Summer Safety
Lotion we rub on our skin to protect ourselves from the sun.
Sunscreen
After you go hiking, camping or walking in the woods or through fields with high grass, you should check for what?
TICKS
Ticks can be anywhere on your body so check carefully, especially your legs, arms, arm pits, groin and scalp.
If you're feeling too hot when you're outside, you want to find _______ and _______.
Shade and water
Something to be careful of when swimming in the ocean.
Jellyfish, sharks, horseshoe crabs, sharp rocks, strong waves.
Summer is so hot that you might need to change these more often if you get sweaty.
Your clothes
What we need drink to stay hydrated on a hot day.
Water, Gatorade, most any fluids.
What time of day are mosquitoes around the most?
Dawn (early morning) and Dusk (evening)
You don't want to go near or play around this when someone is cooking outdoors.
The grill
When you're camping, what do you throw on your campfire to put it out?
Water
Sweaty summers mean we need to do this more often than usual.
Take a shower, reapply deodorant and put on clean clothes.
This is what we spray to keep the bugs and mosquitoes away.
Bug spray or mosquito repellant
Remember mosquitoes are most active at dawn (in the morning) and at dusk (in the evening).
After you tell an adult that you found a tick, should you pull the tick off with your fingers or with a pair of tweezers?
Tweezers - you must pull the tick's head out not just the tick's body so tweezers are the best.
Better than going barefoot, what are good summer shoes to wear when going to the beach?
Crocs; or sandals; or flip-flops.
Is it safe to have a beer or an alcoholic drink while watching the Red Sox at Fenway Park in the summertime?
Always drink alcohol in moderation and remember that alcohol will dehydrate you so, after your beer, have a big glass of water.
Any time we go outdoors on a sunny day, we should wear these things.
Sunglasses, a hat, sunscreen, lightweight short sleeve shirt, and mosquito repellant.
We should be using this on our skin when we go outside in the summer, even on cloudy days.
Sunscreen. Again!
Also, wear a light colored shirt, sunglasses, and a hat.
If you have a mosquito bite, what's the best thing to do?
A) Itch it
B) Put an ice cube or cold pack on it
An ice cube or cold pack works best to get rid of the itch.
If there isn't a __________ on duty, we should never go into the water to swim alone.
Lifeguard
Also, wait 20 minutes after eating to swim and apply sunscreen again after you finish swimming.
Lots of people celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with fancy fireworks displays. Is this safe?
Fireworks can be dangerous and lead to severe burns. Stay a good distance away whenever they are being used.
Something we can get when we don't wear socks in the summertime.
Stinky feet; or even athletes foot
This is something we would wear to stay safe on a boat. Hint: it might be orange colored.
What is a life-jacket.
What's the best way to prevent mosquito bites?
Use mosquito repellant or bug spray when you go outside.
Something you wear on your head if you are skateboarding or riding your bike.
Helmet
If you get too hot while mini golfing, what should you do?
Go inside to the AC or sit in the car with the AC on, find some shade, drink water, tell your staff or caregiver that you're feeling too hot and need to cool off.
Put this stuff in your arm pits frequently during the summer so you smell fresh and not stinky.
Deodorant