Children to have fun at Chalmette Home Depot Kids’ Safety Day on Sat., Oct. 6, 10 am to 1 pm, with Sheriff’s Office, Fire Dept., to display items

Children paint during one of the activities at the 2011 Kids Safety Day at the Chalmette Home Depot, which will hold the event again from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

A child looks at the Sheriff’s Office bomb robot used to check out suspicious items, which has been a popular feature each year at the annual Kids Safety Day at the Chalmette Home Depot on Judge Perez Drive. The robot will again be displayed at the Kids Safety Day being held this year on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Let the fun begin.

The annual Kids’ Safety Day on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Home Depot Store in Chalmette will have face-painting, games, a workshop, food and special items displayed such as a robot from the Sheriff’s Office and a safety house from the Fire Department.

Children of all ages, accompanied by parents or guardians, can participate in the free annual event, said Tammy Hentze, operations manager of the Home Depot store on West Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.

The session includes workshops where children are shown how to make things, face-painting and food for them.

Special items will also be on display for children. Sheriff James Pohlmann said equipment including a robot used to check out suspicious items, a SWAT team truck, boats and other things will be provided by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Parish Fire Department officials said they will bring trucks and a mobile safety house to show kids how to drop and roll on the floor to escape a burning building.

State Police, the National Guard and Homeland Security will also have demonstrations of equipment for kids and adults.

Winn-Dixie and Breaux Mart supermarkets are also sponsors of the event.