How to be SAFE this Halloween
It's time again to bring out the cauldron and the broom to celebrate the spookiest of seasons in style. Things are very different this year and we've got to be mindful of more than just the ghouls and the ghosts! This is a real-life pandemic, after all, and we need to take precautions to keep the scares imaginary!
From trick-or-treating to the double feature picture show, you can enjoy your favourite halloween activities safety by taking these simple precautions provided by Alberta Health:
- Don't go trick-or-treating if feeling ill, even if symptoms are minor
- Choose costumes that allow a non-medical mask to be worn underneath - make sure you can see and breathe comfortably
- Minimize contact with others: trick-or-treat with your family or cohort, remain within your community, and stay 2 metres apart
- Avoid touching doorbells or railings: call "trick or treat" from 2 metres away, knock instead of using doorbells, use hand sanitizer after touching surfaces
- Wash hands and disinfect packages before eating candy
- Don't hand out candy if feeling ill or isolating
- Wear a non-medical mask that fully covers your nose and mouth
- Ask trick-or-treaters to knock or call out instead of ringing the doorbell
- Use tongs to hand out pre-packaged candy to avoid handling treats
Find creative ways to maintain distance from trick-or-treaters:
- Hand out treats from your driveway or front lawn, if weather permits
- Set up a table or desk to help keep yourself distanced
- Make candy bags and space them out on a table or blanket; don't leave out self-serve bowls of bulk candy
- Build a candy slide, candy catapult or other fun, non-touch delivery methods
- Stay home if feeling ill, even if symptoms are mild
- Spend time with people you know - the smaller the group the better
- Choose games and activities that don't use shared items and allows people to stay 2 metres apart
- Don't share drinks, food, cigarettes, vapes or cannabis
- Wash or sanitize your hands often
- Host your party outdoors, if weather permits. If you must stay indoors:
- reduce your gathering size
- choose a location that allows for physical distancing between people from separate families and cohorts
- provide hand sanitizer
The province has also provided posters you can post on your door or window to let trick-or-treaters know if you're handing out candy this year!
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With this new information in our braaaaains let's have a safe and exciting Halloween, the most fun you can have with your mask on!
