💬 Talking Point
Firefighters aren't just heroes in emergencies - they also help animals in natural disasters!
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🔎 Fun Fact
After bushfires and floods, Australian firefighters work to rescue and care for injured wildlife. Some koalas even get tiny bandages on their paws!
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🚒 Fire Station Pretend Play
- Set up a fire station HQ with toy phones, firefighter hats, and a "fire alarm" (a pot and spoon will do!)
- Pretend to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree (a stuffed animal on a chair or shelf)
- Use a spray bottle as a "fire hose" to put out imaginary fires!
- Set up a firefighter obstacle course. Crawl under tables, jump over cushions, and slide down a "firepole" (this can be spinning or star jump move)
- Set up a 'wildlife rescue' area in your fire station for your injured toys
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📖 Storytime
Rosie's Hat is the perfect book to bring this play mission to life!Â
One little girl, one smart hat, a sudden gust of wind and we're off on a whole hatful of adventures! This isn't just any old hat. It can also be a toy for a dog, a hiding-place for a mouse, a frisbee for some children and a nest for some birds. Surely poor Rosie will never find her hat again . . . or will she? From Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo. Rosie's Hat, a charming tale of an escaped hat on a very blustery day.Â
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Bring this play mission to life with our Fire Truck and Station Table Tent.