Water play activity ideas, risk assesment for age 7-13

[sykikdoc]

im on unit 202 and i have just stated nvq ccld L2 course. Im stuck on this risk assesment. Pls if someone can help.

[Heidi]

Put water play risk assessment into the search (next to the teddy and the post box) and you will get quite a few leads and suggestions.

[sykikdoc]

Thank you so much but thats not i am looking for i need some actvities for children of water and activity hazards if you could find anything it would be really very helpful anyway thanks alot

[ray]

hi. A suggestion for that age group?

Have relay teams. Each child has a container of some sort to carry water (colour it if you want)
Have them at posts a set distance away from each other up to a final point.
The aim is to get as much water as possible from the start point over to the finish point within a set time.
We did this once for a sports day when i worked in a primary school

Child must walk to the next point and fill the waiting container. We made it a rule that it had to be one handed only. The more unusual the container the better..... balloons, plastic bags (risk assessment), tea cups, funnells they have to keep the hole covered etc
The risks are
Tripping
Water Spillage etc
When we did it the kids were laughing so much. Great fun and easy to set up. OUTSIDE of course.

[sykikdoc]

thanks so much any other suggestions pls tell me

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, not quite sure if you're after smaller water tray activities or water activities in general - swimming, paddling pools through to canoeing.

A few other smaller ideas:

• Water squirters
• Water balloons
• Baby dolls and water tray baths
• Oasis & flower arranging
• Melting play: Chunky chalks and Gloop premixed - then added to water. Can the chalks be broken and dissolved.
• Kitchen or toilet tissue roll added to the water.
• Bath bombs & volcano type resources - bicarbarbonate of soda & vinegar.
• Apple bobbing
• Role play action figures - ocean landscape
• Moat building in water tray with buckets of sand - knights and princesses
• water hoopla - ring lasso: float balls and capture with hoops
• Magic grow creatures
• Magnetic fishing - hook & loop
• Splash balls
• Water pumps and fountains - cup or champagne glass fountain
• Mopping up - what can absorb all the water in a water tray.
• Paper making
• Marbling inks & print taking
• Foil bottom for reflection - how to weigh/keep it in place.
• Wind up toys
• Bubble blowing
• Floating lights & radios
• Thermometers and access to warm & cold water
• Shaving foam cream: ask how high a mountain can be made when the children are squirting the foam into the water.
• Leaky buckets - plan for making 'leaky buckets & holes from sections of one/two litre drinking bottles: provide scissors and hand drills.
• Buckets of water for car & bike washing
• Pond making - use a water tray to collect rain water and use it as a nature watch.
• I've not tried this but it looks good: Fashion In The Tub Bath Toy amazon link. Use light food trays or white boards that float in the water tray to assemble the designs on.

Each activity will have its own associated risk depending on the resources used. What supervision is available and where staff are positioned - deployment.
Check to see if your activity has a risk of ..
Choking
Suffocation
Strangulation
Drowning
Injury - cuts, knocks, bruises, slips, trips, falls.
Allergic reaction
Poisoning
Electrocution, burns and scalds

Statement that Children can drown water that is 5cm or 2" deep - source:
CAPT Child safety week factsheet on drowning
Accidents and children from rospa and

CAPT accidents and Child development

Hope this helps xx