Around Water & Garden

Having a pond or paddling in your garden in the summer is great - as long as you use it responsibly. Just being out in the sun in summer can be dangerous for small children and the garden itself could be full of hazards so read on to find out how to make sure fun in the garden stays just that.

Below are our 19 articles in the around water & garden' category:

Barbecue Safety
When the temperatures soar, barbecues grow in popularity. There's something appealing about cooking your meal out on the open coals, lapping up the...
Choosing a Safe Party Venue
If you want to take the hassle and stress out of organising a children's party yourself - not to forget, avoiding having to clear up afterwards -...
Choosing Safe Outdoor Play Equipment
Having play equipment in your garden, such as swings, slides, mini roundabouts and even a bouncy castle, can be great fun for children. Play is an...
Climbing Frame Safety
Most kids enjoy outdoor exercise. Climbing frames provide children with lots of opportunity for fun, healthy activity. If you are planning to...
Falls in the Home and Garden
You have to put yourself back into a child's mind to understand what hazards there might be in your home for falling. A small step out onto a patio...
Firework Safety
Colourful fireworks exploding in the sky are great to watch and certainly add an extra sparkle to special events, or Bonfire Night. But as fireworks...
Garden Dot to Dot for Your Kids
We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...
Garden Safety for Kids
Summertime means barbeques, paddling pools, lots of flowers and plenty of insects and if we're lucky, not much rain. It also brings out the gardener...
Garden Safety Poster for Your Kids
We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...
Garden Swimming Pool Safety
Whether you’re lucky enough to have a swimming pool in the comfort of your own garden, or are going on holiday to a property where there’s an...
Garden Word Search for Your Kids
We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...
Is There Such a Thing as a Safe Tan?
For many of us, the ideal summer look includes beautifully bronzed skin. We tend to view it as highly attractive and healthy. Although society may...
Play Equipment: Safety, Standards and Supervision
Playbarns and indoor play areas are springing up (literally) everywhere and rainy weekends are countered by visits to large, purpose built indoor...
Sun Safety for Babies and Children
When I was a kid, I loved running about on the beach all day wearing a swimsuit and rarely, if ever, worrying about sunscreen. If we had known in the...
Trampoline Safety
Trampolines are great fun for children, and a good form of exercise, but accidents involving trampolines are common. If you want your children to...
Vitamin D And Sun Exposure
We've been warned about the dangers of sun exposure, in our effort to avoid overexposure to the sun, we have left ourselves vulnerable to arthritis,...
Water Safety for Children
In the summer there is nothing more appealing than a dip in the sea, a paddle in a river or an afternoon at the pool or lido. And because we're so...
When is it Safe to Install a Pond?
Being outside is great for children and having your own garden provides an ideal outdoor space for children to run around and play. But there are...
Which Garden Plants are Unsafe for Children?
It's lovely to explore the garden and park with your children, but they do have a tendency to use all their senses to explore - touch, smell, sight,...
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