Dressing up for Halloween and hoarding loads of candy like some sort of chocolate dragon is great fun, but there are a few cautions regarding costumes, candy, and your backyard playset. Let’s do a quick brush-up on best practices for safety when in costume and playing on your swing set.
Capes, Baggy Costumes, and Entanglement
While dressing up as Superman, Batman, or another character with a cape, we urge you to forgo the cape while playing on your swing set or playhouse. Capes, baggy clothes, wings, hats, helmets, or other items can become entangled on the playset, creating a safety hazard. It is best to sacrifice the illustrious grandeur of such costumes while playing outside on your swing set or playhouse.
Also included in this list are fake teeth or anything that hinders your children’s grip or traction on the set. Those fancy gloves and massive clown shoes should come off while your children play on the backyard swing set.
Don’t Play with Candy in Your Mouth
Having candy in your mouth while climbing, swinging, or sliding on your playhouse or swing set is simply a bad idea. A sudden slip might cause a gasp, which may lodge the candy in your children’s throats. Don’t allow your children to run and play with candy in their mouths.
Lollipops and suckers may feel like an exception because of the stick, but we encourage you not to allow children to play while enjoying these candies. A trip or an accidental bump from a friend could knock the stick more deeply into the child’s mouth or hurt a tooth.
Who’s Afraid of the Dark?
Children enjoy playing games around the playset after dark, especially when dressed up and in costume. If you are hosting a party, include glow stick bracelets as a party favor so the children can limit the risk of smashing into each other while playing on your backyard swing set.
Yes, wearing a bracelet feels like we are breaking our rules about baggy clothes, but those glow stick bracelets snap off quickly and should not cause any issues if caught on the playset.
While some parents would not have any issues with their children playing on their swing set or playhouse after dark, it may be best to set up temporary lighting if you host a large party to help keep the play safe and the children’s games observed.
Extra Caution
Most parents have observed that children’s personalities can be altered by putting on a costume. A whole gaggle of children in costume can further exasperate this. Superman can fly, but your child cannot; they might forget this critical fact during the excitement.
All that is needed here is an extra eye on the play and a word or two of correction if it gets too rough or the children begin misusing the equipment.
Conclusion
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