 Holding HandsCraft – Hand painting with gloves on - bringing attention to the youngest children that their hands are used in road safety by holding an adults hand whilst crossing the road.
Activity sheet – Why hold hands?
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Eyes and Ears
Craft – Cut and paste ears onto some characters, then draw in their eyes so that they can Hear & See what is on the busy roads.
Activity sheet – The mouse family need ears and eyes to cross the road - free drawing.
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Is it safe to cross?
Craft – Paint dipped wheels of small cars are driven around a road..... but stop to let people cross!
Activity sheet – Let's drive - push ladybird around the road maze paying attention to the signs.
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School Crossing Patrol
Craft – Dress the doll craft - what type and colour clothes does a SCP wear?
Activity sheet – what happens when a STOP sign is put up?
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Stop and Go
Craft – Paint game that lets the children make paint marks until a playing card is help up and they have to decide whether they need to stop or go with their painting!
Activity sheet – Red for Stop, Green for Go.
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Traffic Lights
Craft – Using paint to make traffic lights, and to understand that there is an order to the colours.
Activity sheet – Cutting activity that covers and displays the circles of a traffic light - which colour is going to appear.....
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Zebra Crossing
Craft – Light hearted look at these crossings - use black stripes as you make an actual Zebra to help the children recognise the meaning of the markings on the road.
Activity sheet – help bear to stop, wait and then cross the road safely.
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Buckle Up
Craft – Paper folding craft of buckling up to stay safe in a car.
Activity sheet – Cut flaps and strap baby into their car seat.
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Speed
Craft – Rolling objects down a ramp that have been dipped in paint to demonstrate what speed is.
Activity sheet – cut & paste race track.
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Walk don't run
Craft – Using finger paint - make two fingers 'walk' and then try running , the slippery paint help show how the children could trip if they run near the road.
Activity sheet – Chance to ask & answer question about how we should act around roads.
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Be seen and be safe .....
Use this craft eBook as a way to explain simple road safety topics with your children.
It tackles road safety with a common sense approach, through the exploration of crafting and vocabulary.
Based on the UK road marking system it is only available with UK spellings.
