• Children should be accompanied by an adult when going trick-or-treating. 
• Go only to homes of people known to you.
• Homemade treats, while nice, should never be eaten, unless the maker is well known.
• Use non-toxic makeup to paint faces and body parts.
• Teach children not to consume food items, drinks or treats that may be offered until an adult has thoroughly checked them.
• Throw away any spoiled, unwrapped or suspicious treats.
• Make sure that items that can cause choking, such as hard candy, are given to children of an appropriate age.
• Do not let children give treats to pets; chocolate, especially, may be poisonous to many animals.
• Dispose of tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers properly to avoid children and pets swallowing them and choking.

Parents, grandparents and child care providers should also be reminded that poisonings often occur when children mistake pills for candy. Therefore, the poisoning information organization adds the following year-round advice: 

• Keep all medicines out of children’s reach. 
• Teach your child that medicine is not candy.
• Post the Poison Control Center Hotline number, 1-800-222-1222, by your telephone.

Trained medical professional are available at all times, day or night, at the Poison Control Hotline to provide emergency treatment advice or to answer any drug or poison information questions.