Here’s what you will find at this year’s Playing It Safe event:

HOURLY PRIZE DRAWINGS * AMBUCS TRAIN RIDES * FACE PAINTING

• Free hamburgers from Sonic Drive-In for the first 1,500 people with a free bag of chips provided by Carle

• Pepsi products for 50 cents

• Pizza slices for $1 from One World Pizza

• A live radio remote from WDWS/WHMS Radio Stations

It’s Free! It’s Fun! It’s Informative!

• Practice calling 911 with Metcad 911.

• Build Your Own First Aid Kit with Carle Trauma Services.

• Bring your bike for a bicycle safety inspection.

• Join the Safety Olympics and Amazing Safety Maze with Carle Therapy Services.

• Get a new child ID from the Illinois CHIP program sponsored by Urbana Masonic Lodge #157.  Learn more about CHIP.

• Learn firearm safety (sportsman) from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.           

• Learn firearm Safety from the Champaign Police Department.

• And learn hand gun Safety from the Urbana Police Department.

• Learn grand parent safety: by discovering the signs & symptoms of stroke and cardiac issues.

• Look Up! Listen Up! Live Up! C- U Mass Transit District

• Discover railway safety with Operation Lifesaver.

• Learn pet poison prevention with ASPCA Animal Poison Control.     

• Learn pet safety from Champaign Co. Animal Control.

• Explore playground safety with the University of Illinois Child Care Resource Service.

• Learn poison prevention by Carle Foundation Hospital and the Illinois Poison Center.          

• Purchase a helmet at the bicycle helmet fitting station by the Prairie Cycle Club.

• Learn safety around wildlife from the Wildlife Medical Clinic.          

• Learn school bus safety from First Student Services.

• Learn stranger awareness from the Champaign Co. Sheriff's Office.  

• Discover tornado tubes and learn inclement weather preparedness from the American Red Cross.

• Visit with the Champaign County K-9 Units.

• Explore the Champaign Police Department Crime Scene Unit.

• Learn the importance of wearing a seatbelt with the rollover simulator from the Illinois State Police.

• Learn the importance of proper hydration from Carle Sports Medicine.

• Receive backpack safety tips from Mahomet Chiropractic Clinic.

• Protect against bullying presented by Metanoia Centers, Inc.

• Learn pedestrian safety from the Urbana Police Department.

• Receive Spanish translated materials at this year's event.

In addition, Champaign Co. SAFE KIDS® brings you:

• Seat Belt Fitting Station

• Child Seat Safety Checks by certified technicians

• New this year, the Gear Up Games

• Spot the Tot Driveway Safety

Tours include:

• Carle Arrow Ambulance & response cart
• Carle’s AirLife Helicopter
• Champaign Police Department SWAT Vehicle
• Champaign Public Library Book Mobile
• Fire Trucks from Champaign, Urbana and Savoy Fire Departments
• Savoy Fire Safety House
• Urbana Fire Rescue Severe Weather Simulator
• A Ride Down a Giant Slide

Safety Education through fun continues with:

• Lunch Time Stage Show from the Urbana Fire Rescue
• Story telling from Barnes & Noble
• Hans & Swampy Water Safety Skit from the Champaign Fire Department
• Natural Gas Safety with Sniffy the Dinosaur from Ameren CIPS
• Electricity Safety with Louis the Lightning Bug
• Home Safety with Red Rover
• Sparky the Fire Dog
• Bicycle Rodeo from the Safe Routes to School Project
• Safety Through Art Education
• Farm Safety Puppet Show from the Carle Center for Rural Health and Farm Safety.

New this year- Parent Focused Education Area:

• Food Allergy Awareness from the Central Illinois Food Allergy Network
• Food Safety from the Champaign County Extension Service
• Learn to childproof your home from the Carle All About Baby Program
• Gang Awareness from the Champaign Police Department
• Meth. Safety Issues from the Illinois State Police

Playing It Safe is sponsored by Carle Foundation Hospital and Champaign County Safe KIDS®. A special thanks to our event partners: WDWS/WHMS, WICD and Sonic Drive-In.