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Description

This quick and fun game teaches the importance of DIY safety gear with a tasty twist.

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/play-the-diy-chocolate-safety-game/

Resources

Bars of chocolate
Plates
Knives and forks
Hard Hats
Safety Goggles
Work Gloves
High-Visibility Vests
Dice

Instructions

Gather a set of safety equipment for each team and place it in a pile next to the chocolate. Place the bars of chocolate on a plate with a knife and fork. The bigger the bars the longer the games will last.

Check for allergies, eating problems or dietary requirements, and adjust the chocolate as needed. You may need to use something else, such as fruit or cake.

Gather everyone together and show everyone the safety equipment. Ask if anyone knows what each item is and what it’s used for while doing DIY or construction work.

The items are:-

Hard hat: A sturdy helmet designed to protect your head from falling objects or accidental bumps, especially in construction or other risky work areas.
Safety goggles: Protective glasses that shield your eyes from flying debris, dust or chemicals when you’re cutting, sanding or working with tools.
Work gloves: Thick, tough and durable gloves that protect your hands from cuts, burns, or heavy materials when you’re using tools or handling rough objects.
High-visibility vest: A brightly coloured vest that makes you easy to see, especially in dark or low-light conditions, such as when working near roads or in dimly lit areas.

When everyone knows what the items are, explain that you’re going to play The Chocolate Game with the equipment.

The aim of the game can be either the first person to eat the chocolate or the person who eats the most chocolate.
Place the wrapped bar of chocolate, the plate, knife and fork and the equipment in the middle of each group.
Everyone should be able to reach all the items.

Choose one person in each group to go first. They can roll both the dice
.
If they roll a double (the same number on both dice), they must put on all the safety gear, one piece at a time. They can put the items on in any order, but they must wear all pieces before they can start eating the chocolate.

Once they’re wearing all the equipment, they can then unwrap the chocolate bar using the knife and fork, then start to cut it up and eat it. They can use their hands to take the chocolate off the fork and put it in their mouth once cut. The person keeps eating until another player rolls a double.

When this happens, the player who is eating must stop, hand over the gear to the next player, and let them take their turn. Again, the new player must wear all the safety gear before they can start eating.

If they don’t roll a double, the dice are passed to the next person in the circle, they then roll the dice and the game continues.

Keep going until all the chocolate is gone.

Tags

• chocolate
• DIY
• PPE

Badge Links

• DIY - Safety