We make water-proof

Children are born-and-bred pirates and curious explorers – they play and splash about at the indoor pool in the winter, at the outdoor pool or swimming lake in the summer. To make sure the little ones know the right way to act, they need to know the main rules of water and sun safety.

For many years, lifeguards of the German Life-Saving Association [Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft - DLRG] have been active in promoting child safety under the banner ‘Wir machen wasserfest’ [We make water-proof]. They explain the dangers in and around water to kindergarten children and advise on good sun protection.

Every year the DLRG team visits the pre-schoolers at MINIHAUS München. The children experience the water and sun safety rules with all their senses: a puppet show, an exciting story where the children can join in, a variety of educational games and dance interludes provide lots of fun and movement and actively involve the children in the programme. Nobbi the Seal, the initiative’s mascot, is always in the thick of it.