Channel Mum puts Halloween Costumes to Flammability Tests

Fancy dress costumes are immensely popular play items with young children all year around.

But, there are still fire safety concerns with children’s dress up outfits in the run-up to Halloween.

 In 2014, Claudia Winkleman’s daughter was involved in a horrific incident when her shop purchased Halloween outfit caught fire after brushing against a tea light.

 The concern about the fire safety aspect of children’s dress up costumes has raged ever since.

 The founder of a new parenting video community, Siobhan Freegard, is now calling for more stringent safety regulations and clearer labelling on such items.

 Currently, children’s costumes are only classed as toys rather than clothes. This means they are tested to lower flammability standards.

Channel Mum has been testing the flammability of children’s costumes and has published the worrying results in a video.

 Siobhan Freegard said: “Some stores promised they’ve tightened up Halloween outfit safety, but our video shows the flames ripping through children’s costumes in seconds. Clearly much more needs to be done to help families stay safe.”