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✔ arrange a teddy-bears picnic to get families thinking about toy safety and which toys are suitable for which age groups ✔ ask children to create a poster giving advice to parents on choosing safe toys or the dangers of cigarette lighters and matches ✔ organise an outing to the local skate park or off-road cycle track, and join forces with your local road safety officer to explain safe fitting of helmets and essential safety gear ✔ organise an ‘egg helmet’ demonstration – dropping an egg encased in a miniature helmet – to show how well helmets protect children’s heads – contact Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust on 0118 958 3585 for helmets for your eggs ✔ get children to create a model playground, with activities like skateboarding and cycling, and use this to spark discussions on safe play • young children can find fire fascinating but don’t understand its dangers – cigarette lighters and matches are responsible for almost one in four child deaths from house fires – it’s generally young children playing with them that causes accidents • baby walkers are unsafe because they enable babies to move very fast, they tip up quickly and babies can reach things that are dangerous • model cars, planes and trains are responsible for 4,000 visits to A&E departments every year – many accidents involve children under three and are caused by small parts in the toys • 5,000 children a year are taken to A&E departments after hurting themselves on their bikes in parks or playgrounds • over half of all cycling injuries involve a head injury • every year, around six young children drown in garden ponds, with children aged one or two at most risk • children cannot judge speed properly and may act without thinking in scary situations. They need adult help with learning to use play equipment safely • 4,000 children are injured each year playing on trampolines. Three quarters of these injuries happen when there is more than one person on the trampoline 06 Photocopying is permitted for non-commercial use provided that each sheet is reproduced precisely and retains all logos
other useful resources download RoSPA’s trampoline safety factsheet www.rospa.org.uk/waterandleisuresafety/factsheets /leisure/trampoline_safety.htm for information on toy safety visit www.btha.co.uk/about_us/toy _safety.php for advice, activities and lesson plans for children visit www.staywise.co.uk Playtime encourages children to use their imagination and get fresh air and exercise. Make sure play-time is always fun-time by being one step ahead on safety. Check young children don’t choke on small parts of toys. And remember that simple things like wearing a helmet when cycling or skateboarding protects a child from serious head injuries. capt resources How safe are your child’s toys? leaflet Code: LEA002 £9.95 per 100 How safe is your child in the garden? leaflet Code: LEA013 £9.95 per 100 How safe is your child from a serious fall? leaflet Code: LEA018 £9.95 per 100 What might poison your child? leaflet Code: LEA011 £9.95 per 100 Step safely from the edge leaflet for parents/carers of children aged 7 to 11, Code: LEA007 £9.95 per 100 Free fact sheets on toys, playgrounds, drowning, baby walkers, cycling, skateboards and skates To obtain free CAPT fact sheets and quizzes visit www.capt.org.uk or see page 19 ‘I have learnt more about safety and had lots of fun doing it. I am very proud’ Eleven-year-old who took part in Child Safety Week 2005 • keeping cigarette lighters and matches where children can’t see them or reach them • never using baby walkers – babies can have nasty falls, including down stairs and on to fires, and can reach dangerous things like hot drinks • making sure children only play with toys suitable for their age – look out for a warning symbol telling you a toy is not suitable for children under 36 months. This means the toy contains small parts that can choke a small child • supervising young children in the playground – making sure they don’t walk in front of or jump off swings and moving equipment, and keep fingers and toes clear of moving parts • accompanying younger children to the playground, and finding out where older children are going to play, and practising the route with them so they know how to get there safely • making your garden a safe place for play by filling in garden ponds and keeping all chemicals and garden tools locked away • supervising children in paddling pools and emptying pools immediately after use • making sure children always wear a properly-fitted helmet when cycling, skateboarding or roller-skating • never allowing more than one child on a trampoline at the same time, and setting clear rules for safety Photocopying is permitted for non-commercial use provided that each sheet is reproduced precisely and retains all logos 07
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