'12 Days of Christmas' with a twist
We’ve made you an online Christmas present!
Our Director of Services, Peter, has come up with a clever twist on the classic Christmas tune ’12 Days of Christmas’ – but with some important cyber safety messages for our young people. We’ve had some fun in the office recording our own version – and we’d love you to do the same! You can either sing the whole song or just a verse if you’re pushed for time.
The lyrics are below, and if you do make your own video please either email toby@kidscape.org.uk or upload to your own social media profile and remember to tag us (we’re @kidscape on Twitter or @kidscapecharity on Facebook).
Here’s a few words from Peter:
"There’s lots of information online about how to stay safe - however both parents and teens often ignore advice from the experts. This Christmas cyber song is a fun way of getting the message across. It’s full of advice with an added final message for parents to practise what they preach! Sing it, record it, tweet it. It is so annoying the message really is memorable! Merry Christmas and stay safe online."
12 Days of Christmas ... a cyber Christmas message to a teen
On the first day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Enjoy your phone but carefully
On the second day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the third day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the fourth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the fifth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the sixth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the seventh day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Don’t chat with strangers
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the eighth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Set filters carefully
Don’t chat with strangers
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the ninth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Check privacy settings
Set filters carefully
Don’t chat with strangers
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the tenth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Turn off location
Check privacy settings
Set filters carefully
Don’t chat with strangers
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Report online nasties
Turn off location
Check privacy settings
Set filters carefully
Don’t chat with strangers
Watch out for scams
No nasty words
No naughty pics
No sharing passwords
Fewer gaming hours
And enjoy your phone but carefully
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My parents said to me:
Do as I say
Not as I do
And enjoy your phone but carefully
(For more serious advice please visit our cyber bullying page.)