As parents, ensuring your little one’s safety is always a top priority – and what better way to teach them about road safety than through play? With DRIVEN toys, kids can embark on exciting adventures while learning valuable lessons about staying safe on the road.
Whether it’s through imaginative scenarios or structured playtime, using toys to teach these concepts makes learning fun and engaging!
Lights and Signs to Show the Way
As kids are discovering the world around them, it’s important to guide them along the way! Understanding the difference between stop and go on the road is a must, and the race to learn can start right at home.
Getting to know the basics is key to any journey on the road to development. You can start by explaining the meaning of common traffic signals—red for stop, green for go, and yellow for slow down or caution. Give the activity below a go and take learning to the next level!
Build a City
Through the power of imagination, kiddos can build their very own cities! Road-building playsets such as our Pocket Build-A-City can teach the basics of the road. Along the way, you might want to set up signs or add new parts to the road, keeping it fun as well as productive. Encourage them to drive their toys through bustling intersections or within busy construction sites! As they roll through make-believe streets, obstacles or stop signs can teach kids about road safety within the little world they’ve built.
Looking Out for Others
As young ones learn to pave their paths, learning to care for others becomes important for their development. With a bit of creativity, teaching about care and kindness on the road is a walk in the park!
Closed Circuit Rider
Using soft materials like foam mats, pool noodles, pillows, and fabric ribbons, you can create a safe and engaging closed circuit for kids to drive around.
Encourage your little ones to race around the lane all the while staying within the boundaries. Then, introduce pedestrians to the roads, encouraging littles ones to let them pass through pretend intersections.
Putting a fun spin on keeping others safe will help develop kids’ spatial reasoning skills once they hit the ground running in the real world, setting the stage for a lifetime of safety and responsibility.
Sharing the Road
Following the rules of the road isn’t just a one-way street! Alongside flashing lights and orange-colored signs, road safety can be reinforced by learning to share the streets kids ride on. Children can develop their emotional toolset through sharing, and what better way than on the roads they’ve built themselves?
Keep the Learning Rolling
Create a mini cityscape with roads, crosswalks, and buildings. Use leftover cardboard or large sheets of paper, then design the city layout using tape to put the pieces together and markers to draw the roads! Join in on the fun by driving within the same lanes! Use DRIVEN’s Pocket Series vehicles and tracks to act out scenarios where cars need to come to a head and make space for others to cross the street.
Keep the learning rolling by talking about pedestrians! Emphasize the importance of stopping, looking, and listening before crossing. This activity not only teaches road safety but also enhances kids’ understanding of spatial awareness and decision-making.
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