Teaching about safety!

[Momof4]

Don't underestimate the amount of safety you can teach little children. When we walk my just barely turned 2 year old knows to yell out LANEWAY! Because we stop at all the laneways and look for cars.

We play the green light, red light game sometimes inside and I cut out a whole bunch of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and dangerous things like knives, chainsaws and ladders and had my older children make safety books. I had pictures of firefighters, police and paramedics by their vehicles.

I taught them about 911 and had the parents help the children memorize their address. I know some people don't like themes, but I love them. I do this twice a year. And I include a fire drill too.