Tots tend to trip and fall under the best of conditions, so you’ll have to take extra precautions on Halloween night.
When choosing or creating a costume, make sure it’s short enough to let her navigate easily.
From: babycenter.com 
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Look for flame-resistant labels when buying costumes, masks, beards, and wigs. According to Yolanda Fultz-Morris of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, such products not only resist burning but also burn out quickly if they do catch on fire. From: babycenter.com
Practice safety in the kitchen. Move all glassed items in the refrigerator to the higher shelves From: parentingtoddlers.com Tags: safety
Small children should never carve pumpkins. Children can draw a face with markers. Then parents can do the cutting. From: American Academy of Pediatrics
From: halloween-safety.com
Practice safety in the kitchen. Remove all small magnets from the refrigerator; small items can easily be lodged in a toddler’s throat From: parentingtoddlers.com
Medicine cabinets, drawers, and other "unsafe" areas may be a temptation to toddlers, and it only takes a moment to get into danger. From: childcare.about.com Tags: safety
Make sure that your child’s clothes do not have any loose drawstrings or other fasteners hanging out. Drawstrings have been found to get caught in school bus doors and this can be a very great safety hazard for your toddler. Make sure that all loose dangling things are removed from your toddler’s clothing and his school bag and so on before he steps out of the house. From: theparentszone.com
Make sure your child’s walk to a school is a safe route with well-trained adult crossing guards at every intersection. From: American Academy of Pediatrics Tags: school, safety, backtoschool
When waiting for the bus teach him to wait in a line when the bus is arriving, and not to run directly into the path of the bus in his hurry to catch it. At times the drivers too are helpless and there is only so much they can do to prevent an accident. From: theparentszone.com Tags: safety, backtoschool
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If you set jack-o-lanterns on your porch with candles in them, make sure that they are far enough out of the way so that kids costumes won’t accidentally be set on fire.
Your house may be toddler proof, but neighbors and relatives may not have the need. That means parents must be on particular guard when visiting others’ homes for safety.