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July 12, 2020

Dress Up Days

 

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Have fun dress-up days to get everyone involved in learning about teen driving dangers. Sunglasses remind about the dangers of driving at night; pajama bottoms about drowsy driving; and seat belts about buckling up.

 Items Needed

  • A way to market the week, such as announcements, posters, and bulletin boards
  • Prizes for best outfits
  • TDS volunteers to lead the charge by dressing up each day and encouraging others to do the same.
  • Messaging for the day of. For instance, if the safety message is seat belts, make sure you have messaging about seat belt awareness and promoting using seat belts for that day. This can be activities, posters, announcements, etc.

 Steps

  1. Find a good safety week or month to host the dress-up days, such as National Teen Safety Week or Red Ribbon Week.
  2. Decide what risks will be covered during the dress-up days.
  3. Create a marketing plan for letting students know about the activities each day. Make sure they know to dress up for prizes.
  4. Plan the coordinating day activities and messaging.
  5. Take photos each day of some of the best dress-up outfits and share them (be sure to tag the person(s) in the photos).
  6. Submit an event/activity form for All-Star credit.

 Make it GREAT

If your students wear uniforms, think about taking donations for them to be able to participate in the dress-up (with permission). This money can go towards prizes for best outfits to help incentivize participation.

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