Physical Activity

Bike Safety and Ride Day

Bike Safety and Ride Day teaches helmet habits, control, and awareness before children practice on a simple supervised course.

Time45 to 75 minutes
Best ForChildren with bikes or scooters
SpaceParking lot, church grounds, or safe path
SuppliesBikes or scooters, helmets, cones, sidewalk chalk, first aid kit

How To Run It

  1. Tell families in advance to bring bikes or scooters and helmets.
  2. Check that every rider has a helmet before starting.
  3. Review basic safety rules such as stopping, watching for others, and staying inside boundaries.
  4. Set up a simple cone course with turns, stops, and slow zones.
  5. Let children ride through the course in small groups.
  6. End with water and a short review of one safety habit to remember.

Course Elements

  • Start and stop line
  • Slow weaving cones
  • Left and right turn practice
  • Yield or stop sign
  • Straight balance path