Halloween Comes To Southwest Washington

Happy Halloween everyone! We’re having beautiful, clear weather here in southwest Washington and tonight should be a perfect night to get the kids out for some trick-or-treating fun.

Some of you may have participated in Camas’s annual Boo Bash last week. We saw so many great costumes! As happens every year, local business owners donned festive costumes and stood outside of their downtown Camas shops, handing out candy to a steady parade of Camas children. So fun! On Saturday, Camas mayor Shannon Turk announced that participation at this year’s event outpaced that of both 2017 and 2018.

Check out more local events happening in southwest Washington tonight.

If your children are like mine, they’ll rush out of school this afternoon ready to hit the trick-or-treating trail. But let’s take some time to pause and make sure our children are well-prepared.

My ADHD daughter needs to trick-or-treat one-on-one with a parent; large groups of bustling children are not for her. Also, she tends to be more sensitive to loud Halloween displays and particularly frightening costumes. Her style is to head out early, make her appearances, and then come home to help me hand out candy until bedtime (those teenagers come late!).

Here are some good tips for everyone to remember on Halloween night:

1. Always walk on the sidewalks;
2. Cross streets at designated crosswalks;
3. Be attentive for drivers who may not see you in the dark; and
4. Carry flashlights or glow sticks to aid with visibility.

While most of our neighbors in southwest Washington live in close-knit communities where everyone looks out for one another, it’s still a good idea for parents to check their children’s candy for any dangerous objects or open wrappers.

So let's have fun tonight and stay safe! Also, we’d love to see your pictures on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Join us in posting your pictures with the hashtags #Halloween2019, #SWWA, #ADDtributes, and #TrickorTreat.

Have fun!