I remember as a little girl – saving all of the ‘used-almost-to-the-bottom’ candles for the whole year to use for Hallowe’en. Our jack o’ lanterns would house a cornucopia of bright red and gold Christmas candles and a few yellow Easter ones. I would be a bit rattled that my beautiful pumpkin was getting red wax dripped all over, and then completely dejected that whenever I passed my own house (as I was doing the neighborhood candy marathon) the pumpkin would be dark. A gust of wind had just spoiled a child’s excitement at boasting artistic achievements to her friends. I’d quickly apologize and run up to grab a lighter or matches. And I can’t remember being anything other than a princess in chiffon so that + matches was clearly a bad idea…
Times have certainly changed. (But I am still a princess.) Hallowe’en decor has reached a new level of tech-savviness (and scariness!!) and kids no longer have to wonder if a person if home if their jack o’ lantern’s candle happens to blow out on a windy night. Not only do we have a spooky giveaway for you, but we have some epic decor and kids’ Halloween safety tips that you’ll want to heed before the big night on October 31st.
Home Decor Halloween Safety Tips
We have now invented the battery-operated flameless candle and tea light! In 1980 I couldn’t have imagined. But then, we didn’t have Facebook either so I guess we’ve come a long way. Love when a technological advancement helps society and gives families more time to make memories. Putting flameless wax candles powered by Duracell Coppertop batteries in your pumpkins means not having to check every 12 seconds to see if you meticulously carved pumpkin has caught fire. Remember the stench of the burnt lids? Yeah – I thought so. Me too. It almost turned me off the baking of pumpkin pie forever. And also? You can trust that there will be light….for a very long time (note: turn it off at 10pm on Hallowe’en night or you will have kids coming to your door for days asking for candy).
Oh – and while you’re at it. Are you a ‘frugal extension cord’ family? Like the kind with extenders plugged into extension cords, with 15 utterly spooky electric decor items attached? Take a moment. That’s really not what the extension cord gods intended. Remember that many decorations now can be battery operated, and Duracell is the only strong copper-topped one around. You can eliminate tripping, short circuits and using all of that extra electricity by switching to a simpler option.
Battery-Powered Halloween Decor Ideas
Since having discovered the whole no-flame Hallowe’en schitck, I’ve been searching for more and more ways in witch (did you catch that? normally my grammar is impeccable..) I can scare the neighborhood kids. Bwa ha ha… Here are a few ideas I’ve found, and all outdoor decor ideas use a flashlight or tealights without much fuss.
- DIY Witch Hat Luminaries by Polkadot Chair.
- Spirit Jugs out of Milk containers by Eighteen25
- Ring of Ghosts from Gail’s Decorative Touch
- Fred and Alice, the Hallowe’en Ghosts from DIY Craft.
Halloween Safety Tips for Kids
The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs recommends that kids to pick brightly coloured costumes that can be clearly seen by motorists. Add reflective tape to the costume to increase visibility. Make sure everyone in the Halloween trick-or-treating party know their route and has a flashlight with a good battery. Reflectors are a must – especially on dark and spooky costumes that become more tempting as the kids get older. (Speaking from experience…). This will help make kids more visible to motorists and others. When is doubt, stay in well-lit areas and only visit homes with their lights turned on. Lastly, please teach your kids not to be tempted. They should resist the urge to sample the spoils of trick-or-treating until an adult has inspected the candy to see if it has been tampered with.
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We use batteries for a Halloween lantern we carry while trick or treating as well as a pumpkin at our front door.
Use use them for alot of light up decorations we have!
Got this great spider that drops when touched and climbs up again. Though only place can really hang it just gets my 6’5″ husband
We put fresh Duracell batteries in our flashlights – and after they go in our designated emergency spot.
We use them for our Halloween singing treat bag decoration
We use them in our Halloween pumpkin lights (instead of candles) and the kids flash lights!
We put batteries in our flashlights and in our black cat decoration.
We have some ghost lights and a pumpkin decoration that require batteries, plus the flashlights for trick or treating.
I put batteries in a flashlight that goes into our carved pumpkin.
I put batteries in a flashlight that has a pumpkin on the top of it.
I put batteries in a flashlight that has a pumpkin on the top of it.
I put batteries in our dancing ghost.
We use them in our Halloween pumpkin lights
In the flashlights that we carry while walking around trick or treating
We use them in our Halloween pumpkin lights
We use batteries for the flashlights we take out on Halloween night.
we definitely use them for our flashlights! we don’t have street lights on our road so we carry as big a light as possible!
We use Duracell batteries in our flashlights
We use Duracell batteries in our pumpkin flashlights while out trick or treating…..also use them in our flameless candles and our dancing ghosts!
I use batteries in my scary noise making Dracula.
We use batteries in our flashlights and in our haunted musical halloween decorations.
We put batteries in our laughing pumpkins & our flashlights!
we use them in our flashlights as well as our outside bat
We use them in our flashlights when we go out trick or treating!
We use them for flashlights when we go trick or treating!
I put batteries into our flashlights that the kids carry with them while out trick or treating.
We use batteries for our flashlights to guide the way for the kids.
I use the batteries for a dancing skeleton.
I use Duracell batteries in my flashlight.
I use batteries for my boys Halloween flashlights and for the tea lights in our pumpkins!
We use batteries for some little lights we put on the halloween wreath.
We put batteries in our flashlights for halloween
We have a fun singing floor mat, some lights and a flying ghost that eyes light up!
A battery-lit pumpkin sounds like a bright idea to me!
My son puts batteries in his flash light as well as the 2 back up flash lights he hides in the house to scare off the monsters.
We put batteries in flashlights for the kids
We use batteries for our flashlights
I put batteries in our flashlights
My girls love carrying battery powered flashlights!
we put them in flashlights
We use them in our safety flahlight we carry around with us and our reflector ticker
We have some light up pumpkins we put out on our walkway to light up the path for the little hoodlums.
I put batteries in flashlights!!
It would be great to win a Duracell Halloween Trick or Treating Safety Kit.
In response to your question of
What do you put batteries in for your Hallowe’en decor and safety?
I put batteries in my Pumpkin Decoration and in my niece’s Flashlight.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
We use batteries in the flash light and in the light in the pumpkin.
flameless candles to light up the pumpkins
I put batteries in our dancing ghost
We use batteries in our flashlights and our blinking red and white safety lights during trick or treating.
We put batteries in our flashing skull candy bowl
I use flameless candles for our jack-o-lanterns and we take a flashlight trick-or-treating
We have a pumpkin flashlight for when we take the kids out at night but we went light on the decor this year.
I make sure that there are good working batteries on our flashlights that my kids use for trick or treating.
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We have a couple of dancing, singing ghosts. 😉
I would use them for the flashlight that I carry for safety reasons.
Not so much a household gadget, but hubby needs a smartphone (or rather, I need him to have a smartphone). I’m tired of being the resident googler for him when we’re out.