For years, stories of tainted candy and treat bags have emerged around the country. The thought of poison Halloween candy or a razor blade hidden inside a Halloween cookie is enough to cause panic during the Halloween season. Stories of deliberate poisoning actually go back as far as the 1960’s when trick-or-treating was really starting to catch fire in North America. Realistically however, many of these stories are merely fiction or an exaggeration of facts manipulated until the story sounds really scary. The fact that many Halloween poisonings can be proven wrong does not take away from the fact that we live in an imperfect world and the possibility of a deranged person purposely causing harm to another is very real. In regard to door-to-door trick or treating, candy does need to be checked for obvious signs of tampering. Unwrapped candy and other homemade treats given out by strangers, which are most likely harmless, will probably do better finding their way into the trash rather than in your child’s mouth just to be on the safe side. A better safe than sorry attitude can provide some added peace of mind.

Another scary concept of Halloween is simply the idea of children crossing the street after nightfall. Add in a dark, clumsy costume and maybe a cumbersome mask and this can be a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, Halloween produces more fatal accidents between motor vehicles and young children, a.k.a. Halloweeners, under the age of fifteen than any other night of the year. Most of these accidents occur between 4 pm and 8 pm, obviously the time most trick-or-treating takes place. The overwhelming majority of these auto accidents occur at non-intersection locales, in other words mid-block and even between parked cars. Child trick-or-treaters need to be instructed on crossing at crosswalks and street corners only. Halloween can also be dangerous to adult revelers because of the number of Halloween parties taking place. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of all Halloween automobile accidents are alcohol related. This is an alarming statistic which unfortunately has risen over the last decade in spite of education and increased law enforcement in regard to driving while intoxicated.

Halloween is a holiday based on folklore, tradition, and fun. It was never meant to be dangerous or deadly. Unsafe situations and Halloween related accidents can be avoided in most cases by some back-to-basics education and enforcement of safe habits. The primary instinct of parents is to protect their children and teaching common sense is a great place to start. Young adults as well as mature adults for that matter, need to remain focused on during the Halloween season while operating their motor vehicle. Automobile accidents change lives and in some cases end them, and with the increased number of pedestrians roaming the streets during this festive season, it is all the more reason to stay sober and attentive while driving. Halloween can be scary if we want it to… be it shouldn’t have to be dangerous.

Chet is the webmaster of Rate My Halloween Costume, a fun site where visitors can rate and review Holloween costumes and even submit their own picture for others to review. There are also costumes available for purchase featuring all the timeless costumes like princess, pirate

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Butlins is well known for its wide range of family entertainment and this year they certainly won’t disappoint with the wide range of variety acts made famous by the ITV show. There are plenty of different acts on at Butlins this summer from singers like Shaun Smith and Shaheen Jafargholi to comedy favourites like Stavros Flatley.

Butlins will be showing a total of eight acts from this year’s top acts from both the semi-finals and the finals of the competition.

Diversity – Winners of the competition and shall be performing at Butlins as soon as their commitments with performing for the queen are completed. Diversity has wowed British audiences with their inventive dance moves and a group spanning a large range of ages.

Other acts like comedy dance acts like Stavros Flatley and Faces of Disco are sure to be a hit with families looking for a laugh when they come to Butlins this summer. Dance acts like Aidan Davies will surely have the children and possibly adults dancing along too.

There are genuinely credible singers such as Shaun Smith who made it to the final of the competition who can stun audiences with their amazing singing voice too. Impressive ventriloquist Gareth Oliver has already said he loves to entertain people and Butlins is the perfect venue for Gareth’s impressive voice throwing talent to entertain audiences.

With all these amazing acts appearing as well as a whole host of other entertainment and activities there’s little surprise that many families are opting for Butlins Family holidays at one of the three impressive UK holiday resorts.

As well as the evening entertainment there are plenty of activities and sports to keep active during the day, the Minehead resort is situated close to Exmoor National Park so there is plenty of countryside to go mountain biking or horse riding in as well as the seaside locations for all three resorts.

There are plenty of options for accommodation at Butlins resorts also; luxury hotels such as the Shoreline Hotel in Bognor Regis can accommodate your family in comfort and style, for those looking to go on a family holiday in the UK

This article was written by Lee Lazarus. Lee is a leading online journalist and here writes for Butlins Family Holidays. Butlins have a huge number of entertainment breaks available, including acts from Britains Got Talent such as Diversity and Stavros Flatley.

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