Safety Stations & Obstacle Course

Safety Stations & Obstacle Course

Opening Ceremony
Safety Talk
- Why do you think it's important to stay safe?
- What are some ways your family stays safe?
Safety Stations (You can either do these one at a time or break into smaller groups for more individual attention):
- Station 1: Shoe Tying
- Station 2: Street, Bike, Car & Home Safety
  - Check if they know their safety information
    - Address
    - Phone Number
    - Full Name
    - Parent Names
  - Bike Safety
    - Helmets
    - Right side of the road
    - Watch out for cars and pedestrians
  - Car Safety
    - Seatbelts
    - Never throw things in the car
    - Stay sitting safely
  - Road Safety
    - Crossing the street & looking both ways
    - Stay on the sidewalk
  - Home Safety
    - Fires
      - Stop, drop, and roll
      - Stay low to avoid smoke
      - Feel a door to see if it's hot before opening it
    - Be careful around outlets
    - Recognize and avoid poisons/medications
    - Preventing accidents
      - Climbing/furniture tipover
- Station 3: Outdoor Safety
  - Campground Safety
    - Trip Hazards/Tent Guylines
    - Knives and Axes
    - Don't leave food out
  - Campfire Safety
    - Avoid getting too close to the fire
    - Be careful of trip hazards around campfires
    - Don't leave items too close to the fire
    - Put fires out completely
  - Hiking Safety
    - Can you see two leaders?
    - Never hike alone and make sure someone knows your plan
    - Stay on the trail & avoid dangerous plants like poison oak
    - Respect wildlife
  - Water Safety
    - Wear a lifejacket
    - Don't swim without a grown up around
  - Sun Safety
  - First Aid: bandaging a cut
Snack Time & Safety Story
Safety Obstacle Course: Demonstrate What You Learned!
- Tie a Shoe
- Cross the “Road”
  - You can use chalk to draw a “road” on a park sidewalk for this
- Stay on the trail, look but don't touch “wildlife”
  - Position stuffed animals in the trees or bushes
- Put a bandaid on a doll's “cut”
- Stop! Do you see two leaders?
  - You can put this on a sign and have the kids stop and look around to point at two leaders
- Walk around a “campfire”
- Guyline maze
Wrap Up Talk
- Talk about what we learned
- Hand out child ID kits to fill out at home with parent
Closing Ceremony

Related Activites:

Items Needed:

Shoes to practice tying
Poison activity page
Chalk to make a “road” to cross
Helmet to demonstrate bike safety
Child ID Kits to send home
Cones for obstacle course
Camp chairs for “campfire”
Tent stakes and paracord for guyline maze
Stuffed animal “wildlife”
Dolls, washable markers, bandaids
“Stop! Do you see 2 leaders?” sign
Safety book

Badge Requirements Covered:

Safety Badge

Home Safety
Camp & Hiking Safety
Cross the Road Safely
Prevent Accidents
Clean and Cover a Cut
Tie Your Shoes

Blue Activity Paw

Obstacle Course

otter, home safety, camp and hiking safety, cross road, prevent accidents, cover cut, tie shoes, obstacle course

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Safety Stations & Obstacle Course

Related Activites:

Items Needed:

Badge Requirements Covered:

Safety Badge

Blue Activity Paw