Family play guides · gugiboard team · Published October 2026

Hot stoves and electrical outlets: teaching “don’t touch” with pictures

Heat and electricity are invisible risks for small children. The Kids Safety sheets show a hot stove and an outlet in large, simple photos so the idea becomes visible.

What gugiboard shows

On the hot sheet a red hand signal marks the danger and a green happy face shows the safe distance. The electricity sheet shows that fingers and objects never go into outlets.

In Safe or Dangerous, the first scene is “Putting fingers in electrical outlets”, always answered as Dangerous, with an explanation read aloud.

How to talk about it

Use the same short phrase every time: “Hot! We wait.” or “Outlets are not for fingers.”

Praise the safe picture choice instead of focusing on fear.

What to notice while playing

On the hot sheet, notice whether your child waits for the safe picture before tapping. Waiting means the idea of stopping first is landing.

The electricity sheet pairs the open outlet with the covered one, so the fix is the cover, not “the wall is bad”.

A two-minute practice at home

At dinner, point to the stove from a distance and say “Hot! We wait.” once, then move on.

Let your child place an outlet cover on a socket that is already out of use.

Safety in real life

Install outlet covers, keep pan handles turned inward and keep matches and lighters out of reach.

Show a real stove from a safe distance with an adult and repeat the words from the course.

gugiboard Kids Safety is a conversation tool for families, not a certified course or a substitute for adult supervision.

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WHO: Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age

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