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    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.

    Kingsley water safety song on Youtube music button image      Kingsley water safety song on Spotify music button image

    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

    Kingsley water safety quiz artwork with Kingsley the platypus 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.

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    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!
    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.
    infographic with 3 water safety tips for kids
    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.
    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.

    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 help 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