Richmond Beach Fire Safety Center

The Richmond Beach Fire Safety Center is one of my favorite local finds yet.  The safety center is located in a vintage firehouse and offers an educational field trip opportunity for 15 kids or less, ages 3-5. The field trip group can just be a group of friends . The educator, Melanie, is so warm and easy to work with.

There are two rooms at the safety center. The main space has a kids sized fire pole, many firefighter dress up suits, a diplo blocks tablue, coloring station, and much to the kids delight, a real fire truck that can be played in.

The second room is completely filled with toy fire engines.. There has to be at least 50 different trucks. There are also several play firehouses, phones to practice dialing 911, and several large studded animals. I have been with kids as young as two, and they all loved it. For kids around 4, they show an educational and catchy video on fire safety.

                                       

I can't recommend this resource enough. You can visit their website to contact melanie for your own field trip . Your kids will likely leave begging to come back . Like their Facebook page to keep informed about open play days as well! http://www.shorelinefire.com/news_events/safety_center.htm