Tips for safe trick-or-treating

Costume
General
Safety
Child Safety
Children should:
• Children should never go inside homes or • Use face paint instead
near dark houses. of wearing masks.
• Children should not talk to strangers or
get into any stranger’s car. • Wear clothing that is
• Children should have their names and ad- bright, reflective and
dresses attached to their costumes. flame-retardant.
• Parents should examine treats before
children eat them. • Wear well-fitting
clothing and shoes—
nothing too baggy or
Pedestrian Safety big.
• Parents should go trick-or-treating with
their children.
• Children should look both ways before
crossing the street and cross at cross-
walks.

• Children should carry flashlights and

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Go to
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for more information.
Or, call Jess at (202) 518-6737.
Emergency: 911
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 Ward 1 Halloween Events
for Children, Youth and Families

• Halloween Activities at the Trolley Park at 11th

and Monroe, NW: Pumpkin decorating (October 24)
and Halloween Costume Parade and Contest (October
31)

• Actividades para el Halloween en Trolley Park:

Decoración de calabazas (24 de octubre) y Desfile y
consurso de disfraces de Halloween (31 de octubre)

• MPD 4D Annual Haunted District: October 31, 4D

station, 6001 Georgia Ave NW

• MPD 3D Sub Station: October 31 from 6:00 - 8:00

pm at Harriet Tubman Elementary School for ages 3-
14

• MPD 3D Main Station: October 31 from 6:00 - 8:00

pm at 1620 V St NW for children and teens

• Mentoring Works2 Halloween Party: October 30

from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at MW2 (2828 Georgia Ave NW)
for children and teens

Details about these events are online:

http://swotdc.blogspot.com