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The Clean-zine, Issue #22 - Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips for Kids
October 01, 2014

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips for Kids

2. How to Make Halloween a Family Affair

3. October Housecleaning Checklist

Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips for Kids

Halloween can truly be a scary night for parents.

It's hard to send (or even take!) your kids out into the dark with so many strange people roving the streets.

The combination of costumes, masks, darkness, and traffic is definitely dangerous. There are accidents just waiting to happen.

But don't give up on the fall festivities. Before you let your kids out the door, lay down these trick-or-treating rules.

How to Make Halloween a Family Affair

Halloween can be a night of dark, scary things (especially if you have teenagers in the house.)

Even if you do, there are ways to make October 31 a family affair for younger kids.The night actually lends itself to kids parties, as parents are chaperones for their trick-or-treaters. So make it festive with party decorations such as balloons in orange and black or paper streamers.

Since candy is the word of the night, most parents prefer to start All Hallow's Eve with a hearty dinner that keeps little goblins from gobbling every piece of candy they receive on the spot.

Here's how to make Halloween a family affair.

October Home Checklist

October Home Checklist: 10 things to include in your home cleaning and preventative maintenance program this month to keep your home well-maintained.

Some tasks only need to be done once or twice a year. The problem is that we forget to do them once or twice a year.

An easier way is to try the monthly maintain-and-repair approach. Here are the 10 things to do around your home in October.

 Have a happy, healthy October!
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