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Description

Tell a story full of DIY mishaps – then work out how to prevent them happening to you.

From the Scouts program planner

Resources

Scrap paper

Instructions

Split into groups of about ten people. Give each group a pen and a piece of paper.
Each group should sit in a circle. They are going to make up a story about an unsafe DIY project.
Nominate a writer in each group. They should write down each accident and keep a list.
The first person starts by saying ‘I went to do some DIY, but I…’, finishing the sentence with an example of an accident (such as ‘I hit my thumb with a hammer’. They should also mime doing the action.
The second person should repeat the first person’s sentence, adding ‘and then I…’ with their own example of an accident, doing all of the actions along the way. For example: ‘I went to do some DIY but I hit my thumb with a hammer, and then I got a splinter in my eye’.
Each player takes it in turns to say the full story so far, adding their own accident on to the end. At least some people need to use examples with electric tools.
If anyone gets stuck, the writer can use their list to help them remember. The person leading the game can use their sheet to help with examples if people run out of ideas.
Once everyone has had a turn at remembering and adding their own example of an accident, groups should go through the list and talk about how they could avoid each accident.
For example – you could avoid getting a splinter in your eye by wearing safety goggles.

Tags

• DIY Badge
• safety

Badge Links

• DIY - Safety