The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently posted guidance for holidays, including Halloween. The federal agency encourages people to avoid higher-risk activities, including door-to-door trick-or-treating; attending crowded, indoor costume parties; visiting indoor haunted houses; or going on hayrides or tractor rides with strangers.
Local residents are invited to create new traditions that still allow families to spend time together and make memories. Jill Walls, an associate professor of early childhood, youth, and family studies at Ball State University, suggests that families watch an age-appropriate, Halloween-themed movie together; make a Halloween craft; play board games, bake holiday-themed food; or read a Halloween- or fall-themed book aloud.
Families may also want to "visit" friends in costume via Zoom or other online video platforms. Additionally, parents can set up candy bowls in various rooms of their home and have children trick-or-treat around the house or apartment.
Residents in communities that are taking part in trick-or-treating are encouraged to place wrapped candy outside their homes in open bowls, instead of handing it out.
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