On Monday, I gave a presentation on safety and being a police officer at my son's day care. Two things occurred to me throughout preparation and during the event: One, I don't know why I didn't think of taking a book with me to read sooner. And, two, that was the most fun being a police officer I have had since I started with the department two and a half years ago. The sad thing is, it was my day off and I wasn't even getting paid.
Other things to share: talking to a group of 27, 3-5 year olds is very challenging. They have short attention spans. They are also very talkative. It's been awhile since I've been around kids of that age group. I'm still use to my son who just makes funny sounds and giggles.
Although I planned badly and wasn't able to find a halloween book to take with me, the children's librarian helped me find two really good books: "Keeping You Safe: A Book About Police Officers" by Ann Owen and "Officer Buckle and Gloria" by Peggy Rathman. I opted out of reading the latter because of the length and age group, but it's looks like a cute story, none-the-less for the right group. The first book had nice clear pictures and simple sentences that was perfect for the 3 and 4 year olds. It even featured lots of women police officers which is important in a room full of girls who want to be princesses when they grow up.
All in all, it was a very good day.
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