Halloween Guidelines And Suggested Activities During The Pandemic

From the Town of Glastonbury:

October 30, 2020

In anticipation of tomorrow's Halloween holiday, parents should please be mindful of the CDC Halloween guidelines to help keep our community members safe and healthy. Please review the following ideas and best practices and share with anyone who may find this useful.

Make trick-or-treating safer

• Avoid direct contact with trick-or-treaters.
• Pass out treats outdoors if possible, or set up an outdoor station with individually-bagged treats for kids to take themselves.
• Wash hands before handling treats.
• Wear a mask.
• Make your cloth mask part of your costume. Please note, a COSTUME mask is NOT a substitute for a CLOTH mask. Do NOT wear a costume mask over a cloth mask. It can make breathing more difficult.
• Stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you. Indoors and outdoors, you are more likely to get or spread COVID-19 when you are in close contact with others for an extended period of time.
• Bring hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol with you and use it after touching objects or other people.
• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you get home and before you eat any treats.

Festive Activities to Do Instead of Trick-or-treating

• Hold a Halloween treat hunt with household members - Hide Halloween treats in and around your house.
• Decorate or carve pumpkins with members of your household or outdoors with neighbors or friends.
• Decorate your home for Halloween or walk/drive around your neighborhood admiring Halloween decorations from a distance.
• Hold an outdoor costume parade, contest, or Halloween movie night with neighbors, or indoor events with household members.

For more tips from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), visit their Halloween web page here.

This press release was produced by the Town of Glastonbury. The views expressed are the author's own.