Farm Safety Day

"Farm Safety" was a great Day full of learning and FUN. I now regret that I have never signed my kids up in the past. Since we don't live on a farm, I thought it probably didn't pertain to us. This year since I was asked to help out with Farm Safety, I decided sure.... "WHY NOT?" After all we do visit The Ebertowski Farm on occasion, and we just love it when Papa Curt gives us rides on his ATV too. We all learned so much today, that we are already looking forward to next summer's Farm Safety Day.

There were 7 different animal groups today.... Cats, Cows, Goats, Pigs, Chickens, Sheep, and Dogs. Mommy was the leader of our DOG group! We went from station to station carrying our mascot sign and we also had to make the correct animal sound when transitioning to a new station. Therefore the name.... "Farm" Safety! Who needs the real animals! We heard some great sound effects today.

Firefighter Joe taught us how to properly put out a fire. We were shown the correct way to use a fire extinguisher, and he allowed a few voluteers to practice on a REAL fire!

Nurse Michelle assisted each child in making a First Aid kit, which was pretty impressive! Lots of handy items to keep at home, in the car, or for on the go! (.... which we are a lot!)

Adrian and former daycare buddy, Tyler, look at their mystery "SUN" bead bracelets. The beads change color to remind kids that sunscreen is necessary on hot summer days.

The kids got to stage a real "practice" 911 call with a dispatcher recording, prompting them with questions, and then got to tour the Casselton Ambulance!

The kids each got to sit in a tractor in an effort to help them understand what "Blind Spots" are and how important it is to keep plenty of distance between themselves and farm equipment.

ATV Safety- The officer demonstrated the difference between smashing an egg into a metal pole WITH a helmet and then WITHOUT one. You can just about imagine the kids' responses!

During the final session of the day on "Weather Safety", Kameron got chosen to help meteorologist, Hutch Johnson, demonstrate what to do in case of a tornado.

Other topics covered throughout the day include Railroad Safety, Grain Safety, Disablities caused by farm and/or other related accidents, and Water/Pool Safety.

I believe that this is the last "Safety" program that the kids are signed up for this summer, however one can never be TOO safe. :) We had a blast learning ALL about safety together, and now I hope and pray that everyone has a SAFE summer!