Make sure to keep away from lit candles in your own Halloween displays.

Lots of of you have seen the photographs of the boy badly burned in 2004 on Halloween when his Ring Wraith character costume from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy went up in flames, badly burning the seven year elderly. Astoundingly, this costume is still being sold! This is of lots of examples of children burned when their costumes have caught fire, but there's things you can do to safeguard your children.

 of the last things you might think about is the dangers of your brilliantly cold, spiffy new Halloween costumes. But you ought to. Every year someone's costume goes up in flames or otherwise causes them harm. So this is not something to be taken lightly, nor to be trusted to manufacturers "safety" testing. A little little bit of diligence on your part will keep your loved ones safe and the fun flowing.

To start with, try and buy 100% polyester or nylon material costumes. These have the least chance of igniting, and in the event that they do, they usually self-extinguish in a few seconds; however, this not the only danger. As the polyester melts it may start dripping the hot material onto the skin, causing burns to the skin. If the costume says 100% polyester or nylon "exclusive of trimming and decorations"; that means that the part that is "exclusive" will burn, not to mention anything else your kid perhaps wearing under or over their costume. Foam padding popular in lots of Superhero costumes burns much. Stay away from 100% acrylic costumes. These go up like Roman candles.

Make sure to keep away from lit candles in your own Halloween displays. You ought to also take care around people's houses that have selected to make use of this risky practice. Halloween costumes are often long, flowing, and difficult for a youngster to control or keep track of, when they are out having fun.

Speaking of vision, there is a new trend happening the last few years that bears mentioning, and that is the practice of wearing colored or costume contact lenses on Halloween. This would pertain mostly to adults, obviously, and the danger here is that lots of of these products, usually sold at beauty salons, video stores, gas stations and flea markets have been associated with corneal abrasions, bacterial infections and other vision-threatening maladies. These products are not licensed or controlled in any significant way, and quality and cleanliness standards are often suspect. Our advice is: don't put anything in to your eye that doesn't belong there!

Halloween costume dangers are not limited to fire. There's several other concerns to think about. Tripping and falling is a source of lots of injuries every year on Halloween. Make sure your kid's costume is simple to maneuver in and in the event that they are wearing any masks, make sure they have a clear field of vision.

Halloween can be a fun holiday as long as no gets hurt or is burned up... Make sure you don't make the evening news this year by following these few safety tips!