The play group had a tour of the fire station in Celebration this morning. It was a great morning for a tour of an indoor station because the weather hasn't been cooperating due to Tropical Storm Debby. We had a large group of moms with their adorable kids which made it more fun! Many of the kids created thank you cards for the fire fighters and that made my heart swell.
Each of my children colored a picture last night and we created a thank you card out of it. This morning we went to the store to pick out a treat. Lane thought M&Ms was a good idea while Gabriel was convinced they would enjoy Zhu Zhu pets. A large bag of M&Ms won out and she handed the bag of treats with the card to the fire fighters when we got there.
The kids learned about the fire station and what the fire fighters do there. They saw two trucks and a rescue truck. They even got to go inside them! Alex asked a lot of questions, some were insightful and appropriate. Gabriel gave out lots of hugs.
I even learned a few things today. I didn't realize that the trucks carry 1000 gallons of water on them. I never thought that through before - it's about 10 minutes of water so they have it available right away. I also saw the jaws of life for the first time. I thought it would be a much bigger machine.
I think my favorite part of the tour was when the fire fighter got all of his gear on. It's important for kids to see and hear what a fire fighter would look like should they need their assistance one day. Lane and Alex had no problems shaking his hand when he walked around the room.
The play group had a tour of the fire station in Celebration this morning. It was a great morning for a tour of an indoor station because the weather hasn't been cooperating due to Tropical Storm Debby. We had a large group of moms with their adorable kids which made it more fun! Many of the kids created thank you cards for the fire fighters and that made my heart swell.
Each of my children colored a picture last night and we created a thank you card out of it. This morning we went to the store to pick out a treat. Lane thought M&Ms was a good idea while Gabriel was convinced they would enjoy Zhu Zhu pets. A large bag of M&Ms won out and she handed the bag of treats with the card to the fire fighters when we got there.
The kids learned about the fire station and what the fire fighters do there. They saw two trucks and a rescue truck. They even got to go inside them! Alex asked a lot of questions, some were insightful and appropriate. Gabriel gave out lots of hugs.
I even learned a few things today. I didn't realize that the trucks carry 1000 gallons of water on them. I never thought that through before - it's about 10 minutes of water so they have it available right away. I also saw the jaws of life for the first time. I thought it would be a much bigger machine.
I think my favorite part of the tour was when the fire fighter got all of his gear on. It's important for kids to see and hear what a fire fighter would look like should they need their assistance one day. Lane and Alex had no problems shaking his hand when he walked around the room.
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