Tyler, Texas — Tips "Safe Kids Worldwide" recommends:

• Trick-or-Treaters should always walk on sidewalks or paths and cross at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks.
• Parents should decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and choose light colored costumes that fit properly. Avoid carrying sticks, swords, or other sharp objects.
• Drivers should slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a series of safety guidelines for children trick-or-treating on Halloween. The center recommends going out in groups, never approaching a vehicle, wearing reflective clothing and staying in well-lit areas.

Smart Phone Apps to keep and eye on your kids on Halloween:

• A free app called SecuraFone, developed by Chris Holbert, will help give parents peace of mind this Halloween.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a series of safety guidelines for children trick-or-treating on Halloween. The center recommends going out in groups, never approaching a vehicle, wearing reflective clothing and staying in well-lit areas.

Smart Phone Apps to keep track of your kids on Halloween night:

• BrickHouse Security's free Spark Nano 3.0, a portable GPS device that can be inserted into a trick-or-treater's bag and will instantly track his or her location from any computer or smartphone.
• Parents can use this device on Halloween to create a "geofence," or a safe area for child to stick to. A text or email alert will be sent the moment the child crosses this boundary.
• MamaBear, Free
• Google Latitude, Free
• Trick or Tracker 3.0