{"id":2055,"date":"2020-10-26T12:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T17:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2020-10-26T12:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T17:25:32","slug":"steps-to-take-when-trick-or-treating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/steps-to-take-when-trick-or-treating\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Take when Trick or Treating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2061 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Traditional Halloween activities are fun, but some can increase the risk of getting or spreading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\">COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/Index.htm\">influenza<\/a>. Plan alternate ways to participate in Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Make trick-or-treating safer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid direct contact with<\/li>\n<li>trick-or-treaters.<\/li>\n<li>Give out treats outdoors, if possible.<\/li>\n<li>Set up a station with individually bagged treats for kids to take.<\/li>\n<li>Wash hands before handling treats.<\/li>\n<li>Wear a mask.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Wear a mask<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Make your cloth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html\">mask <\/a>part of your costume.<\/li>\n<li>A costume mask is\u00a0<strong>not <\/strong>a substitute for a cloth mask.<\/li>\n<li>Do\u00a0<strong>NOT <\/strong>wear a costume mask over a cloth mask. It can make breathing more difficult.<\/li>\n<li>Masks should\u00a0<strong>NOT <\/strong>be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2058 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"162\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Indoors and outdoors, you are more likely to get or spread COVID-19 when you are in close contact with others for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2057 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"215\" \/>Wash your hands<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/handwashing\/hand-sanitizer-use.html\">hand sanitizer <\/a>with you and use it after touching objects or other people.<\/li>\n<li>Use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Parents: supervise young children using hand sanitizer.<\/li>\n<li>Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you get home and before you eat any treats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Take for Other Halloween Activities<\/h2>\n<p>Enjoy Halloween activities and take steps to protect yourself from getting or spreading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\">COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remember to always<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear a cloth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html\">mask<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Indoors and outdoors, stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you<\/li>\n<li>Wash your hands or use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/handwashing\/hand-sanitizer-use.html\">hand sanitizer<\/a> frequently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2059\" src=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"132\" \/>Decorate and carve pumpkins<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Decorate your home for Halloween.<\/li>\n<li>Carve pumpkins with members of your household or outside with neighbors or friends.<\/li>\n<li>Walk from house to house, admiring Halloween decorations at a distance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2060\" src=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" \/>Visit an orchard, forest, or corn maze. Attend a scavenger hunt.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go on an outdoor Halloween-themed scavenger hunt.<\/li>\n<li>Visit a pumpkin patch or orchard. Remember to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently, especially after touching frequently touched surfaces, pumpkins, or apples.<\/li>\n<li>Go to a one-way, walk-through haunted forest or corn maze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/cdc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cdc.gov<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Halloween activities are fun, but some can increase the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-covid-19"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}