Propane Safety on the Farm: What you need to know
This is a sponsored post by Propane Education and Research Council. Read below for on-farm and at home propane safety tips for children and adults. All reviews and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view.
If you had asked me a week ago what I knew about propane safety, I would have probably said next to nothing. And my girls? They knew even less. And yet we have a giant propane tank for the farm right in our back yard. The girls play next to it, ride their four-wheelers by it, and hang out around it all the time.
That is exactly why I chose to team up with Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) to share with you all some amazing online resources to help all of us learn more about propane.
Propane Kids
PERC has an all new website called PropaneKids.com. It’s a fun, interactive tool designed to share the importance of propane safety. It is geared towards preschool and elementary children and focuses on the farm. My girls played on this site for their morning “homework”. At the end, I was surprised at how much fun they had and everything they learned!
It has tons of different pages with lots of games and activities that are easy for kids to navigate themselves.
Explore a virtual farm
Build your own farm (Gwenevere wanted to show her dad what she had built)
Coloring pages to print or color virtually
Play farm bingo
Spot the differences between two photos
At home, easy to do science experiments
Educational videos with on-farm propane safety
Each activity has a farm safety lesson included. So while they are playing, they are learning. And its not just about propane safety, but general on-farm safety tools. There are even different levels for some of the games to make it more age appropriate for your child.
The activities will help children understand what propane is, how its used, how to recognize the smell and what to do in case of emergency.
This website is perfect for all of us who are finding ourselves homeschooling young children. It is a great teaching tool that can help keep your kids engaged while learning!
At-home Propane Safety
While PropaneKids.com is designed to engage children, there is still plenty for adults to learn too. And there is additional resources for at home safety tips on Propane.com. From how to handle and transport small propane cylinders to how to turn off your tank to what to do if you suspect a gas leak.
Important Don’ts when handling propane…
Do not leave your propane cylinders (small portable propane tanks) in hot cars
Do not store your propane indoors. Keep your propane cylinders outdoors not in an enclosed area like a basement, garage, or shed.
Do not store your propane cylinders next to any heat source like stove, fireplace or near the grill.
Some great facts about propane…
More than 90% of all propane in the US is produced right here in the United States!
Nearly 12 million US household use propane for heating, water heating, clothes drying and cooking.
Almost 40% of all farms in America use propane for their day to day operations.
Resources and links to check out for more information:
I hope your children enjoy PropaneKids.com as much as mine do! And I hope you all learn a little about propane safety along the way!
Udderly using propane,
New Mexico Milkmaid