Will you decorate the car for this Wonder Lake Halloween

And don’t forget to watch out for little monsters on the streets

While enjoying the holiday, be sure to drive

safely this Wonder Lake Halloween. Little
ones don't always take proper precautions,
especially when they're caught up in Halloween
fun.

You’ll carve some pumpkins before Halloween rolls into Wonder Lake Tuesday, Oct. 31, right? Some of you will provide additional decorations for the house. Some will go whole-vampire, ghost or ghoul with the Halloween decorations for the house. And, no doubt, you and the kiddies will dress up in costumes for the spooky event, right?

What about the car?

The car has significant potential to add to your scary display. You can fill clothes with straw, place it behind the steering wheel, but leave off the head and have yourself a headless driver. You can create a vehicle-sized face on the front of your car, truck or SUV, something sinister maybe. You could have a bloody hand sticking out from under the hood.

How about legs and feet sticking out from under one of the tires? “Oh My Gosh – they’ve run someone over!”

You may find that some of your Wonder Lake neighbors have taken to wrapping their vehicles in orange plastic with pumpkin faces. You could have cobwebs and spiders all over the car. Some people put large inflatable decorations on top of their vehicles.

You can use wash-off paints to draw scary scenes and write spooky slogans.

If you’re going to a Trunk-Or-Treat event, you can go wild decorating the trunk so that, as little Trick-Or-Treaters go by, they can enjoy the hopefully-not-too-frightening images you’ve used for the tykes.

You can pretty much do whatever you want with the car though you should take caution not to damage the vehicle or create any hazards while decorating the car.

Speaking of hazards, take extreme caution when decorating your car, truck or SUV if you plan to drive it while decorated. You don’t want anything that will block your vision or in any way hamper your ability to drive safely.

When it comes to visibility while driving your car, truck or SUV on Halloween, whether you decorate or not, you want to take extra care behind the wheel. With all the little Spidermans, Harry Potters, and Barbies walking down the street, and crossing the streets, the potential for a tragic accident is real.

Keep in mind that children don’t always understand the risks. And, on a day like Halloween, many of them are so excited, if not jumping a little extra from all that candy, that they may not take proper precautions before crossing streets.

Halloween in Wonder Lake can be a lot of fun. You may want to join in on the fun but be sure you enjoy yourself while keeping those around you safe.

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