Learning about safety doesn’t always need to be serious. Today we had a lot of fun learning how to put on survival suits. These “Orange Marshmallow Suits” are an important piece of safety gear on many vessels providing flotation, insulation, and reflection in the case of capsize. It’s important to know how to put one on before you’d ever need to use it.

After sizing our suits and putting them on, everyone was giggling with how big and awkward they felt. We also noticed that we were feeling nice and toasty inside. Then we set out to try and move in them! Lara created an obstacle course for us- we had to jump over a rope, crawl under the table, tie a knot correctly, then climb back under the table and jump back over the rope. It was a really fun challenge and we got learn what it is like to work while wearing the suits.

At the end of the day, we spent more time working on our tool trays and started creating a pattern for the oars we will build to go with our boat. Our smiles tell the story- it was a really fun day!