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Halloween Costume Cast Cover Ideas

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fashion-cover-arm-braceHaving a broken bone or injury during Halloween can be frustrating. Just because you are casted or booted doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the costume fun.  You can conceal or cover that cast!

With Halloween just around the corner, make sure you start planning now, before the great pumpkin arrives. Your cast or crutches can make it difficult to go trick-or-treating.  This is the time to clear the cobwebs and get creative with your costume ideas for this bewitching night. We’ve come up with some fun and clever cast cover Halloween costume ideas for kids, children and adults.  For tips on safe trick-or-treating on crutches, please read our guest post by Goodbye Crutches, “Halloween Safety Tips While On Crutches.” 

Wicked Webs, as shown above in our arm brace cover product, Tubez!, is available for casts and to cover walking boots, too!  This brace, boot or cast cover would go perfect with any creepy costume. If you’re looking for something more scary, “Dark Skulls” is the fabric for you! For girls of any age that want to embrace their meow, we have fun animal prints, like “You Wild Thing” and “Wild Style” in slings.   We also have several flower prints that would look great if you’re looking to dress up like a 1960’s flower child or go-go dancer.

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For those that want to be really creative with their cast, brace, boot or sling, try these:  Wearing a walking boot? Play it up and be Frankenstein! Sporting a sling? Mummify your body!   One of our favorite costume concealed idea hides an arm cast and sling cleverly. See the adorable picture of one of our customers, right.  Get a large box and cover it in your favorite wrapping paper. Cut holes out for legs and one arm (gotta’ hold the treat bag!) and neck/head. Tape a bow on your head and voila…you’re a present!  BONUS:  This costume idea cost less than $10.00!

CastCoverz! fashionable cast covers and orthopedic accessories are an exciting way to get creative this Halloween. Our fashionable AND functional cast covers are available in both children and adult sizes, male or female. We also have custom cast covers, so you can cover your cast creatively to match just about any costume!

Please share photos of your Halloween costumes with us on our CastCoverz! Facebook page.  The best costume that conceals or reveals a cast, boot or brace will receive a FREE “Member of Broken Bones Club” t-shirt , a featured picture and lots of media shout-out!

For a limited time, all Halloween inspired fabrics are 10% off.  Don’t be scared that time is slipping away.  CastCoverz! always offers same day shipping for standard orders received before 2:00 PST.

Have fun and be safe!

 

Are You a Member of the Broken Bones Club?

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Broken Bone?  You’re an official member of the “Broken Bones Club”!  Tell the world you or a loved one survived a broken bone with CastCoverz!’s “Member of the Broken Bones Club” t-shirt or coffee mug.  And don’t forget to print your Broken Bones Club Certificate direct from our website www.castcoverz.com. 

BBC CertificateCastCoverz! provides functional and fashionable orthopedic soft-good products that comfort orthopedic patients.  From cast covers, arm slings, and walking boot covers, to designer color crutches, CrutchWear, waterproof products and so much more!

Back to School Playground Injury Prevention Tips

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Annette Giacomazzi, owner and founder of CCZ!

Annette Giacomazzi, owner and founder of CCZ!

Annette Giacomazzi, owner and founder of CastCoverz!, the world leader in cast covers and essential orthopedic soft-goods, gives tips on how school-aged children can avoid injuries on the playground.

Playground injuries are the leading cause of Emergency Room visits for school-aged children, ages 5-14.  More than one-third of these injuries are considered severe, including fractures and concussions. Giacomazzi knows this all too well and encourages parents, caretakers, and educators to refresh themselves with back-to-school injury prevention tips on how to prevent avoidable injuries on the school playground in CastCoverz!’s latest press release:

CastCoverz! Founder Provides Back to School Playground Injury Prevention Tips

Playground Injuries

The good news is…most playground injuries are avoidable!  Follow these tips to ensure safety on the school playground:

  1. Close supervision by a responsible adult may be the most important factor in preventing injury
  2. Ensure playgrounds have an age-appropriate, separate area, for children 5 and under
  3. Look for hazards, such as broken equipment and dangerous surfaces
  4. Avoid playing on non-impact absorbing surfaces, such as concrete or gravel
  5. Remove hood and neck drawstrings from outerwear, to avoid strangulation hazards
  6. Remove bike helmets before using playground equipment
  7. Teach children proper playground behavior, such has no pushing, shoving, or crowding

“Being safe is the farthest thing from their mind.  It is the parents’, educators’, and playground supervisors’ job to alert our children about the potential dangers of school playgrounds.” ~Annette Giacomazzi 

For more tips on the prevention of broken bones and other feel better, heal better topics, spend a little time on our blog.  Feel Better, Heal Better with CastCoverz!

 

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Back-to-School Tips for a Smooth Start

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It’s Back-to-School time again! Your children are most likely feeling excited to see their friends again, sad that summer is over, and quite possibly having some first-day jitters. Moms and dads have the same range of emotions, from being relieved to getting back into the school routine, yet disappointed that family vacation time is coming to an end.

Back-to-School time is a busy time of year from school supply and back-to-school clothes shopping, to early bed times and LOTS of  paperwork to fill out, assuring the school has all of your current information (phone numbers and medical needs being most important!)

Here are some great tips from FamilyEducation.com to help get your new school year off to a GREAT start:

Did you know most accidents, nearly 70%, occur on public playgrounds, including school playgrounds?  More than one-third of all playground injuries are severe, with children experiencing broken bones, internal injuries, concussions, and dislocations.  For more information on playground safety, be sure to read CastCoverz!’s very own Annette Giacomazzi’s guest blog post Playground Safety, featured by Tailor Made Momma.

CastCoverz! provides FUN, functional, and fashionable products that comfort orthopedic patients; from cast, brace, and orthotic boot covers to colored crutches, crutch covers, waterproof protectors (DryPro) and CastCooler for sheer relief. One of our biggest jobs, as a parent, is to keep our children safe!  Should an accident occur, CastCoverz! is here to help your child feel better, so they heal better!