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A Utah couple sparked an online debate after introducing the "Switch Witch" Halloween idea to their followers. “Trick-or-treating is fun, but kids don’t really need all that candy, so here’s ...
Parents should be aware of candy that's been tampered with and other threats on Halloween night as kids go trick-or-treating. How to spot tainted candy, dangers while trick-or-treating on ...
For all the hype about poisoned candy on Halloween, there’s little evidence that any child has died from eating tainted sweets by trick-or-treating in the U.S. Except for one documented case ...
Whether it’s concern over a sugar rush, weight gain or loss of control, a giant bag of candy on Halloween can give some parents anxiety. But controlling kids’ candy supply too tightly may ...
Candies such as candy corn were regularly sold in bulk during the 19th century. Later, parents thought that pre-packaged foods were more sanitary. Claims that candy was poisoned or adulterated gained general credence during the Industrial Revolution, when food production moved out of the home or local area, where it was made in familiar ways by known and trusted people, to strangers using ...
Similarly the grotesque faces carved into pumpkin lanterns (and their earlier counterparts, made from turnips, swedes or beets) at Halloween are meant to avert evil: this season was Samhain, the Celtic new year. As a "time between times", it was believed to be a period when souls of the dead and other dangerous spirits walked the earth.
BEWARE: As Halloween gets closer, @BensalemPolice are warning parents to LOOK at your child’s candy before they eat it. They confiscated these snacks that look a lot like the real thing. All are ...
Parents often caution kids about checking for drugs in their Halloween candy. But is that warning necessary?