Playing twister, safeguarding concerns

[elliejjtiny]

We're in the process of finalising plans for our children's outreach event. Which has been a nightmare because people can't agree on how much money should be spent on it. But that's another story.

Anyway, I suggested playing twister but someone else said we shouldn't because of safeguarding concerns. Because they could end up tangled up together. But I think that's a bit silly. Any advice? I don't have any safeguarding training for older children so I'm not 100% certain. Our safeguarding policy just says if anyone is concerned they should talk to the pastor.

I think twister is fine but if parents don't want their children to play then that's fine too. How old are the children? I think teens these days are quite aware of inappropriate behaviour and if it's younger children the parents should be supervising.

Thankyou. That's what I thought. Children expected are aged 10-15 but we might get some unexpected little ones. If that was the case I would have the little ones play at a different time to the older ones, mainly because of the risk of being sat on.

Forgot to add that 2 15 year olds will be drop and run by prior agreement but the rest will be supervised by parents.

I don't think I would play it with 10-15 year olds. Thinking back to when mine were early teens I don't think they would have been that up for playing it.