My kids love Halloween. Me, well not so much. I honestly just don’t get it.
When I was little, way back in the 1980’s it really wasn’t a
big deal. Maybe because we lived at the top of a hill so no one could face
walking up to go trick or treating or whether it wasn’t really a thing, I don’t
know. I remember my dad carving a turnip, no pumpkins were available then. Can
you imagine how hard it is to carve a turnip to put a candle in it?! The smell
of slightly smouldering root vegetable stays with me even now.
My children love it. They like the sweets (obviously), they
like the pumpkin carving and they used to like the dressing up. Our road is
always awash with trick or treaters and thanks to my lovely neighbour, my
daughter has enjoyed going trick or treating or as I call it ‘sugar begging’. I
will go along with it and put a pumpkin out but that’s as far as I can go.
In 2014, we all heard about the awful story of Claudia
Winkleman’s daughter Matilda and her Halloween outfit which caught fire. She
literally brushed against an open flame and the whole dress was alight
resulting in terrible burns to her leg. A truly terrifying ordeal for all
concerned. It did shock me that this could actually happen, no more shop bought
costumes for us!
Since then, thanks to the efforts of Claudia, there are now
much stricter rules on Halloween costumes and the speed at which they burn. Its
worth checking that any costumes you buy have to comply with the EN71 European
standard which tests for flammability along with choking, strangulation hazards
and toxicity.
Thankfully there was someone on hand to help Matilda, she
was in hospital for 3 weeks recovering from her burns.
This year its all looking very different, is trick or
treating going to happen? Probably not. Is there going to be parties? I doubt
it. Maybe next year will be the Halloween to end all Halloweens. Whatever you
do, enjoy and be careful, I, however, will be sitting in my darkened house eating all
the kids sweets.
If you are worried that you wouldn’t know what to do in this
situation, this video might just help stop your child being in the same
position as Matilda.
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