Seasonal & Holidays
Important Trick or Treating Safety Tips in Norton
Take a look at these safety tips for trick or treating courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services

- Smaller children should always be with an adult. It’s best to take little ones out early. If older children are going out without you, go over the ground rules first!
- Know what neighborhoods they will be in.
- Don’t allow them in areas with which you are not completely comfortable.
- Have the children stay in a group. Let them know what time to be home.
- Give them a cell phone to use if necessary.
- Use sidewalks.
- Cross only at the corners, never dart out between parked cars.
- Cover one side of the street at a time, no criss-crossing.
- Never go inside someone’s home unless it is a friend’s.
- Never accept a ride in a car.
- Only approach houses where the outside lights are on as a signal of welcome.
- Bring their bags home to be checked by an adult before eating a single treat.
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