How To Covid-Proof Your Trick Or Treating this Halloween

You might have the cute costumes ready to go, pumpkins to carve and a metric tonne of Haribo on standby, but just as we started to plan a traditional Halloween, the Covid scare-a-thon has developed another new plot twist.

With rising numbers and hospital admissions plus ominous announcements coming from Westminster, some parents are pausing to consider how or even if they should mark Halloween this weekend. Following last year’s socially distanced Halloween, which involved councils up and down the country advising parents to keep their little ghouls at home and observe things virtually, 2021 looked set to be different. But recent headlines have some of us re-considering what we are doing.

With some Covid-proofing, here’s a guide to how we can still let our children take part and trick or treat responsibly, without every single Halloween tradition going up in a puff of smokeDr Sarah Brewer, Medical Director at Healthspan suggests a re-think when it comes to traditional trick or treating. Instead of thrusting a bucket of sugary treats at callers, consider having a container of sweets outside your house for passing trick or treaters.

You could also stick a sign up beside your pumpkins asking kids to help themselves and for an added safety measure, ensure your basket of goodies are individually wrapped.Before your children charge up every garden path in the neighbourhood it could be worth hanging back and respecting the signal of Halloween decorations or a pumpkin on display. Dr Brewer says, ‘Ideally, contact elderly neighbours in advance to see whether or not they would like you to call around.

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