PLAYGROUND SAFETY WEEK

National Playground Safety Week is April 26-30, 2010

National Playground Safety Week is a time to focus on children's outdoor play environments. A time to pledge to use good judgment when playing. A time for gratitude for all the adults who work tirelessly on maintaining our playgrounds.

What You Can Do

Playgrounds don't become safer all by themselves. They need people like you to stick their necks out and do something! So what can you do? Here are some suggestions:

1. BECOME A FRIEND OF SLYDE – and get free screen savers for your computer/classroom
   – click here
2. PURCHASE THIS MONTHS SPECIAL
   – purchase Slyde Special here
3. Get playground safety ideas from the National Program for Playground Safety
   - visit NPPS site here
4. Write a letter to the governor – sample letter attached
   – click here
5. See sample proclamation of pg safety in Idaho – help bring pg safety week to your state
   – click here
6. Hang SLYDE playground safety posters at your school or childcare, etc
   - purchase poster here
7. Have a coloring contest
   - see Slyde's color pages here

We invite you to help us persuade the governor in your state to declare National Playground Safety Week. We will contact all 50 state governors asking them to celebrate Playground Safety by signing a proclamation. This proclamation allows the state to show their support in the promotion of safe playground environments for children.

We need your help because many states require a state resident to initiate the proclamation process. View the proclamations proclamations/index.htm> to see if your state has joined our efforts. This is your chance to have a voice in making America's playgrounds safe!