By Debra Scott
The most important thing to consider when choosing a costume for your and your wee one is will it fit over other layers. At this time of year it can get quite chilly at night and a good costume means you can add layers in case it is cold or remove layers if we get lucky have a warm night.
If you want to keep with traditional Halloween costumes all “badies” are fair game: Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, witches, skeletons, and even evil characters from movies or history. The problem with evils is that they are very often clad in black. Black is an unsafe colour for children walking around in the dark.
Always make sure the costume has some white or bright colour and a light if possible. See lantern, not only a cool Halloween Costume accessory but also a Safety device and fun to make.
Now of course if your child goes with the not so traditional cartoon characters or TV stars there are many more options for bright reflective colors.
