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Chorus:
Matches are tools not toys
Danger for girls and boys
Sing matches are tools not toys
Danger for girls and boys
Yeah matches are tools not toys
Danger for girls and boys
Yeah!
Smoke Alarm:
Ok, did you hear the part of the song that said, “Matches and lighters
are tools not toys!” We need to remind adults and teenagers not to play with matches
or lighters
as if they were toys, especially in front of children. If children see this bad
behavior, they may want to copy it and that’s not good either. Adults and teenagers
need to set an example on the proper use of matches and lighters. Now repeat after
me, “
Matches and lighters are tools not toys! ” One more time “Matches and
lighters are tools not toys!”
Great! Now children if you happen to find some matches or a lighter, don’t touch! Tell
an adult immediately. Leave them where you found them and find a responsible person
quickly. Tell them where you saw them.
Adults should make sure matches and lighters are kept out of the reach of children. This
is the first step in preventing a disaster. The best place to place them is up high in the
cupboards or in a locked drawer.
Some smokers will have their matches or lighters near by, even while taking a nap in an
easy chair, on the couch, or in bed. They need to put them away or buy a child proof
lighter. Another thing, kids if you see an adult smoking and they are starting to fall
asleep, remind them that a lot of house fires are started by smokers falling asleep with a
lighted cigarette.
It takes only three things to start a fire, number one
Heat - from a lit cigarette or a
burning match; number two, Fuel - anything that will burn; number three, Oxygen -the air
we breathe. All three of these, heat, fuel, and oxygen are known as the fire triangle. In a
fire triangle these three things must be present together for a fire to start.
Now boys and girls tomorrow when you wake up in the morning, remember “Matches
and lighters are tools not toys.” Be safe, be cool!
Song: I’m A Cool Kid!
Alright
Do you want to be cool?
I’ll tell you how
Right now.
What do you do
With a friend like me?
Put one in every room—