Water Safety for Kids
Water Safety for Kids
Resources to help your child learn about water safety while having fun in and around water.
Resources to help your child learn about water safety while having fun in and around water.
Resources to help your child learn about water safety while having fun in and around water.
Resources to help your child learn about water safety while having fun in and around water.
Staying "Safe at Home" includes water safety, too.
Families have always played a vital role in teaching kids how important it is to learn to swim and behave safely in and around the water. That's even more true today when most schools, swim clubs and recreation centers are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Red Cross wants to help parents, caregivers and kids to learn and share water safety knowledge and skills together. If your child isn’t able to take formal swim lessons right now, you can still help them learn to be safer around backyard pools, ponds or other natural bodies of water. We hope your family enjoys a safe, healthy and fun summer!
Meet Longfellow! His WHALE Tales are short, engaging and age-appropriate videos that teach important water safety topics. Each episode centers on a memorable rhyming phrase to help children retain what they've learned.
We have content designed for Kindergarten through second graders, as well as for third through sixth graders. Encourage your child to watch the video, do the activity sheet for their age group, and then take a quick 3-question quiz to help them demonstrate what they've learned and take pride in their new knowledge! A parent & caregiver guide is available to help you enhance their learning.
Please note: younger children may need help printing the activity sheets and reading the quiz questions.
Or text: "SWIM" to 90999
Your child’s personal safety engaging in this content is of utmost importance to us. Using this material is not a substitute for formal instruction by a properly certified swimming instructor. We suggest that you use a certified swimming instructor that you trust to assist your child’s transition into swimming. We take reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this content; but, do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the content. We are not liable for any loss or claim arising out of any event beyond our reasonable control and reserve the right to make changes or corrections to this content, from time to time.