November 8th - 13th

November is Child Safety and Protection month.

One of the books we read this week was Miss Mingo and The Fire Drill by Jamie Harper. 

Miss Mingo and her class go through the steps of preparing for a fire drill.  As parents, we remember how loud and scary those school fire drills were as little kids.  It is good to introduce them to the concept of a fire drill at an early age so they can learn what to expect.  This book gave us an opportunity to point out what our Smoke Detectors look like (similar to those in your home) and what ours sound like.  

This book discusses STOP, DROP AND ROLL.  Though the ages of kids at our shop varies we discussed, "What do you do if an article of clothing you are wearing catches on fire?"  Most of our answers (which were all acted out) included some sort of screaming and flailing action, some running.  So we discussed what to actually do should something you are wearing get caught on fire.  Stop. Drop. And Roll.  We acted it out and repeated it a few times...

For one of our crafts we created Fire Men helmets. Each child had a helmet template that they painted or colored and we used paper bands to make them into hats.  

Our shape for the week was a Rectangle.  For another one of our crafts we used shapes to paint.  Using Lego Duplo blocks we created some great artwork! 

As parents we need to introduce our children to Fire Safety at a very young age.  Reinforce or introduce your child to "Stop, Drop and Roll."  Even if they are very young, it's good to know what to do in a situation I hope they never encounter! 

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, each year 2,000 Thanksgiving Day Residential fires, 250 fires due to Christmas Trees, another 170 fires due to holiday lights occur in the home.  As the holiday season approaches, be sure to refresh yourself on a few fire safety tips.  

You can check out the Holiday Fire Safety article from U.S.F.A. by clicking HERE.

Please create a Fire Escape plan for your home, you can find out how to do so HERE. 

A Parents Guide to fire safety for Babies and Toddlers is HERE.

And for those of you with older kids, check out the USFA for Kids website HERE.

Next week we start our Thanksgiving theme...we hope to see you and your child for an appointment!  

If you'd like to join us, remember you can call (857.234.0989), email (momsmorningout508 AT gmail.com) or visit our website (www.momsmorningout.com) to do so!