Water Safety for Kids

Water safety for kids

Are you ready to become a water safety superhero? Whether you love splashing in pools, building sandcastles at the beach or exploring rivers and lakes, it’s super important to know how to be safe.

Here are some fun things you can do to learn all about water safety for kids:

  • Sing the water safety song
  • Learn five cool water safety rules
  • Listen to the water safety story
  • Challenge yourself with our awesome quiz
  • Dive into our activity sheets

Together we can learn to swim and be safer around water!

Sing the water safety song

Spending time at the pool and the beach is lots of fun, but it’s important to remember how to help keep yourself and others safe.

This catchy song will teach you the water safety rules in no time, including how to save someone in difficulty and how to protect yourself.

So go on – put on your dancing flippers and sing the water safety rules with Kingsley the Platypus!

Sing along on streaming services

It’s amazing how little ones learn the words to Kingsley’s water safety song after a few listens! We’ve made the song available on all major streaming services so you can listen to the five water safety rules wherever you are.

  • The Kingsley Water Safety Song on Spotify Music button image
  • The Kingsley Water Safety Song on YouTube Music button image.
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Listen to the water safety story

It’s story time with Anne and Kingsley the Platypus. Get comfy as Anne and Kingsley share five important swimming and water safety rules:

1. Be sun smart
2. Never swim alone
3. Check for dangers
4. Call for help and act quickly if someone is in trouble
5. Remember to shut the gate

Plus, see if you can spot the water safety dangers at the end of the story! This is a great way to introduce water safety to kids.

Water safety quiz banner heading artwork with Kingsley the Playtpus waving

Test your water safety knowledge

Do you know how to stay safe at the beach? Or how to help someone in trouble? Test your knowledge with our interactive water safety quiz. There are six questions. Can you get 100%? Complete the quiz to reveal the answers.

Take quiz

Free children’s story book

Hi, I’m Kingsley the Platypus and I want to share my water safety tips with you! Download a PDF copy of my water safety story to read at home with your family. Memorise the five important water safety rules and tell your friends and grown-ups what you know!

Download story

Colour in Kingsley

Bring the water safety message to life with our printable colouring in sheet. Do you know what Kingsley’s holding in the picture? It’s a rescue buoy! Lifeguards use it to help people in the water. It’s usually red, but you can get as creative as you like.

Download colouring in sheet
Water safety information for kids infographic - 3 tips with swimming icons next to each.

Spot the difference activity

Can you spot what’s missing from the picture or what’s changed? There are 8 differences to find, so keep your eyes peeled! This activity is a great way to talk about water safety with your child.

Download spot the difference

Water safety crossword

Use your water safety knowledge to solve the clues and complete the puzzle! This fun activity is a great way for kids to strengthen their understanding of the water safety rules and build their confidence.

Download crossword

Hey, parents – you can become a water safety superhero too!

We hope your child enjoyed learning Kingsley’s water safety rules. Whilst swimming lessons teach important water safety and survival skills, water safety education should also take place at home.

To help your family learn more about water safety, we’ve put together useful resources for parents. Knowing even the most basic water safety rules can make all the difference and save lives!

We also run a free community water safety program in kindergartens and early learning centres to help little ones know how to be safer around water from a young age.

Water safety for parents