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Safety Stations
- 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