts and dairy products.
• When carving pumpkins, kids should not be allowed to use knives, its best to let children clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it.
• If you set out jack-o-lanterns on your sidewalk or porch, be sure there is enough room for kids to pass through in groups without the danger of costumes catching on fire.
• Explain to your children the consequences of vandalism and other antics, such as animal cruelty. Both are unacceptable and punishable by law.
Trick-Or-Treating
• Make sure that an adult or older responsible youth accompanies young children.
• Plan and discuss the trick-or-treat route your children intend to follow, ideally a well-lit, well-populated course. Instruct your kids to stick to this route, and establish what tie they should return home.
• Write your child’s name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and slip it in a pocket or pin it to his/her costume, in case your child gets separated from the group.
• Review pedestrian safety rules with your children, including looking both ways before crossing the street and not crossing the street between parked cars.
• Tell your children to walk on sidewalks, not on the street; where there are no sidewalks, children should walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic.
• Teach your children to stop only at homes that are well-lit, and never enter a stranger’s home.
• If you’re driving your kids around to trick-or-treat make sure they get out of your car on the curb side, not on the traffic side of the road.
• Instruct your kids not to eat any of their treats until they get home. Be sure to wash any fruit and it into small pieces before giving it to your kids to eat.
Costumes
• Knives, swords, and other accessories should be made from cardboard or flexible material. Sharp toys present all sorts of dangers, including injuring your child if he or she trips and falls on it. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries on Halloween.
• Trim trick-or-treat bags with reflective tape.
• Give your child flashlights to carry so they can be more visible to motorist.
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that it has large holes for the eyes and mouth. Also, avoid hats that will slide over your child’s eyes.
Other Halloween Fun
• Avoid giving treats that can be harmful to young children, including gum, peanuts, hard candies and small toys. Also, remember that many children have food allergies to peanuts and dairy products.
• When carving pumpkins, kids should not be allowed to use knives, its best to let children clean out the pumpkin and draw a face on it.
• If you set out jack-o-lanterns on your sidewalk or porch, be sure there is enough room for kids to pass through in groups without the danger of costumes catching on fire.
• Explain to your children the consequences of vandalism and other antics, such as animal cruelty. Both are unacceptable and punishable by law.
Friday, November 9, 2012
It's Trunk or Treat on Sunday Then It's Back To School On Monday
The following notification came via email earlier today but it does not mention that Middletown schools will be back in session Monday 11/12:
In place of door to door Trick or Treating the Township of Middletown and Board of Education will be running "Trunk or Treat" on Sunday, November 11 in the afternoon as a safe Halloween alternate for the children of Middletown at the following elementary schools. Children are invited to all schools for this event no matter what school they attend, including all parochial and private school students. Children of all ages including those who not yet of school age, are invited to their neighborhood Trunk or Treat.
· Harmony 1-3 pm
· Ocean Avenue 1-3 pm
· Lincroft 1-3 pm
· New Monmouth 2-4 pm
· River Plaza 1-3 pm
· Bayview 3-5 pm
· Middletown Village 1-3 pm
· Nut Swamp 12-2 pm
· Leonardo 1-3 pm
· Fairview 1-3 pm
· Navesink approximately 2-3 pm following the Halloween parade at the Navesink firehouse
· Port Monmouth students who missed their event are invited to Ocean Avenue’s event.
According to the Middletown Township Board of Education website, township schools will reopen Monday, canceling the Veterans Day previously planned closure.
You can read all about it... Here
In place of door to door Trick or Treating the Township of Middletown and Board of Education will be running "Trunk or Treat" on Sunday, November 11 in the afternoon as a safe Halloween alternate for the children of Middletown at the following elementary schools. Children are invited to all schools for this event no matter what school they attend, including all parochial and private school students. Children of all ages including those who not yet of school age, are invited to their neighborhood Trunk or Treat.
· Harmony 1-3 pm
· Ocean Avenue 1-3 pm
· Lincroft 1-3 pm
· New Monmouth 2-4 pm
· River Plaza 1-3 pm
· Bayview 3-5 pm
· Middletown Village 1-3 pm
· Nut Swamp 12-2 pm
· Leonardo 1-3 pm
· Fairview 1-3 pm
· Navesink approximately 2-3 pm following the Halloween parade at the Navesink firehouse
· Port Monmouth students who missed their event are invited to Ocean Avenue’s event.
According to the Middletown Township Board of Education website, township schools will reopen Monday, canceling the Veterans Day previously planned closure.
You can read all about it... Here
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