“Funflector® tags are so much more fun than reflective tape, but how do I attach them to Halloween costumes?“ is a question we often get this time of year. Four times as many kids get killed in traffic on Halloween than on any other night of the year! That’s why Good Morning America urged everyone to put reflectors on Halloween Costumes. The funflector® tags will do the trick! They are high quality pedestrian reflectors, fulfilling the European standard E13356, which means they can be visible to drivers from about 400 ft.
Here is a recap of what we wrote last year about attaching reflectors to Halloween costumes:
The ball chains that come with funflector® tags are meant to be attached to zipper pulls and loops. So what do you do when the robe of your grim reaper has none of that?
Safety pins—even if we don’t recommend it for everyday use, safety pins allow us to temporarily put the reflectors wherever we’d like them. Put it through the seam (through as many layers as possible) of the garment to avoid the Halloween costumes tearing and reflectors becoming lost. Low down is good—that’s where headlights shine the most. On the witch’s dress, we attached it at the bottom of the side seam to let the funflector® tag dangle below the hemline. With one cat on each side, she should be visible from all directions.
Mesh material— some costumes are made with a mesh material that is easy to stick the chain through. Put it around a seam to avoid ripping. The witch’s hat has a large bow made from mesh material, so we just put it through several layers.
Belt—many costumes have a belt. If the belt is too wide for the ball chain, put a loop made from a piece of string around the belt and then slip the ball chain trough the loop. We recommend NOT replacing the chain with a string since the chain is designed to break if it gets firmly hooked on something, so that the wearer doesn’t become stuck.
Tape and Rubber Band — the ball chain can also be taped or rubber banded to handles of light sabers, scythes, brooms, swords or magic wands, alerting drivers when your kids are busy fending off evil spirits on the loose.
Eyelets— Our witch’s dress has some eyelets on the front which came in very handy for a few more reflectors.
Beyond that, use your imagination and common sense to find suitable places to attach reflectors and let us know what original ways you come up with! The funflector team wishes you a fun and safe Halloween. 🙂
Elisabeth
