SAPOL's Road Safety Centre has developed some special road safety activities for children and parents to do at home. |
If you would like to join in and learn more about road safety then keep an eye on SAPOL Road Safety on Instagram and/or SAPOL on Facebook and this webpage for all the details. The activities cover topics such as:
And don’t forget, road safety rules! |
How to cross the road safely Jeff the Road Safety Dog and Police Officer Helen talk to you about crossing the road safely. We would love your child to draw us a picture, design a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how to cross the road safely. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Parent/guardians Keeping your child safe whilst they are crossing roads is essential. We encourage all parents to read these road safety tips and discuss with your child how to cross the road safely. |
Kids’ activity Colour in Jeff the Road Safety Dog as he shows you how to cross the road safely. |
Jeff shows us about passenger safety Watch Jeff the road safety dog and Police Officer Susan as they talk to you about the importance of wearing a seatbelt and passenger safety. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how they wear their seatbelt correctly and are a good passenger. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Parent information Knowing which child restraint your child should be in is vital in keeping your child safe. We encourage all parents to read these points and discuss with your child about passenger safety. |
Using the safety door Watch Jeff the road safety dog and Police Officer Michael as they talk to you about the importance of using the safety door. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how you use the safety door. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Activity sheets Passenger safety and using the safety door Jeff the road safety dog is teaching children about wearing their seatbelts, passenger safety and how to use the safety door. If you are looking for a fun activity to do with your children print off the activity sheets and discuss with them the importance of wearing a seatbelt and passenger safety. |
Creative artwork from Aston We would love to share with you a piece of artwork submitted by a student to show their understanding of road safety. This drawing was sent to us by 9-year-old Aston and we absolutely love the message of "always wear a seatbelt and don't distract your mum and dad." Great job! We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story, create a short video or ANYTHING else creative about road safety. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Jeff shows us how to walk safely Watch this clip of Jeff the road safety dog and Police Officer Merrilyn as they teach you about walking safely. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how they walk safely. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Parent information – safe places to play Keeping your child safe whilst they are playing near a road is extremely important. We encourage all parents to read these points and discuss with your child where the safe places to play are. |
Activity sheets – safe places to play Jeff the road safety dog is here to help share the road safety message with your children. If you are looking for a fun activity to do with your children please download the activity sheet for them to complete on safe places to play. |
Watch Charlie's video - crossing the road safely alone We’ve been asking parents and guardians to submit videos that kids have created to show us their understanding of road safety. This video was created by 8-year-old Charlie: “Granny saw you wanted to see kids learning about road safety so she said I could send this video in. I am learning to cross the road safely alone and ride my bike safe too. I hope you like my video.” |
Social media clip – Jeff shows us about bike safety Watch Jeff the road safety dog and Police Officer Pete as they talk to you about bike safety. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how they ride their bike safely and what equipment they wear. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Parent information – Bike safety Knowing the laws around your child riding a bike safely can keep them safe on our roads. We encourage all parents to read these points and discuss with your child about bike safety. |
Activity sheets – Bike safety |
Creative artwork from Damon and Harper We've been using our social media channels to help teach children about road safety. As part of this, we've been asking parents and guardians to submit road safety related artwork by kids. This drawing was sent to us by 8-year-old Damon. It's about drivers and passengers always wearing their seat belt and pedestrians looking both ways before crossing the road. Great job! |
This drawing was sent to us by 3-year-old Harper who told us the artwork is about wearing your seatbelt. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story, create a short video or ANYTHING else creative about road safety. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Social media clip – Jeff shows us about 000 emergency calls Watch Jeff the road safety dog and Police Officer Susan as they talk to you about calling triple zero. We would love your child to draw us a picture, develop a poster, write a story or create a short video showing us how they would call triple zero in an emergency. Artwork and videos can be emailed to SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au. |
Parent information – 000 calls If an emergency occurs it’s important that your child knows what number to call. We encourage all parents to read these points and discuss with your child about how and when to call triple 000. |
Activity sheets – 000 calls Jeff the road safety dog is here to help share the road safety message with your children. If you are looking for a fun activity to do with your children please download the activity sheet for them to complete on calling triple zero in an emergency. |
Triple zero kids challenge It is essential that children know who to call in an emergency and what to do. Visit Triple Zero Kids' Challenge | Learn what to do in an emergency and kids can take the Triple Zero kids online challenge. |
Submitted student work We've been using our social media channels to help teach children about road safety. As part of this, we've been asking parents and guardians to submit road safety related artwork by their kids. We would love to share with you some of the artwork and videos submitted by kids to show their understanding of road safety and Triple Zero (000) emergency calls. Great job! |