Halloween will be here next week. Here are a few things you should know about rising candy costs, popular sweets and costumes, and myths about rainbow fentanyl.
A group of middle school friends dress as the Ghost Busters during a Halloween event in Historic Montgomery, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Event planners expected over 4,000 people to attend the annual event where participants were able to partake in traditional trick-or-treating despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Halloween, the spooky holiday fueled by sugary treats, will be here next week.
As prices soar, parents are expected to spend a record $3.2 billion on candy, according to the report, or roughly $25 per household.Shoppers should expect to get less bang for their buck, too. Spending a dollar this Halloween will result in 12% fewer candies compared to last year, the report said. Texans have consumed a whopping 902,918 pounds of the chewy red, orange, pink and yellow square treats.Kids should be screened for anxiety disorders starting at age 8, physicians' task force recommends
Public health and drug policy experts are pushing back against viral rumors that colorful deadly drugs will be passed out like Halloween candy this year. There are plenty of ways to observe in the holiday. Roughly 67% of people plan to hand out candy, 51% will decorate their home or yard, 47% will wear a costume, 44% will carve a pumpkin and 28% will throw or attend a party, according to the survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.
To prevent a sugar crash, Kara recommends that families eat a nutritious meal before donning costumes and collecting candy from neighbors.
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