10 Important Playground Safety Rules For Kids

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Here, we list some basic playground safety rules you can teach your little champion to follow.

1. General Playground Safety Rules:

• Never go to a playground without informing your parents, caretakers or guardians. Have an adult accompany you.

• Develop a habit of being careful on the ground.

• Check for cushioning playground surfacing around and below the equipment. Avoid playing if the cushioning isn’t there.

• Never pull or push other kids and do not fight with them. Avoid running around while you are playing near the playing equipment.

• Ensure that your shoes fit you well and the laces are not loose. Do not wear clothes with drawstrings and cords as they can put you in tangling hazards.

• When you begin playing with equipment, make sure no one is in the way.

• Playing with wet equipment could slip you off it.

• Always bend your knees and try to land on your feet whenever you jump.

• During summers, do not use playing equipment that is hot.

• When more than one kid wants to play with the same equipment, use it in turns by forming a line.

• Do not overcrowd on playing equipment and sit comfortably and appropriately.

• Seek help from your parents or grown–ups, if needed.

• Use sunscreen in summer months to protect your skin from sunburns.

• Leave the backpacks, bikes, cycles, and bags away from the playground and playing equipment so that no one trips over them (2).

2. School Playground Safety Rules:

• Play under a teacher’s supervision.

• Seek the permission of your supervisor on duty before going out on the playground or out of the school building. Don’t rush and run; walk carefully.

• Follow your teacher’s instructions before playing with any equipment.

• Keep some food, water, and clothes at a designated place away from the playground equipment; you may need them.

• Always play in designated areas. Don’t try to explore new spots without your teacher’s permission and supervision.

• Form a line while entering and leaving the playground. Do not rush into each other.

3. Slides Safety Rules For Kids:

• Be patient while in a queue for sliding. Give the kid ahead enough room.

• Hold the handrails with both the hands and take one step at a time while climbing on a ladder. Never try to haste up the slide.

• Sit at the top and slide down with the feet touching the ground first and then the rest of your body.

• While sliding, ensure no one is present in front of you.

• After sliding, get away from the front end of the slide.

• In the months of summer, check how hot the rods of the ladder are before using the slide.

Quick tip

Make sure there are no stones, broken glass, sticks, toys, or other objects at the base of the slide. A clean area in front of the slide will help children land safely (3).

4. Swing Safety Rules For Kids:

• Always sit in the swing’s center. Don’t kneel or stand on it.

• Hold the suspending chains at the sides with both hands.

• Bring the swing to a halt before getting off.

• Always maintain a distance from moving swings by not getting in its way.

• Only one kid should swing at a time.

• Don’t twist the chains, jump out of the swings, or swing sideways.

• If you cannot swing by yourself, seek help from an adult.