Happy Halloween

Halloween is always a very fun and exciting time for our students. Just think back when you were a little boy or girl and how excited you were to go trick or treating! This past week I have spent a little time at the beginning of my classes during my introduction about SAFETY during Halloween night on Saturday. This is a good way to incorporate exercise into Halloween when they go door to door with their parents.

We discussed how to be safe, especially when it gets dark and their are many people walking on the sidewalks. My students were very good answering my questions about staying close to their parents or grown up who they are with, and not eating any candy that is open or damaged in any way. I felt that this was important to discuss so when they were out with their friends and family they hopefully remember what we talked about in class.

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I also think it is important because every year I read about something bad that has happened to a child. In the past, I remember reading about a local child who was hit and killed by a car. Another was when a child bit into a candy and there was a razor blade jammed inside it, cutting their mouth.

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We also need to remember to be safe ourselves this Halloween! Tonight I am attending a costume party at one of my friends house. He just bought a house and completely gutted the entire inside, leaving it bare with no furniture. He is bringing in a DJ and strobe lights, finishing it off with a smoke machine! This should be a great time, but remember, there will be many children out tonight, so we need to be especially careful on the roads. I am going to be "Iron Man" and my costume is incredible!