Kids in costumes may still be a common site Saturday night in many Kentucky communities, but how trick or treat is done will look quite different.
The Halloween tradition during coronavirus means keeping family groups separated and socially distanced individually placed candies for children. Cultural Arts Program Administrator in Lexington Parks and Recreation Amber Luallen says trick or treaters may need to wear two masks. “Even with a Halloween masks that you should still wear the recommended mask to protect yourself, underneath those masks. So, that’s a big thing that they’re really trying to emphasize,” said Luallen.
One of the key recommendations for distributing candy this weekend is keeping socially distanced and reducing touching of the treats. “I think a lot of people have probably seen the recommendations for the candy shoot, like if you have some kind of long pole or PVC pipe or something like that if you still want to give the candy to the kids,” explained Luallen.
Luallen said the idea is stay within the neighborhood. She noted Lexington’s trick or treat hours are from six to eight o clock Saturday evening. Luallen added some individual neighborhoods could decide to stage it earlier in the day before it becomes dark.
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