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Outdoors Equipment: Per Six: 1 magnifying glass; pencil; paper; rope Formation: Sixes Put the group into their Sixes. Place a box or object over a piece of ground approximately 1 foot square. Give each group five minutes to write ...

30 Inch Dash

Formation – Individual Equipment – string, marshmallows Game – Thread the string through the marshmallows. Have the string tacked on the wall with the marshmallow at the walls end. The girl who can chew the ...

50 Stars Relay Race

Divide the group into equal teams, each lined up a few feet away from the table. Place a bowl on the table for each team. Lay 50 cutout paper stars (approx. 2 inches in diameter) out on the table beside ...

A Christmas Telegram

Have everyone write down the word Christmas leaving a space after each letter. Then allow ten minutes for all players to compose a telegram, the first word beginning with C, the next with H, the third with R and so ...

A Little Inconvenience

Water game, outdoors. Equipment: 1 soccer ball; 2 innertubes; 1 waterball; 2 water basketball hoops; blindfolds; string. Formation: teams. The object of this game is to allow players to experience the sensation of having a disability. Divide the players into four teams, and set ...

A Trip To Rome

The player who is "It" walks around saying, "I am going to Rome. Haven't you a gift for me? The other players each hand him some awkward object, e.g. lamp, umbrella, shoes, cartons, coats. "It" must now walk across the ...

ABC Ship

Indoors Equipment: 5 beans for each Cub Formation: Circle The Pack sits in a circle with the leader. Starting with the Cub on the leader's left each Cub has to say in turn... 1. The name of a ship - ...

ABC Song

Practice the tune for the Alphabet song. Once the players know it, change the words to sing a nursery rhyme. For example, sing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” to the tune of the Alphabet song. ...

Above and 02

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle Arrange the players in a circle. Call out the names of things that are found above the ground or below. For example: Strawberries grow above the ground and potatoes grow below. When you call ...

Above And Below01

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Arrange the players in a circle. Call out the names of things that are found either above the ground or below. (ex. – Bananas grow above ground, potatoes ...

Air Pressure Experiment

You need two drinking straws and a small bottle filled with water. Have a boy put both straws in his mouth, with the end of one straw in the water and the other outside the bottle. Now ask him to ...

Airlift

Outdoors Equipment: A supply of apples Formation: Teams Divide the group into two equal teams. In a yard or park, mark out a large rectangular area. One end of the area is home base, the other end is the ...

Akela Leader of the Wolves

Mark a 4-foot-diameter circle on the ground or floor. Akela stands in the center. One by one, the other "wolves" (Cub Scouts) try to push or pull her or him completely out of the ring. A wolf who succeeds becomes ...

Aliens

Equipment: Craft supplies (such as toilet paper tubes, scissors, yarn, eyes, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, glue, tape, etc.)To Play: Give the players ten minutes to create an alien. Variation: Give awards for scariest, funniest, cutest, etc. ...

Alphabet Songs

Choose a letter of the alphabet. Starting at that letter, a player names a well-known song whose title begins with that letter. Proceed through the alphabet until someone is stumped. Start again with another letter. For example, the letter chosen ...

Alphabet Test

Formation – circle Equipment – none Game: Start by having the first girl saying a word beginning with the first letter of the alphabet. Then each person in line of the circle has to say a ...

Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Formation – Individual Equipment – paper and pencils / pens Game – Give the girls paper marked with the letters of the alphabet down the side. Give the girls 2 minutes to try to fill each ...

Amoeba Race

This game from Science Is...takes a lot of cooperation. Explain that an amoeba is one of the tiniest, simplest animals on earth - a microscopic one-celled animal that lives in water. It consists of jelly-like protoplasm that changes shape as ...

Animal Over Population

Formation – Special Equipment – None Game – This activity is intended to be a simple but powerful way for students to grasp some basic concepts: that everything in natural systems is interrelated; that ...

Animal Themed Games

Animal Calls: Boys see who can do the best animal impersonations. Can be for fun or judged for prizes.Animal Relay: Each member of a team is allocated a different animal. He must then move across the hall in the style ...

Animammal Conference

Indoors Equipment: Construction paper; scissors Formation: Pairs Each person is given a cut-out piece of construction paper with the name of an animal (e.g. mouse; long tail). The group is them put into pairs so that, for example, a ...

Art Consequences

Semi-active, indoors Equipment: Per six: 1 piece of paper, 1 pencil. Formation: Relay. The first player in each group walks to the end of the playing area, picks up the pencil and draws the head of a man, woman or child. After he ...

Art Contests

Boys design projects or posters on a particular subject for fun or to be judged. ...

Art Relay

Equipment needed: three coloured felt pens for each team, masking tape, sheets of newspaper. Divide boys into six or eight-man teams. In front of each team a large piece of newspaper is hung on a wall with masking tape. Pens are ...

Artful Cars

Have a car show and race. Have each boy decorate a toy car (Hot Wheel/Matchbox size). You can supply one, or he can use his own. These can be decorated at the activity or prior to it. You may also ...

Artists

Players sit round a table, each with paper and pencil. The right-hand Scout draws a picture, in separate firm strokes, of an ordinary figure or head, putting in his strokes in unusual sequence so that for a long time it ...

Australian Circle Game

A player stands in the centre of a circle, holding a tennis ball. He tries to throw this ball to someone in the circle who will drop it. Another ball is also being passed around the circle from one boy ...

BacktoBack Balloon Bursting

Indoors Equipment: A supply of balloons Formation: Pairs Pick teams of two parents or Cubs from each Six. Have the pairs stand in a line, back to back, with a balloon held between their backs. On signal, they should ...

Bag Of Clothes

Formation – Teams Equipment – enough ‘bigger’ cloths to suit one person per each team. Game: Have one girl on the team line up on the opposite side of the playing field (they are ‘it’) with a ...

Bag Play

Divide the group into two or three teams. Give each team a bag filled with an assortment of scrap items found around the house and backyard. For example, the bag could contain a clean empty yogurt cup, a plastic bottle, ...

Bagged Heads

Type: Pack Equipment: Bell for each Six or stones in tins. Paper bag for each Cub or can use scarf for blindfold. Cubs sit together with bags over their heads. Sixers stand some distance away ringing their bells ...

Bagheeras Eyes

This is an observation game. Divide the den into two teams. Give each team a dozen or more common articles-pencil, ball, card, toy truck, Cub Scouting book, jackknife, paper clip, etc. Ask the teams to go to opposite sides of ...

Balancing Pepito

Download the image of Pepito and enlarge the parrot to about nine by six inches. Use the pattern to cut two parrots from cardboard of posterboard. Tape two pennies to inside of tail as shown, and glue the pieces together. ...

Ball Over

Indoors Equipment: 1 soccer ball or volley ball Formation: Teams Draw a line to divide the area and have two teams take positions on either side. Players must not cross the line. Blindfold one Cub and provide him with ...

Ball Pass

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 ball Formation: Circle The Pack forms a circle and one Cub has the ball. He passes it to the neighbour on his left and immediately starts to run round the circle, his aim being to be ...

Ball Tag

"It" must touch the other player by throwing a ball. "It" must pick up the ball himself after it has been thrown. ...

Balloon Balance

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: Per team: 1 big balloon; 1 small balloon. Formation: Relay. Divide the group into teams of six to eight players. Each team is given one large and one small balloon. The first player of each group, on the word 'Go', balances ...

Balloon Baseball

Active, outdoors/indoors. Equipment: Balloons, balloon baseball markers. Formation: teams. Players are divided into two teams. Each team designates a pitcher who pitches to his own team. Each batter gets two pitches to hit a balloon with his fist. If the balloon is hit, the ...

Balloon Basketball

Indoors Equipment: A small supply of balloons; 2 boxes or wastepaper baskets for goals Formation: Teams Use a balloon for the ball and boxes or wastepaper baskets for the goals. Score as in basketball, except that a broken balloon counts ...

Balloon Batting Relay

This game may be played by two or more teams. Arrange teams in parallel lines with teammates spaced about 15 feet apart. On signal, the first player on each team bats the balloon with either hand toward his next teammate, ...

Balloon Battle

Type: Team game Equipment: Balloon Divide the Pack into three teams. Mark three bases on the floor. The balloon is hit by hand, and when it is hit into a base that team scores a point. The balloon ...

Balloon Battle Royal

Indoors Equipment: A supply of balloons; string Formation: Scatter or circle Arrange all the players in a large circle or scattered around the room, each with a balloon hanging from a string tied to his waist. On signal, have ...

Balloon Bursting

Indoors Equipment: 1 balloon; uninflated, per Cub Formation: Scatter Give each Cub a balloon to blow up. The first one to break his balloon wins. Have them try this with no hands. ...

Balloon Busting

Give each player a balloon, inflated to standard size. These are tied onto a rear belt loop of each player with a piece of string about 6" long. Each player has a newspaper which he rolls up tightly. The players ...

Balloon Crab Ball

Indoors Equipment: A supply of balloons Formation: Teams Establish two goal lines, 40' apart. Divide the players into two teams and have them sit on the goal lines facing each other with their arms extended backward to support their ...

Balloon Crab Walk

Formation: Form teams in single lines Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand) Game: Each team is to line up in single file. The first person is to get in the crab walk position (hands and feet ...

Balloon Darts

Indoors Equipment: A supply of balloons; darts; a backboard Formation: Lines Hang an inflated balloon in front of a backstop. See that the players take turns in throwing darts at it. Score 1 point when the balloon is popped. ...

Balloon Fan Race

Formation: Form teams in single lines (indoor only game) Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand), card board fan. Game: Give each team 2 fans. The first 2 girls use the fan to ‘blow’ the balloon across ...

Balloon Football

Indoors Equipment: A supply of balloons Formation: Teams The Cubs form two teams and sit on the floor facing each other, their legs stretched out so that their feet almost touch those of the boy opposite. Two Cubs are ...

Balloon Kangaroo

Formation: Form a line Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand) Game: This is just like sack races but each girl must place a balloon between her legs and jump to the ...

Balloon Passing

Give each team a balloon inflated to about six inches in diameter. On signal, the first player on each team tucks the balloon under his chin and, without using his hands, passes it to the next player, who must take ...

Balloon Pop

Formation: Can be teams or singles Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand) Game: This game requires the player to blow up the balloon, tie it off, and then sit on it ...

Balloon Push Ball

Indoors Equipment: Balloons Formation: Teams Divide the group into two teams and station them at opposite ends of the room. Toss a balloon up in the centre of the room and have the teams rush for it. Each tries ...

Balloon Relay

Formation: Form teams in single lines Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand) Game: Arrange the teams in parallel lines. Give the first player in the line a balloon. At ...

Balloon RoundUp

Materials: a large box, 4 different colors of balloons-one for each playerTo Play: Divide the group into 4 different teams of equal numbers of participants. Each team is given a specific color of balloon, and each player is given his ...

Balloon Stampede

Type: Pack Game Equipment: Balloon for each player Each player has a balloon tied to his ankle. The object is to tread on and burst the other players' balloons, while trying to keep his own intact. ...

Balloon Volley

You’ll need one inflated balloon and one 4-5 ft stick, pole or broom for every 5 players. Give each player a number from 1-5. Players 1 and 3 hold the stick at shoulder height. Player 4 holds the balloon. Player ...

Balloon Volleyball

Indoors Equipment: Balloons; rope to stretch across the room Formation: Teams Stretch a string across the room and divide the players into two teams, placing them on either side of the string. Throw a balloon into play. Have each ...

Banana Relay

Semi-active, indoors/outdoors. Equipment: 1 banana per boy. Formation: relay. Line up the boys in relay formation, facing each other, and give each boy a banana. He must keep his right hand behind him while he eats the banana, which he must peel with ...

Banana Split Slide

Everyone remembers their very first slip and slide out in the yard on a hot summer day. Here's a variation. Get approximately 50 feet of plastic tarp and items that would be found on a banana split (ice cream, strawberry ...

Barefoot Marble Relay

The Cub Scouts remove their shoes and socks. Place two marbles on the starting line in front of each team. On signal, the first player on each team grasps a marble with the toes of each foot and walks to ...

Baseball In Sacks

An ordinary game of baseball is played with each member wearing a sack. ...

Baseball Strike Zone

Required: Plywood painted baseball game board, Fun Gripper Baseballs For serious ball throwers you can have something set up for them but for those little ones you might want to set up a game for them as well. Make a ...

Bat Ball

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Soccer or volleyball Formation: Teams Any outdoor area or gymnasium will do. Mark a home base in the middle of a 40 - 50' end line. Then mark a far base about 80' from home base. The batter ...

Bat the Balloon

Semi-active, indoors. Equipment: Balloons. Formation: Relay. Teams line up with members standing side by side, separated by the distance obtained when players stretch their arms sideways. Fingertips should touch between players. The first player in line takes and inflated balloon, ...

Bawl Game

Player who makes the most noise for a given period of time wins. ...

Bean N Spoon Relay

Formation –Teams Equipment – one plastic spoon, (x) beans, 2 cups per team Game: After each team is lined up, give the first person in each line a plastic spoon. When the game is started, the ...

Bean and Straw Relay

Semi-active, indoors. Equipment: Per Six: 15 beans, 2 containers, 1 straw per boy. Formation: Relay. Have the first player in each line pick up a bean with a soda straw, carry it across the room and deposit it in a container. The ...

Bean Bag Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – Bean Bags Game: Divide each team in half, putting one half of the team on one side of the room, and the other half on the other. The first player on ...

Beanbag Medley

Formation – Teams Equipment – beanbags Game: At the start, each girl places a beanbag on her head. On the signal, they must walk to the determined point and come back without dropping the beanbag. If ...

Beating the Bounds

Indoors Equipment: 4 oil drums or metal pails or metal chairs; 2 large tent pegs or sticks Formation: Teams The Pack divides into two teams, each with a stick. When the leader calls 'GO', the first Cub in each ...

Bee Battle

Formation – 10’ Circle Equipment – Tape, foam cup, chalk Game: Draw a 10’ circle on the black top. Have 2-8 players with their arms folded get together in the circle. Fasten the foam cup ...

Beret

Country - France Formation – Teams Equipment – beret or scarf Game – The girls split into two equal teams, and form two lines opposite from each other at least 15’ apart. Each member of each team ...

Bicycle Polo

Use croquet mallets and balls. If on paved area, use chair legs as hoops; set up larger than usual croquet course. Divide boys into groups of four to six for this game so there is not too much waiting for ...

Bicycle Relay

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil Pack in spoke formation in Sixes. The Leader tells a story about a Cub going of somewhere on a bicycle. Every time there is something wrong e.g. no bell, no brakes, wrong signal etc, ...

Bicycle Trip

Players sit in a circle and are assigned the names of bike parts. (i.e. chain, wheel, spoke, handle bar, etc.) The storyteller (usually the den or pack leader) tells a story of a fictional bicycle trip as he moves around ...

Big Lantern Little Lantern Oke chochin chichai chochin

Country - Japan Formation – Circle Equipment – none Game – One player is ‘it’. She turns to her neighbor on either her right or left, and says ‘Big Lantern’ (O-ke cho-chin). At the same time she ...

Bird Or Animal

The chief imitates the sound of a bird or animal and the players, standing in a circle, try to guess what the sound is. The brave who guesses correctly is praised by the chief and given the chance to make ...

Birds Fly

The leader tells the boys to flap their arms up and down when he names something that flies. When he mentions something that doesn't fly, they must hold still. Those who make a mistake must drop out. To confuse things, ...

Black Hole

Equipment: Flying saucers (Staple or glue the rim of a paper bowl to the center of the bottom of a paper plate, then staple or glue another plate to the first around the rim and decorate if desired. Or use ...

Black Knots

All players have a piece of rope. Assign a specific knot. Shut out lights for a specified time and see how adept group is in the darkness. Vary knots called and time lights are out. ...

Black Magic

Materials needed: none Play: The leader chooses a helper before the game, who understands how the trick works. While in the group, the leader chooses the helper. The helper leaves the circle. While the helper is gone, the group decides ...

Blast Off

Cub Scouts sit in chairs scattered around the room. Each is given the name of a planet - Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Earth, etc. One boy is picked to be Mission Control. He stands and says “Countdown”... walking around the ...

Blind Balloon Volleyball

Indoors Equipment: 1 volleyball net; 1 blanket to cover net; 1 referee per balloon Formation: Teams Teams of four or more people line up in volleyball fashion on either side of the net. The blanket is placed over the ...

Blind Drawing

Formation – Spread out at tables or chairs Equipment – drawing paper and crayons Game: You can either split the girls up in to teams or just let them draw alone. On ...

Blind Man Hop

This is played like Blind Man's Bluff, except that all but the "blind man" must hop. Any player who puts both feet to the ground becomes the "blind man". ...

Blind Tag

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Nil Form a large circle, facing inwards, and have two Cubs blindfolded. These two are started from opposite sides of the circle, on the inside, and the second one tries to catch the first. ...

Blindmans Bluff

Indoors Equipment: 1 chair per person; 1 blindfold Formation: Circle 'It' is blindfolded and stands in the centre of a seated circle while the players change seats. 'It' now sits on a player's lap. No words are spoken. He ...

Blindmans Knot

The squad is blindfolded. The leader passes down the line, holding a piece of cord knotted in one of the familiar knots. Each boy may finger it for ten seconds to discover which knot it is. The squad is then ...

Block and Tackle Experiment

This simple apparatus shows how block and tackle increases power. You need two lengths of broomstick and a length of clothesline. Fasten one end of the line to one of the sticks. Wrap line loosely around both sticks as shown. ...

Blow Ball

Formation – 2-4 players at a small table Equipment – 1 ping-pong ball Game: Have the girls sit at a table that is small enough to place them ...

Blow Hard Trick

Place three small bits of paper on the back of your hand. Let anyone select one of the pieces. Claim that you can control your breath so as to only blow away the chosen one. It sound impossible. Solution: Place two ...

Blow Blow Blow

Indoors Equipment: 1 jack-o'-lantern; 1 candle; 2 blindfolds Formation: Teams Form two teams - the 'ghosts' and the 'witches'. Take a grinning jack-o'-lantern with a glowing candle and place it in the centre of a table. Lead each ghost ...

Blowin In The Wind

Materials needed: A fan, artificial leaves (craft store), 2 child size plastic rakes, and a watch with a second hand. Scatter the leaves on the ground. Divide the boys into two groups. The object of the game is to be ...

Bones

o Boil, clean, and dry chicken bones. o Press in clay and let dry. o Using a hammer and nail have the boys carefully chip away the clay without damaging the bones. ...

Book Quiz

Type: Sixes Circle Equipment: A book, pencil and paper for each Six. Have the Cubs in their Sixes in a circle. Pass the book round the circle and tell the Cubs to look at it.` Cubs now in Sixes ...

Bottle Clothespin

Formation – Line Equipment – a canning jar or suitable open-mouthed container and clothespins Game: Have the girls line up behind the jar. Give each girl 10 clothespins. They are to try to drop the ...

Bowling On The Green

Play this game on a smooth, close-cut lawn. Croquet balls or wooden balls made especially for this game may be used. Each player has two of these balls, called "bowls." A smaller ball is called the "jack." The first player ...

Box Code Writing

All good wizards have their own special codes for writing down their spells. We will teach you some of the basics -- then you can create some of your own -- to keep your spells secret. Replace the letters to ...

Boxes A Game For Buddies

In this game opponents compete to make the greatest number of boxes out of a dot grid. To begin, players draw a square grid of 16 dots with four even rows of four dots. (After you get good, use a ...

Boxing Blindfolded

For this game, you need two pair of boxing gloves, two blindfolds and two people to prepare the two boxers. Take the two boys to the centre of the ring, let their gloves touch, back them up a couple of ...

Bricklayers Relay

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: Per team: 1 hard hat; 1 dustpan; 1 flag; 3 or more 'bricks' - stones, pieces of styrofoam, blocks of wood. Formation: Relay. Divide the group into teams. Have them stand in parallel straight lines at one end of the ...

British Bull dog

One or two of the bigger players take position in centre of room, facing group. At "Go," the entire group charges and tries to reach the other side of the room or a given area, without being caught. To catch ...

Broken Chain

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Line up each team behind a single line. On the signal, have the girls run in single file, each one with one hand on the belt loop of ...

Brothers

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Two circles, one inside the other Divide the Cubs into groups. Group A forms the inner circle facing outward and group b the outer circle facing inward. Have the players facing each other hold hands ...

Brownies

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Have the girls form a circle. Select a girl to start a story. At anytime as the story is being told, any other girl can yell ‘ Brownies’, ...

Bucket games

Scouts see a series of buckets in a line, they are told that there are treats under the bucket that is exactly 60 ft. away. They are instructed to stand next to the bucket that they think has the treat. ...

Bucket Relay

Active, outdoors Equipment: Per Six: 1 bucket half-filled with water; 1 empty bucket. Formation: relay. On 'Go', the first player runs to the other end of the playing area where the buckets have been placed, pours the water into the other bucket, leaves ...

Bug Bite Tag

One person is IT (the "bug"). Whenever someone is tagged by the bug, they must hold a bandage (their hand) on the spot where they were tagged (bitten by the bug). Then the game continues. When someone runs out of ...

Burst the Balloon

Outdoors/indoors Equipment: 30-40 balloons; pencil and paper for the scorekeeper Formation: Scatter The balloons are blown up and scattered on the floor. Players stand in scatter formation. On 'GO', the object is to break as many balloons as possible, by ...

Button Stringing

Formation – single or paired team Equipment – buttons (a bunch), string Game: Provide each player with an assortment of about two dozen buttons and a piece of string about 18in. long with a knot at ...

Buzz Circle Game

Form a circle (big as you need). Objective is to be the last person left in the circle. The game is played by counting around the circle from one person to the next starting with the number one. But anytime ...

BuzzBomb Balloon

Indoors Equipment: 1 uninflated balloon per Cub Formation: Line Have everyone inflate a balloon and release it in the direction of a target on the floor. Score 1 point for the closest balloon and 15 points for a direct ...

By One Twos etc

Call out numbers beginning with one. Have group members gather by the numbers. Those who don’t fit into a group are out. When the group becomes one large group, then call out numbers in reverse order. ...

CUBS

Equipment: 1 beanbag Formation: circle The Cubs sit in a circle with the beanbag in the center and the leader gives them a letter in the order C.U.B.S. all the way round the circle. The leader calls out one of the ...

Cage

Groups must construct a cage from staves, sisal and rope large enough to hold a small boy from another group. The boy in the cage must escape within one minute. ...

Camel Race

Type: Contest Agility Equipment: Nil Groups of three Cubs. One is the head, another makes the back and holds the waist of the 'head', the third is the rider, who is seated. Race over a given distance. This ...

Camp Golf

Groundsheets folded to about 3' square represent holes and tin plates represent balls. Lay out the golf course as desired to include hedges and streams as obstacles. If a plate falls in one of these hazards it must be retrieved ...

Can You See Them

Type: Pack Equipment: Twenty small objects, and lists of them for all players The objects should be placed in a room so that they are in full view, but difficult to see. E.G. piece of black wool tied ...

Candy Land

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – paper plate, plenty of candy Game: have the girl’s forma circle facing inward sitting on the ground. Start a candy dish around the circle. At any time call ‘stop’. ...

Captain Zoom I

The Adventures of Captain Zoom, Space ____________ (NOUN). Captain Zoom is a superhero who wears a/an ____________ (COLOR) cape and a/an____________ (COLOR) suit of long underwear. He has his own ____________ (ADJECTIVE) rocket ship, which takes him all over the ...

Captain Zoom II

One day Captain Zoom heard that a group of ____________ (A NATIONALITY) --____________ (PLURAL NOUN) had been picked up by some little green ____________ (PLURAL NOUN) who were in a flying saucer. He learned they were locked in a ____________ ...

Captain Zoom III

After zapping everything he could see around his spaceship with his Alpha Particle Disintegrator ____________ (NOUN), Captain Zoom began to explore the ____________ (ADJECTIVE) planet Hang-On. Hang-On had a/an ____________ (ADJECTIVE) atmosphere containing lots of ____________ (A GAS) and ____________ ...

Captain Zoom IV

"Although I cannot be your ____________ (NOUN) King, " Captain Zoom told the ____________ (ADJECTIVE) natives of Hang-On, “I will be your ____________ (NOUN). And I will ____________ (VERB [PRESENT TENSED you like a father." At this the natives cheered. ...

Capture the Flag

Evening game, outdoors Equipment: 2 handmade flags on staffs 2' long; 2 different coloured sets of arm or headbands made of crepe paper. Formation: teams. Divide the group into two teams. Identify each by a set of arm or headbands. Set up a jail ...

Capture The Fort

Divide players into two sides: Attackers and Defenders. Defenders form a circle, holding hands and facing outward, with their captain in the center. Attackers surround the fort at about eight or ten paces distant. They try to kick a soccer ball into ...

Capture the Fort

Divide the players into two sides: Attackers and Defenders. Defenders form a circle, holding hands and facing outward, with their captain in the center. Attackers surround the fort from a distance of 20-30 feet. They try to kick a soccer ...

Card Toss

Formation – Sitting in a chair Equipment – bucket and a deck of cards Game: Place the bucket around 6ft from the chair. Have the player sit in the chair and try to toss the cards ...

Cardbord Box Car Race

Have each boy get a cardboard box and decorate it like a car. Set up a race course for the boys to drive their cars through. Make it challenging with turns and obstacles. Include special directions for tasks, such as ...

Cat And Mouse01

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Have the girls form a circle and select one player to be the mouse (and place her inside the circle) and one player to be the cat (and ...

Cat and Mouse02

Indoors Equipment: Whistle Formation: None The Pack lines up in 4 or 5 lines, each line of Cubs joining hands across. One Cub is chosen as 'Cat' and another as 'Mouse', the 'Cat' chases the 'Mouse' up and down ...

Cats Tail

Indoors Equipment: A supply of coloured yarn, 2 colours, one for each team Formation: Teams To get your Cubs in the Hallowe'en mood, try this game. Hide several pieces of cloth or yarn - a different colour for each ...

Catapult Experiment

Catapult Experiment -Use a ruler and an eraser or other soft projectile. Have a boy strike the short end of the ruler. How far did the projectile go? Now have him try it with half the ruler over the edge ...

Catch Ball

Type: Pack game Equipment: Large ball Each sixer has to stay within his own six corner and the others pass a ball about. No one may run with the ball it can only be thrown. The cubs try ...

Catch It

Type: Arrow Activity Equipment: Three or Four Balls Cubs in a large circle with three or four in the centre with a ball each. Ones in the centre throw the balls to any Cub in the circle. If ...

Catch the Balloon

Indoors Equipment: 3 or 4 balloons Formation: Circle Arrange the players in a circle on the floor and have them number off. Put the highest number in the centre to act as 'it'. He should hold a balloon and ...

Catch the Dragons tail

Materials needed: handkerchief, Chinese music, cassette or CD player Play: The boys line up in a single line, each holding onto the waist of the boy in front. The boy at the end (the tail) has a hanky hanging out ...

Catch The Snake

The snake is a piece of rope several yards long. One player who is "It" holds an end and drags the rope about, so that the snake writhes over the ground. The other players give chase and whoever succeeds in ...

Caterpillar Race

It is best to run this race outdoors on soft ground. If you try it on a hard floor, it will be hard on the hands and knees. Divide the group into teams of two players each. The players on ...

Caterpillar Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – None Game – Each team forms a line and each girl must hold onto the waist of the girl in front of her. They may stretch out as far as ...

Centipede Race

Line up teams of 8, 12 or 16 boys each. Have the first four boys on each team straddle a broomstick with only their left hands grasping the broom. On the signal, they run to the goal line and run ...

Centre Catch

Players form a circle with arm's-length spacing. "It" stands inside the circle. The players pass a basketball, play ball or football from one to the other. "It" attempts to touch it or catch it. If "It" touches or catches the ...

Chair Basketball

Indoors Equipment: 1 chair per person; 1 set of headbands for one team; inflated round balloons; 2 score cards Formation: Circle-sitting on chairs- alternating teams Divide the group into two teams. One team wears headbands. Teams sit in the ...

Chair Pass Ball

Indoors Equipment: Soccer ball or volley ball; whistle Formation: Teams The Cubs form two teams. A firm chair is placed at either end of the room as a goal for each team. A Cub from each team stands on ...

Charades

Players act out the syllables of a word or phrase while the others try to guess what it is. Divide the den into two teams. Write a word or phrase and give it to one team. Ask them to leave ...

Checker Relay

Scouts race up and down the hall in relay fashion, with a pile of 6 checkers balanced on the back of one hand. They are not allowed to steady the pile with the other hand. The only time they can ...

Chinese Laundry

Hang small articles of clothing on a clothesline, fastening them with ordinary clothespegs. Players toss rings at the pegs. If they succeed in circling one, they win the suspended article. ...

Chinese Wall

Materials needed: masking tape or rope, measuring tape Play: Players line up along one side of the gym. Two parallel lines of masking tape are made down the center of the gym about three to four feet apart. The catcher ...

Christmas Handshake

Give each boy five Christmas cards or seals. On signal each boy introduces himself to five parents other than his own. Each time he must leave a card or seal with them. (Parents should not accept the card or seal ...

Christmas Stocking Contest

Two or more red stocking are hung up, the number depending on the number of contestants you have for each side. Each boy is provided with a teaspoon and three apples, or tennis balls. These apples must be picked up ...

Circle Ball

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – Bouncy ball Game: Have the girls form a circle with their legs spread out so that they are touching feet to feet. Select one girl to be ‘it’. She ...

Circle Twisted

Required: Music, sound system with microphones, platform Players: Medium to large groups Have youth group leaders get all participants standing and forming two circles. One of the circles should be inside of the other circle. It’s helpful if there are a ...

Circles

Players scatter throughout the room. Leader blows several blasts on a whistle. If there are four blasts, the players must get into groups of four, hands joined and held high. ...

Circular Pillar Ball

Type: Team Equipment: Two balls The game caters for a large crown in a reasonably small space. The players arrange themselves as shown in the diagram. The attackers, stationed around the circle, endeavour to hit the post; the ...

Cleanliness Tag

Type: Boomerang Equipment: Nil Four boys from the Pack are chosen to be 'It'. One is called a Toothbrush, another Nailbrush, the third Hairbrush and the last Shoe Brush. These four chase the rest of the Pack. When ...

Cleanup Sponge Game

Announce a reward for the scout that returns the “last” sponge to the bag. They will be beating the bushes for every last sponge. :] This also works for litter pickups, trying to pick up the “last” piece of trash ...

Clear the Deck

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Group The four sides of the room are given names, i.e., 'Clear the deck!'; 'Man the boat!'; 'Shore leave!'; 'In the galley!'. When the leader calls out any of those commands, the Cubs rush to that ...

Clodhopper Race

A series of pieces of paper are placed in a circle after a team member is blindfolded. The team member must step on each piece of paper following directions from teammates. They cannot touch him or move him. ...

Clothespin Mixer

Equipment: Clip-on clothespins - 3 or 4 for each person Give everyone 3 or 4 clothespins. Tell them that the object of the game is to get rid of their clothespins without having anyone else pin THEIR clothespins on them. ...

Clown Walk

Players are evenly divided into two teams. A starting line and finish line about 30 feet apart are marked. Each team forms a unit by holding hands, interlocking arms, riding piggyback, or by any other means that can be devised, ...

Cockfights

Two Cub Scouts hold their left ankle behind them with their left hand and keep their right arm close to their side. The arm must not be used to strike or shove. On signal, they try to upset each other ...

Collecting Cocoons

At this time of year caterpillars that will become moths and butterflies can be found on trees and bushes. So can cocoons, the next statge in the life of a moth or butterfly. If your boys find a cocoon on ...

Collection Relay

Type: Relay Equipment: Nil The course is marked out as shown in the diagram above. The leader runs from the start line over the line AB. He then runs back and grasps the hand of number two. They ...

Colour Blind

Put out all the lights and ask all players to find an object of a certain colour. Set a time limit, Points are awarded on basis of correctness of colour of objects collected. Variation: Try objects of different shapes -- round, ...

ColourAsYouGo Turtle

Manitoba Council's Beaver Tales passed along this hunt idea. Make a big turtle as illustrated and after checking the route of your next nature walk, put into each section of shell an item the Beavers will see, hear, or smell ...

Come Along

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle All the Cubs stand in a circle with their right arms outstretched with one Cub outside. He runs round the outside of the circle and grabs an arms of one of the other Cubs ...

Comet Ball

Equipment: Tennis ball, nylon stocking, large playing areaTo Play: Put the ball in the toe of the stocking and tie a knot behind it to secure it, leaving a long tail. Hold the tail to throw, either by twirling above ...

Commando Course

Active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: Per team: 1 6' pole; 1 small bike tire; 1 bowling pin; 2 balloons per team member; 2 chairs; rope to tie ankles. Formation: relay. Divide the group into teams of six. Line up each team at the start ...

Compass Golf

Bury a small tin can in the centre of a large circle marked on the ground. Mark North, South, East and West with small pegs on the circle's circumference. These are used to tee golf shots toward the buried can. ...

Compass Hike

Formation – Hiking Equipment – Compasses Game – Have one troop go and (using the compass) lay out the hike giving directions by compass only. Have the other follow it later. ...

Compass Point Contest

Make two compass boards by drawing a circle on a piece of cardboard (one for each compass board) and securing it to a wooden board with brads at each of the eight compass points. Let the brads protrude about 1/2 ...

Compass Relay

Line up teams in relay formation, parallel to each other. Opposite each team a compass is drawn on the floor, the points indicated but only the North lettered. The leader calls out a point. No. 1 man in each team ...

Consequences

Give each boy a pencil and paper and have him draw the head of a man, woman, or child. After he draws the head, he folds the paper so that only the neck shows. Each paper is passed on to ...

Consumers Report

Semi-active, indoors Equipment: Per team: 1 balloon; 1 bib; 1 bowl of soda crackers; 1 orange, peeled; 1 bottle of pop; 1 bowl of peanuts; 1 straw per person; 1 long table. Formation: Relay. Divide the group into teams ...

Cotton Ball Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – Plastic spoons, a bag of cotton balls, and an empty bag. Game: Each team member is given a plastic spoon. The first person in line receives a bag of cotton balls, ...

Count to Ten

All players stand on one line except one player who is it. "It" stands with his back to the other players on a goal line about 30 to 35 feet from the starting line. "It" counts to ten as fast ...

Cover the Chair

Indoors Equipment: 1 chair per Cub Formation: Circle Have the players seated in a circle and select one to be 'it'. He stands in the circle leaving his chair empty. When he commands, 'Shift to the right!', the person ...

Crab Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Line the teams up for a relay. Have the first player in line sit on the floor with his back to the finish line. He should then walk on ...

Crazy Artist Game

Divide the den into two teams for a relay drawing contest. Provide each team with a piece of crayon or a marking pen. Place two large pieces of paper or poster board on a wall or table across the room. ...

Creating Critters

Indoors Equipment: Scissors; construction paper; glue Formation: Small groups Divide players into small groups. Give each group a pair of scissors, glue and a variety of colours of construction paper. Within a time limit (15 minutes to have an hour) ...

Creature Symphony

This noisy idea comes from the binder Science Is..., by Susan V. Bosak. Sit players in a circle and move around it whispering the name of a different animal in everyone's ear (mouse, duck, owl, frog, cow, bear, etc.). Give them ...

Creeping Past

Type: Pack Equipment: Blindfold One player is blindfolded near one end of the room, the rest, one at a time try to come from the other end as quietly as they can.. When all have passed, the listener ...

Crooks

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil Each Leader is a crook with a funny name. They are spread out over a wide area, and each team of cubs is given a different name to ask for first. When they find ...

Crossing America Obstacle Course

Statue of Liberty - Each boy is given a small amount of foil in order to make a liberty torch.Go West Young Man - Each boy is given a pretend horse and runs a course that is marked by orange ...

Crows and Cranes

Divide Cub Scouts into two teams. Teams line up facing each other about a yard apart. One team is the Crows and the other the Cranes. Mark off a baseline 30 to 50 feet behind each team or line them ...

Crystals

Heat one-fourth of a glass of water in a pan. Stir in three or four teaspoonfuls of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) until no more will dissolve. Remove pan from fire and add a drop or two of liquid glue; stir ...

Cub Car Races

Use cardboard boxes as cars. Dens should decorate their vehicles. One lap equals a trip around the room. Pit stops mandatory. Change tires (remove shoes and put them back on). Wash windshield (other team member sprays driver’s face with water ...

Cub Scout Salute Race

A great way to help prepare boys for their Bobcat badge. Line up the teams. At "GO", the first man on each team runs to the judge (one judge is required for each team), snaps to attention and salutes. Player ...

Cub Scout Salute Relay

For this relay race, divide the boys up into teams. You can have however many teams you want, but 2 to 4 is probably best. Everyone starts at certain point, and each team is lined up in their own line. ...

Cub Scout Word Scramble

Ideas: • You can put these all on a sheet of paper for unscrambling and have everyone work alone or in pairs. • You can give those coming into your meeting each a scrambled word, and you put the unscrambled ...

Cup Race

Thread paper cups onto a cord stretched between chairs, or posts. Each team member blows cone to the end of the cord, brings it back; next boy does the same. First team finished wins. ...

Dairy Fruits And Vegetables

Formation – circle Equipment – none Game: One person sits in the center of the circle and calls out ‘Dairy’, ‘Fruit’, or ‘Vegetable’. At the same time they point to one of the girls ...

Dampeners

Type: Pack Equipment: Two wet sponges or rages Two Cubs sit about 2 feet apart on chairs in the centre of the den. They are blindfolded, face each other and each hold a wet sponge. The rest of ...

Dark Square

Mark a square on the floor about one yard square or use designated marks on floor (definite areas of tile design markings of basketball courts, etc.). Teams are at opposite ends of room and when lights are put out they ...

Deadly Circle

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Rope Formation: Circle Tie the ends of a long rope together in order to make a large circle. Mark off another circle about one-third the size of the rope circle. Have all players take hold of the ...

Defender Of The Castle

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Three balls, three tins Pack in a large circle. Stand the three tins in the centre of the circle. One of the players stands in the centre and stands up the tins as they ...

Defending the Fort

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 soccer ball Formation: Circle The Cubs divide into two teams, the attackers and the defenders. The defenders form a circle holding hands and facing outwards; they choose their captain who stands in the centre. The attackers surround ...

Den Safari

For the third den meeting this month, it is suggested that the den go on safari within your community. Your destination could be a nature center, wildlife refuge, or large park where local wildlife might be spotted. Or safari could ...

Detectives

Two Cub Scouts are chosen to be Dectectives and are sent out of the room. The others select an object which the Detectives will try to discover. This may be a piece of furniture, a book, a button on someone's ...

Dino Dares You

This game is based on an old Cub Scout game called Shere Khan. All players except one line up at one side of the play area. Dino stands in the center. Cross Dino’s area without being tagged by him. All ...

Dino Snatch

Divide the group into two teams and line them up across opposite ends of the room. Each team counts off from “one” through the number of players on the team. Put a rag or neckerchief in the center of the ...

Dinosaur Bones

Let the boys shape play dough into bone shapes, creating a dinosaur skeleton with the bones. Take pictures and let them dry until the next meeting. At the next meeting let them try to reassemble their dinosaur from ...

Dinosaur Charades

Either write out the names of different dinosaurs or place pictures of them on individual pieces of paper. Fold them and place them in a hat/bowl/anything. Each boy picks a piece of paper and then ...

Dinosaur Dig

This energy-burning bone hunt is best set up in a dry sandbox, but a sheet of plastic covered with sand and set in an easily cleaned spot will work as well. Before the meeting, bury twenty to thirty dog-bone biscuits ...

Dinosaur Duel

Divide the boys and parents into two teams. Each team is a dinosaur. The dinosaurs form with players in single file, ah grasping the waist of the teammate ahead of them with both hands. On signal, the “mouth” of both ...

Dinosaur Duell

Divide the players into two teams. Each team is a dinosaur. The dinosaurs form with players in single file, all grasping the waist of the person ahead of them with both hands. On signal, the “head” of both dinosaurs tries ...

Dinosaur Hunt

This game is good with lots of boys to play. One player is the dinosaur and another is the knight. The dinosaur and the knight stand in the center and the other players form a circle leaving enough space for ...

Dinosaur Hunt

Dinosaur Match

Tape names of dinosaurs on the back of the boys, two of each name, and each boy has to find out who they are and find their match by asking questions. Be sure and use dinosaur names that the boys ...

Dinosaur Nest

Hide a nice big watermelon outside in the bushes somewhere, and send the boys out to hunt for the dinosaur's nest and bring back its egg. When they find it, cut it up and share it with the entire group ...

Dinosaur Toss

Either make rings out of rope or purchase ready made rings for tossing. The object of this game is to see how many rings you can get on the dinosaur’s neck. ...

Direction Finder

Type: Pack Equipment: Chalk, Blindfold A "road" is chalked out on the floor with sharp bends and level-crossings. Each Cub is allowed to stand at the start and study the road before being blindfolded. He then walks blindfolded ...

Directions Game

(a communication game) The group is divided into an instructor and numerous artists. The director attempts to describe a simple picture to be drawn by the artists under various handicaps. This will progress in stages. Stop and reflect at each ...

Disappearing Knot

Tie an 18-inch piece of string so there is a loose, open, overhand knot in the center. Now tie the ends together with several knots so the string makes a loop. Let someone examine the string and explain that you ...

Discovery Scavenger Hunt

Give each patrol a list and half an hour to see how many items they can locate within the boundaries of your play area. Remind Scouts of the importance of making minimum impact. They write notes on the items they ...

Discus Throw

Players lie on their backs and throw a shoe over their heads with both feet. Another method is to throw a paper pie plate from a chalk line. The plate should be held flat in the hand rather than sailed ...

Disguises

Type: Pack Equipment: Fancy dress or disguise for a Six One Six is told to bring fancy dress or anything for a disguise. They must wear masks. They are sent out of the room to get dressed. They ...

Disposable Camera Rally

This is a crazy scavenger hunt where each team has a disposable camera and a vehicle to get around town in (I recommend adult drivers). Give them a list of items, worth different points, to get a picture of. You ...

Dizzy Izzy

Active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: none. Formation: Relay. Line up the Sixes for a relay race. Have the first player in each line run up to a given point, place one finger on the floor, revolve around his finger seven times, and run back to ...

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Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Line the teams up for a relay race. Have the first player in each line run up to a given point, place one finger on the floor, revolve around ...

DizzyFrog Handstand and Ankle Hop

Dizzy -Cub Scouts hold their left ankle in back of their right leg with their right hand. Then they hop, making three turns in place without losing their balance. Then they reverse position and try hopping ...

Do a Good Turn Relay

Divide den into two teams. Give each team a list of things the team must do in order to complete the game. Make up your own list with things such as: carry a pail of Legos from point A to ...

Do This Do That

Players can be in spread-out relay formation, or in a circle three or four deep--so that all the boys can see the game leader. Leader says, "Do this." and touches his nose, claps his hand or some other action. All ...

Do You Love Your Neighbour

The group sits in a circle with enough places for everyone except for one. This person stays in the middle of the group and calls on different people asking the question “Do you love your neighbors? The person called upon ...

Doctor Who and the Daleks

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Scatter Three 'Daleks' and three 'Doctor Who's' are suitable for a Pack of 24 boys. The 'Doctor Who's' turn their caps back to front for identification and the 'Daleks' wear their scarves back to front. ...

Dodge Ball

Type: Team game Equipment: Two or more large balls. The aim is to dismiss as many of the opposing team as possible within a given time. The time can vary, but each game takes from about 10 to ...

Dodgeball

Divide boys into two groups. One group forms a large circle; the others scatter inside the circle. The circle players throw a volleyball or other ball at the inside players. The centre players dodge but cannot leave the circle. When ...

Dog And Possum

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Two different bean bags The Cubs form a circle. The Leader takes one bean bag (possum) which he starts on it way round the circle. A moment later he starts the other bean bag ...

Down And Around

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Form two teams and have them get into individual circles. At the start the first player gets up and runs around her teams’ circle and sits back down ...

Draw A Face

Type: Circle Equipment: Nil Players in circle. Cub Leader draws a face in the air. First the outline, clockwise, then right eye, then left eye; nose downward; mouth right to left, all with the LEFT index finger. Each ...

Dress the Mummy

Required: Rolls of toilet paper Players: Small to large groups Set up teams with 2-4 players on each team. One person on each team will be the mummy and each team will be given 2 rolls of toilet paper. They ...

Duck In Water

Type: Water Equipment: Large rubber ball Cubs in a circle in water at least waist-deep. Three or four in the centre. The rest try to hit the Cubs in the centre who avoid being hit by ducking under. ...

Dunk The Clowns

Pint size plastic bottles • Medium size plastic tub • Board to lay across top of tub • Rubber balls • Permanent Colored markers Design the plastic bottles to look like clowns. Set them on the board placed across the ...

Dutch band

The leader assigns the name of a musical instrument to each player, including himself, and names a popular tune. The leader starts to “play” his instrument, making the proper sounds and gestures, and all others join in with their instruments. ...

Dutch Compass Game

The fifteen players stand in a circle, 10' to 12' in diameter. The umpire stands in the centre of the circle holding a staff upright with one end on the ground. On the words, "Fall In," players take up positions on ...

Dutch Football

Indoors Equipment: Piece of chalk; 4 balls Formation: Teams The room is divided into four sections with chalked lines. The Pack is divided into four teams, one standing in each section with a ball. On the word 'GO', all the ...

Earth Water Air and Fire

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 bean bag Formation: circle The Pack sit in a circle with one Cub in the centre holding the bean bag. He throws the bag at someone and shouts 'Earth!', 'Water!', 'Air!' or 'Fire!'. If it is 'Earth', ...

Earth Water Air and Fire

Materials: 1 bean bag The pack sits in a circle with one Cub in the center holding the bean bag. He throws the bag at someone and shouts ‘Earth!’, ‘Water!’, ‘Air!’ or ‘Fire!’. If it is ‘Earth’, the chosen Cub ...

Easy Three Leg Compass

Teach the scouts basic pacing and compass bearings. Test them by giving them a series of short 2 and 3 leg compasses courses. I like the there and back courses to see if they can come back to the same ...

Eat the Fishtail

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Single line Have the Cubs line up in single file, holding each other around the waist. The first boy is the fish head; the last boy, the tail. On signal, the head tries to catch ...

Eating Race

Formation – Individual Equipment – cookies / crackers/ waffers Game – Have a small plate of each food item. The girls have an eat off. Who ever clears the plate first wins. ...

El Reloj

Country - Argentina Formation – Informal Equipment – A long jump rope Game – Two players swing the jump rope, the others stand in line. The first person in line jumps and jumps the rope ...

Empty Pockets

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Prize Formation: Straight line Without telling anyone in advance, offer a prize to the one who can produce the largest number of articles from his posckets. Ask each one to spread the articles on the table in ...

Endurance Hop

This is a relay race. You’ll need 4 different objects for each team (such as a ball, a basket, a hat and a beanbag). Teams stand in adjacent rows along the starting line. The 4 items are placed 3 feet ...

Energy Wasters Hunt

Before your den meeting starts, go and plant energy wasting items for the boys to find, such as; water running, lights on, refrigerator door slightly ajar, recycle items in the trash and so on. Give them a piece of paper ...

Every Man In His Own Corner

Everybody selects a corner. If there are not enough corners or trees, players can make corners by drawing two lines at right angles on the ground or floor. Any player may start the game by leaving his corner. A second ...

Express Post

Indoors Equipment: 1 bean bag; 2 boxes or chairs Formation: Circle List the names of some towns, one for each Cub in the circle. The Pack stands in a circle, the leader gives each Cub the name of a town. ...

Famous Pairs

Indoors Equipment: Name tags Formation: Scatter As each person enters the room, he has a name tag pinned to his back. The object of the game is to learn his identity. Each player is allowed to as one 'yes' or ...

Farmer Says

Play this game like “Simon says” except say “Farmer ______ says or I planted _____.” The farmer stands at the front and calls out the names of vegetables. When the farmer says I planted “corn”, the Cub Scouts grab their ...

Farmyard Frolics

Each boy is handed a slip of paper bearing the name of a domestic animal or bird. On the signal to start, each begins to act the creature in dumb show, at the same time looking out for others of ...

Feather Blowing

Formation – Individual Equipment – feathers Game – One the start have the girls blow a feather across the floor to a determined line. The first one across is the winner. Variation – step up teams ...

Feather On A Stick

Formation – Teams Equipment – Yardsticks, feathers Game: Have the teams line up in single file. Give the first person in each line a yardstick and a feather. On the signal, they place the feather on ...

Feather on a Yardstick

Active, indoors. Equipment: Per six: 1 yardstick; 1 feather. Formation: relay. Give the first in each line a yardstick and a feather. On signal, he places the feather on one end of the yardstick, and holds the other end at arm's length while ...

Feather Race

Materials needed: Large package of feathers, large mixing bowl, 2 plastic containers, and 2 spoons. Divide the boys into teams. Place the feathers into the mixing bowl and put the plastic containers at the other end of the room. When ...

Feather Relay

Each player throws a long feather javelin style, toward the finish line. As soon as it comes to earth, he picks it up and throws it again, and continues until across the finish line. He then picks it up and ...

Feed The Spider

Formation – Individual Equipment – poker chips Game – Draw a large spider on a poster board. Give each leg a number 1,2, or 3), the body the number 4, and the head number 6. Give ...

Feeding the Elephant

Hang a megaphone so that it slightly tilted with the mouthpiece down and the large end toward the players. Have a basket or other receptacle to catch peanuts as they fall through the megaphone. Each player is give ten peanuts. ...

FiftyYard Swim

Players hop on one foot carrying a glass of water. The first one over the finish line with the most water in his glass wins. ...

Fill the Basket

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: A pail or a large basket; as many balls as possible. Formation: Scatter The leader has the basket and endeavours to keep it empty, throwing the balls as far away as possible. The Cubs do their best ...

Fill The Bottle

Type: Relay Equipment: Bucket of water, cups, bottles Each team is provided with a pop bottle and a paper cup. The players stand behind the starting line and put the bottles at their feet. At the signal, they race ...

Fill The Sack

Formation: Form teams in single lines Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand), 4 cardboard boxes Game: Form 3 teams. Give each team a color – one that is of the color of the balloons. Have in ...

Filler games

Fill Games (idle hands) Sometimes plans just fall through. Keep scouts busy and teach at the same time. If you don’t find something for them to do, they will find something to do…… oh no! ...

Filling Santas Sack

Indoors Equipment: 1 balloon per Cub, with a few reserves; 1 sack per Six Formation: Sixes One Cub in each Six stands in his corner holding the sack. The leader spaces the rest of the Cubs out as far ...

Find the Bell

Evening game, outdoors/indoors. Equipment: a little bell that rings easily. Formation: circle. Have the group sit in a circle. Choose one person to sit in the centre of the circle. The leader gives the bell to one of the players, who begins to pass ...

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Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Have the girls sit in a circle. Select one to act as ‘it’ and have her leave the room. The girls remaining in the room select one ...

Find the Leader02

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle Have the Cubs sit in a circle. Select one to act as 'it' and have him leave the room. The Cubs choose a leader. 'It' is then called into the centre of the circle ...

Find The Route

Type: Pack Equipment: Supply of local bus and railway timetables Sort out beforehand half a dozen difficult, but not impossible journeys, including plenty of changing and plenty of possible alternatives. Divide the players into groups and give each ...

Fire On The Mountain

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Nil All Cubs stand in couples in a circle with two or four paces between each couple. One odd Cub stands in the centre and says, "The mountain is on fire, run run run." ...

Fireman Save My Child

Each team has a pile of the cut-out children on a table and a drinking straw for each player. Approximately 15-20 feet away from the start, place a small pail for each team on another table, chair, stool, etc. At ...

First Names

Have everyone count the number of letters in their first name. Now ask them to find someone who has the same number of letters. Those two are now partners. If a person can't find someone let him/her use another name ...

Fish And Net

Have three to five players join hands to catch "fish" by surrounding individual players. Those who are caught become a part of the "net." The last five fish caught make up the net for the new game. ...

Fishermans Knots

Good practice for the real thing. Make your game realistic by using fishline or leader. Teach the boys the basic fisherman's knots as well as the blood knot, clinch knot, perfection loop and line-to-leader knot, and use relays to develop ...

Fishing Games

There are an infinite variety of games that can be made from a hook, a line and a pole that will leave the contestants as breathless and open-mouthed as a fisherman's true story. Fashion the hooks from coat-hanger wire, paper clips ...

Fitness Circle Game

Form a circle as large as the room permits with all Cub Scouts facing the same direction. Give instructions for various activities as follows: Start walking in a circle, and keep walking between these exercises. Start hopping. Make yourself as small as possible ...

Flint And Monty

Type: Circle Equipment: Two blindfolds Cubs in large circle. Two Cubs in centre blindfolded. One is named Flint, the other Monty. Flint asks "Where are you Monty". Monty replies, "I'm here Flint". Flint tries to touch Monty. When ...

Floating Ball Trick

Hold a table tennis ball over the end of a soda straw, tip head back, and blow hard. Release the ball. It will stay suspended above the straw as long as you blow. ...

Floating Bomb

Type: Pack Equipment: Feather or balloon, chalk Each six defends a quarter of the room and a feather is released at the centre by Akela. The Cubs have to blow to keep the feather or balloon in the ...

Folding Clothes

Boys remove their shirts and shoes, folding them neatly in a pile. They pretend to sleep, with the light turned out. When leader calls "Fire," all boys must dress in the dark and squat outside their corner. The first group ...

Follow the Leader

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Single line Choose a Sixer or Cub who is especially resourceful to be the leader. Have the others form single file behind him and imitate anything that he does. The leader keeps the line moving ...

Foot Race

Formation – Individual Equipment – none Game – Each girls starts at a line and must walk a course using the least amount of steps by stretching out as far as they can step each time. ...

Footprint Dinosaur

Each boy traces the outline of his shoe on a piece of paper. This becomes the body of a dinosaur for him to create with crayons, etc. ...

Footprints relay

Using heavy cardboard, cut out footprints 15” long and 8” wide. Two footprints are needed per team. Play game as a competition (2 or 3 teams as a relay race at a set distance). Place both footprints one in front ...

Forest Inventory

Within your plot, select a rectangular zone for each patrol and mark it with flagging (be sure to remove flags when the activity is over). The size of the plot will depend on the density of tree cover. Ideally, each ...

Four Clowns In A Row

Give each person present a sheet of paper marked off in twenty squares. In each square they must get someone present to write his or her name. That will mean that each person will get the signatures of twenty people, ...

Four Square

Country - Australia Formation – Square Equipment – Chalk and a tennis ball Game – In the blacktop, draw one very large square (6 yards) and divide it into 4 equal squares. ...

Frisbee Golf

Similar to rope golf, but just for fun. “Holes” can be trees, poles, dumpsters or hanging pie plates, etc. ...

Frog Race

Formation – 2-4 players per team Equipment – none Game: For this race, have the girls spread out alittle in their rows. On the signal, the last person in the line begins to leap frog over ...

From Santas Sack

Fill a big bag with all sorts of dress‑up clothes, including wigs and funny hats. Players form a large circle around "Santa's Sack". Put on some music and have them start passing a balloon around the circle. When the music ...

Frozen Ts

Required: Plastic storage bag, freezer and large size T- shirts Players: Small to large groups For each team you'll need one T- shirt and one plastic storage bag. Place one nicely folded T-shirt in each bag then pour in about ...

Games Galore

How to Lead Games While this may seem to be a simple task, teaching games to either your troop or at an event, can become a bit ...

Gazelle Stalking

Indoors Equipment: 2 blindfolds; 1 chain of bells Formation: Circle All players form a circle. Two people are chosen to be the Gazelle and the Stalker. These two people go outside of the circle, where they are blindfolded; they ...

GetIt

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Beanbag Cubs in a double circle so that every boy has a partner. A bean bag is put in the centre. At the word "Go" the outer circle runs clockwise round the inner circle, ...

Girl Scout Law Relay

Formation – Paired to 4 members Equipment – each verse of the law cut into separate phrases on paper Game: Provide each girl or team, the complete set of the Law, broken down into verses. Scatter ...

Girl Scout Promise

Formation – Individual Equipment – The girl scout promise cut up into individual lines. Game – Time each girl as to how fast they can put together the Girl Scout Promise. It must be in order ...

Gold Rush

Type: Six Game Equipment: "Gold" nugget for each Six Each Sixer quietly hides his "gold" nugget sometime earlier when he can do it unobserved. On a given signal from the Leader the Sixers shout directions as to its ...

Good Morning Mr Jones

Indoors Equipment: 1 blindfold; 1 pointer Formation: Circle Have the Cubs move around in a circle in the centre of which 'Mr. Brown' stands blindfolded. When Mr. Brown raps on the floor with his stick, all players stand still. ...

Gossip

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Arrange the girls in a circle and whisper a brief message into the ear of one of the girls. She then is to pass it along (by whispering ...

Grab Bag

Formation – Circle Equipment – laundry bag, bunch of old cloths Game: Fill a laundry bag full of various old cloths. (hats, shoes, shirts, vests, suspenders, belts….) One girl is selected to be the caller. ...

Grabit

Indoors Equipment: Balloons Formation: Teams Divide the group into two teams. Call one the 'destroyers' and the other the 'defenders'. Toss a balloon between them. The destroyers try to break the balloon by grabbing it, clapping their hands on ...

Grasshopper Relay

Relay teams line up in single file. The first player in each team holds a beanbag or ball firmly between his knees. At the signal, he hops to the goal line and back to the starting point where he hands ...

Group Numbers

Method: Scouts are scattered throughout the room. The leader says, "Form fives" (or fours, or threes, or twos). Scouts have to get into groups of whatever size is announced. Those who don't get into a group of the correct size ...

Guarding The Lighthouse

Type: Pack Equipment: Powerful torch, and an easily climbed tree The torch is suspended in the tree and switched on. The game is then a question of attack and defence, with the defenders stationed at a reasonable distance ...

Guards and Guerrillas

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Teams The Pack divides into two teams. One team stands in a line at the end of the room, facing the wall. They are the 'Guards'. The second team, who are the 'Guerrillas', form a ...

Guess Who01

Formation – Circle Equipment – keys, pocketbook, a playing card, thimble, pencil. Game: One girl is ‘it’ and is placed in the center of the circle. The other player’s form a tight ring around her. ...

Guess Who02

This is a good gathering time game for parents to play with their children. It's a good learning game and they may know some of the answers that you don't know. 1) Who is The Friendly Ghost? 2) Who was Luke Skywalker's ...

Guessing Game

Equipment: 5 small coins or buttons for each person Each person is given 5 small coins or buttons and places them in their pocket. Divide into pairs and stand facing each other. Then each pair puts their hands into their ...

GumGlove Relay

Semi-active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: Per team: 1 pair of gloves; 1 paper bag; 1 stick of gum per player. Formation: Relay. Hand a closed paper bag to the first player on each team. The paper bag contains one pair of gloves and the gum. The ...

Gun Ball

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Soccer or volleyball Formation: Teams Divide the players into two teams. Locate the pitcher's box 20' in front of home base. Mark a far base about 80' from home in the normal direction of first base. The ...

HA HA HA

To Play: Have the players lie on the floor in a ring with each person’s head resting on another’s belly. One person starts by saying, “Ha!” Then the player whose head is on the first person’s belly says, “Ha! Ha!” ...

Ha Ha Ha01

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – none Game: Have the girls form a circle. Select a girl to start. The first girl starts the game by saying ‘ha’. The second girl in turn says ‘ha, ...

Ha Ha Ha02

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle Arrange the players in a circle. Have the first say 'ha', the second in turn, 'ha, ha', the third, 'ha, ha, ha', and so on around the circle. The ha's must be said without ...

Hammer Throw

Participants hold an inflated balloon tied to the end of a string. Each player throws the "hammer" by the end of the string. The one throwing the farthest wins. ...

Hammer Throw

Materials needed: 1 tennis ball and 1 pair of panty hose with the legs cut off.Play: Put the tennis ball into the stocking, cut the leg off first, then have the boys hold the end of the stocking and throw ...

Hand Squeeze

Formation – circle Equipment – none Game: Have one person be ‘it’. The rest form a circle around the person who is ‘it’. To start the game, ‘it’ must have their eyes closed. The leader then ...

Handymans Tool Box

Handyman's Tool Box -Great for carrying hand tools. Cut pieces from one-inch scrap wood. Assemble with eight-penny nails. ...

Hanukkah Peanut Hunt

Buy package of peanuts. Write K on 4, H on 4, N on 4, U on 4 and A on 4. Hide all the peanuts, lettered and unlettered, hunt for 5 minutes. 10 points for greatest number 5 points for ...

Hare Hop

Active, outdoors/indoors. Equipment: Per team: 1 pair of rabbit ears (made from cardboard, cotton and wire attached to a hat); 1 small balloon and 1 large balloon for each member; lots of string; 1 chair for each team. Formation: Relay. Divide the ...

Hark I Hear A Critter

Country - Canada Formation – Informal Equipment – paper and stamps Game - Each of the leaders choose an animal...(pig, cow, owl, etc.) then the leaders hide...we tend to hide under piles of leaves..... in the tall ...

Hatching Dinosaur Egg

Similar to hot potato or time bomb, all the boys stand in a circle. One boy is handed a water balloon, a real egg, or something else round. The music starts and the balloon/egg (a.k.a. dinosaur egg) is passed to ...

Hatching Dinosaur Egg

Similar to hot potato or time bomb, all the players stand in a circle. One player is handed a water balloon, a real egg, or something else round. The music starts and the balloon/egg (a.k.a. dinosaur egg) is passed to ...

Hats Away

Indoors Equipment: 1 hat per person Formation: Circle Have the players stand in a circle. Give each a hat to place on his head (the funnier the hat the better). Tell the players to place their left hands behind ...

Head It Catch It

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Soccer ball Formation: Circle The Pack form a circle and the leader stands in the centre with the soccer ball. He throws it to a Cub calling 'Heading!' or 'Catching!' and the Cub responds accordingly and if ...

Head Nose And Toes

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game – Set the girls up into team of 8 players (you can make this more or less). Line the team up except have the first player in line face ...

Here I Am

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 large ball per team Formation: Teams Divide the Pack into teams of eight to ten Cubs. Each team forms a circle with one Cub with a ball in the centre. The Cubs number off round the ...

Hidden Object

Indoors Equipment: 1 thimble, ring or coin Formation: Scatter Send boys out of the room. Take a thimble, ring or coin and place it where it is perfectly visible but in a spot where it is not likely to ...

HoldEm Ball

The players stand in a semi-circle facing the man who is "It," at a distance of about ten yards. "It" throws a ball to any one of the players, calling "Hold-'em!" If the player misses he goes to the "low" ...

Holiday Present Relay

Equipment: One wrapped package for each team How to Play: Divide into teams. The first runner of each team runs from the starting line across the room where he unties the wrapped gift. He runs back to his team and ...

Hoola Hoop Clown Toss

Try to toss a hoola hoop over the head of a giant clown. To make your clown, glue or tape various sized boxes together. (Weight the bottom box with plenty of sand.) Then, paint the boxes. Roll a cone shape ...

Hoop Race

Formation – Teams Equipment – Hula-hoop, yardstick (or equal) Game: Provide each team with a hula-hoop and a yardstick. At the start, the first player in each line rolls the hula-hoop to the set point and ...

Hoopla

Mark start and finish lines about 30 and 40 feet apart. Players line up at the start line, each holding a hula hoop. If there are only a few hula hoops to share, divide players into smaller groups for several ...

Hop Knot

Type: Circle Equipment: Knotting Rope All the Cubs sit in a circle. With the exception of one who has the rope. On "go" he drops the rope at the feet of one of the players, at the same ...

Hopping Race

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: After each team is lined up for the race. On the signal, the first player in each line hops on her left foot to a turning point and returns ...

Horse With One Leg Mah Kha Diew

Country - Thailand Formation – Circle Equipment – Chalk Game – Draw a large circle with chalk large enough for all the players to hop in and out of. Pick one player to be ...

Hot Moon Rock

Equipment: Moon rock (rock painted with fluorescent, glitter or glow in the dark paint – or covered with aluminum foil.), musicTo Play: Players sit in a circle and passes the moon rock around while the music is playing. When the ...

Hot Potato

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Tennis Ball or Bean bag Players in circle, one in centre tries to intercepts a ball thrown across the circle, one to another. Thrower of an intercepted pass changes places with the player in ...

Hula La

Materials needed for each team: Hula Skirts, Beachcomber Hats, Flower Bracelets and/or Flower Headbands, Leis, Assorted Beach Wear ItemsPlay: Divide players into equal teams. Choose a player from each team to be the “Hula La.” Have each team form a ...

Hula Wheel Game

Materials needed: One Hula hoop for each team, items for each obstacle course, one rubber bike handle Play: Set up identical obstacle courses for each team. Divide the players into equal teams. Give each team a hula hoop (wheel) and ...

HulaHoop Relay

Formation – Teams in a circle Equipment – Hula-Hoops Game – Have the teams form a circle. Have each girl holding each others hands. Take a hula-hoop and place it over the leader of the circles ...

Human Foosball

This can be played indoors or outdoors. For indoor play, use a rubber ball. For outdoor play, use a soccer ball. Form two teams and set them up as a foosball table. Players all hold hands in their respective rows. ...

Human Foosball

Humming Game

Formation – Individual Equipment – none Game – Start the girls humming, the longest hummer wins. ...

Hunt the Rabbit

Everyone leaves the room, and a "rabbit" is hidden somewhere in plain sight. The "rabbit" may be a toy rabbit, or any other object may be used instead. As the boys return to the room everybody tries to locate the ...

Hunter And His Dogs A very boisterous game

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil All players against a wall except one who is chosen to be the Hunter. A signal is given and players must change ends, with the Hunter trying to tag as many as possible. Those ...

I Can Carry A Tune In A Paper Bag

Write the words to a well-known song title on 3 x 5 cards—one card per word. Make two sets and place them in a large bowl/box. Create two teams, each composed of the same number of players as there are ...

Im a Great Big Whale

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Wool or some sort of flag to put into the back pocket. Formation: Scatter The Sixers stand in the middle of the room. They are the 'whales'. The rest of the Pack with a flag in their ...

Ive Lost My Dog

Players stand in a ring facing inwards. The leader stands in the centre. He addresses one of the players, saying, "I've lost my dog." The player asks, "What is it like?" The leader describes any other person in the ring--trying a ...

Icicle Hunt

You will need numerous pieces of string in varying lengths. Hide them around the room before the boys arrive. Have the boys hunt for the “icicles”. The leader ends the hunt after a given period of time. The winner is ...

If You Go To The North Pole With Me

This can be used in both Den and Pack Meetings. Group can be divided into smaller groups, which compete or can be done within the den with boys taking turns. The Den Leader chants: "If you go to the North ...

In he Tomb Out Of The Tomb

Draw a long line using string or masking tape. Have the children line up in a straight line facing the leader on the right side of the line. The right side of the line is called "In the tomb" and ...

In the Box

Equipment: Wrapped boxes with different items inside each one To Play: Players sit in a circle. Start passing the first box around. Each player asks a yes or no question about what is in the box, and then tries to ...

In The Pond01

Formation – Group Circle Equipment – chalk Game: Draw a large circle with chalk on the black top. Have all the girls line up outside the chalk line. When you call “in the pond” all should ...

In The Pond02

Type: Water Equipment: Nil Line the Cubs along the edge of a small stream or pond. When the command 'In the pond' or "On the bank' is given, Cubs act accordingly. If a mis-command 'On the pond' or ...

In The Pond03

Mark a big circle on the floor. This is the pond. The whole group stands around the edge. The leader is the referee. When he shouts "In the Pond," you all jump into the circle. When he shouts "On the ...

Independence Tag

Someone, who is designated as “IT” pursues the other players and tries to touch one of them. When one has been touched, he must keep his hand on the spot where he was touched and pursue the others. His hand ...

Independence Tag

Indian File Dodge Ball

Type: Circle Equipment: Large ball The players are in a circle, with one Six in the centre. The Six in the centre is in file formation, grasping each other round the waist or on the shoulders. The whole ...

Indian Hoop Roll

Make hoop out of a slender branch, about 1' diameter, by tying ends together. Weave string-work in the hoop leaving a 6" bull's eye in the centre. Boys line up, hoop is rolled down before the line. Object is to ...

Indian Lance Throwing

Turn slender saplings, about 4' long, into lances with feathers for steering. Boys line up, throw lances for distance. ...

Individual Tails

Type: Pack game Equipment: Tail for each Cub, tucked in belt and dragging on ground. Cubs try to capture each others tails by treading on them. When captured a Cub must surrender any other tails he has captured. ...

Indoor Track Meet

A good idea would be to run this track meet on a Six basis, with each Six sending forward its representative before the name of the contest is announced. Bean Toss: Give each contestant 10 navy beans and have him try ...

Invisible Ink Pictionary

Materials needed: 3 x 5 index cards, white crayon, white paper Play: Write some simple words on 3x5 index cards – one word per card. Use words pertaining to magic, such as: magic hat, wand, star, rabbit, broom, etc. Using ...

Invisible Red Ball

Everyone stands in a circle facing the middle. The leader starts by walking across the circle to a specific person and says the person’s name s/he is now facing followed by “Jane here is the RED BALL”. The person says ...

Jack Balls

A rough and tumble takeoff of "boulles". Each player gets 2 balls of a unique color or marking. Croquet balls or painted golf balls work nicely but use your imagination, pinecones, rocks or shoes might do. The winner of the ...

Jack Sprat

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle, in pairs Have all the players except 'Jack Sprat' form pairs and stand in a circle. When Jack Sprat says, 'face to face', the partners face each other. When he says 'back to back', ...

Jacks Alive

Draw a ring 6' in diameter. The contestants enter the ring, stoop over and grasp their ankles. The object of the game is to push your opponent over or to make him let go of his ankles. The player is ...

Japanese Balloon Game

The group stands in a circle. The leader has half a dozen balloons. Into each a message has been inserted before the balloon was blown up. One at a time, a balloon is passed from player to player around the ...

Jump the Creek

Each boy does his best and tries to improve his last jump. Two ropes are laid parallel and close together. One at a time, the boys jump across the ‘creek.’ After all have jumped, the distance between the ropes is ...

Jump The Nile

Place two long thin sticks, or dowels, two feet apart. Tell the children that the Nile River runs through Egypt. It is a wide river, but full of crocodiles. Have those that want to jump the Nile line up behind ...

Kabaddi

Country - India Formation – Two Teams Equipment – None Game – Have two teams line up at least 15’ apart from each other. Flip a coin to see which side will go first. A ...

Kangaroo Hop

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: 1 tennis ball per team Formation: relay. The Sixes line up in files, a chair in front of each. The first Cub grips the ball between his knees and hops round the chair and back to his place. He hands ...

Keep Away

Type: Coming in game Equipment: A rubber ball If thee is a large number of players, they should form a circle. For a small group, have the players, spread out and form a square or five-sided figure. One ...

Keep Talking

This wears down even the most active scout. Break into pairs. Each person must talk as fast and long as possible. The person who lasts the longest moves up and competes with other winners until a champion is crowned. Some ...

Keep The Basket Full

Type: Pack Game Equipment: 15 to 20 tennis balls and a small box One person has the box in which the balls are placed. As quickly as possible he picks up one ball at a time and rolls ...

Key word

This is like an audience participation stunt. Choose a favorite song. Tell the group whenever they hear a particular word, they should clap as they sing it. For example, with “My Bonnie,” you might clap each time you sing “Bonnie.” ...

Kick The Can

Country – United States Formation – Circle Equipment – An empty can, chalk Game – Draw a circle large enough so that all the players can stand around it. Put the can in the center of the ...

Kick the Can

Materials: Two empty cans To play: Divide the group into two teams and line them up relay style behind a start/finish line. Give each team an empty can. The object of the game is for the first Cub on each ...

Kick Tin

Type: Pack Equipment: An old beer can (or similar). Area with cover. Akela is the "Guardian of the Tin", which is placed in a circle about two feet across. The Cubs all stand round the circle and one ...

Kick Hide and Seek

Outdoors Equipment: Soccerball Formation: Scatter Mark a goal 3' in circumference and place a soccer ball in it. Have one of the players kick the ball as far as possible. While the others run and hide, 'it' runs to ...

Kill The Rattlesnake

The group stands in a big circle. In the centre are two boys blindfolded. One, the Hunter, has an old sock stuffed with Paper. The other, the Rattlesnake, has a tin (old shoe polish tins are ideal) with a lid ...

Kim Pairs

Indoors Equipment: 12 objects on a tray; pencil and paper per Cub Formation: Circle There are three versions of this game which can be taken in natural progression: 1. The Cubs sit in a circle and look at the objects ...

Kims Game

Indoors Equipment: 12 articles on a tray - ordinary items such as string, ink, rubber, calendar; piece of paper and pencil per Cub Formation: Circle The Cubs sit in a circle and the leader shows them the tray full ...

Kingfisher Race

Type: Water game Equipment: Corks and string For this game tie the corks to small rocks, using short piece of string. The Cubs are in Sixes. On "go" the first Cub in each races into each about 2 ...

Knee Balloon Relay

Formation: Form teams in single lines Equipment: Balloons (have plenty on hand) Game: Line up teams in single file. Give the first person a balloon to place between her knees. She then has to race to ...

Knotting Baseball

Same teams as baseball, but no bat or ball. Pitcher and batter each have a piece of rope. Pitcher calls name of knot and throws his rope to anyone in the field. If batter reaches first with knot tied correctly, ...

Knotting Circle

Players in circle, one ties a knot in a bit of rope and drops it at the feet of one of another group, who must name the knot correctly and say if it is tied right before the tier has ...

Knotting Relays

Give all boys a chance to compete and practice. Use basic knots tied in a useful way: bowline around the waist, tie a sheet bend using two different thicknesses of rope, tie a clove hitch around a spar or pole. ...

Kris Kringle Relay

Boys line up in teams, relay style. Each team has two shoe boxes representing Kris Kringle’s boots. On signal, the first player of each team places his feet in the boxes and shuffles up to and around a chair, at ...

La Palma Bolivian Indian

The Indians of Bolivia used the tail bones of a donkey or llama (you can use a stick) for this game. Set the stick up on end in a hole in the ground. Now draw a straight line away from ...

Lame Chicken

Materials needed: a 10” long stick for each boy Play: Divide into two groups and have the boys place the sticks on the ground about 10 inches apart, like the rungs on a ladder. On a signal, the first boy ...

Last Man Across

Players line up and race to the finish line. The slowest drops out. The others race back to the starting line. Again the slowest is eliminated. This continues until only one person remains. He is the winner. ...

Lemon Lime Race

Formation – Teams Equipment – Lemons and limes Game - Set in teams of two. Each team member uses a stick to push the lemon or lime across the room to the other team member who ...

Lifeboat

Group walks around in a circle singing. When leader signals they must jump into the "lifeboats." Leader puts up any number of fingers and whoever is not in a "boat" with the same number of passengers must drop out. ...

Light No light

Evening game, outdoors Equipment: flashlight Formation: scatter The game is best in a large open wooded area. Players line up at one end of the playing area, while one player, holding a flashlight, stands at the other end. The object of the game is to ...

Lighthouse

One of the players is the lighthouse, parked at one end of the hall. Half the group are rocks and they are spaced around the floor, with a gap between each of them. The rest of the group are ships ...

Lion Taming

Try to tame the lions by knocking them off their pedestals. For pedestals, use inverted galloon ice cream cartons. Set them up in several rows. For animals, round up stuffed animals (they needn’t be all lions), or make the animals ...

Listen and Sing

Make a list of songs and their first lines. Divide the group into two teams. The leader will read the first line of a song to one of the teams. They have just three seconds to sing the next couple ...

Litter Basketball

Materials: Lots of crumpled computer or copy paper, Trash cans To play: Divide group into two teams and seat them behind a throw line. Place the trash cans about 10 feet away (distance depends on the motor skills of your ...

Log Chopping

Logs must be of equal size and diameter. The first to chop through his log is the winner. ...

Log Sawing

Logs of equal thickness must be sawed into two pieces. Crosscut saws and pulp saws must be used. ...

Lost Player

One player is sent out of the room in an unobtrusive manner; the leader then announces that he sees that someone is missing and asks for a description for a search-party. Best description of missing player and his clothes wins. ...

Magic Bingo

Materials needed: bingo set, bingo cards, markers Play: M A G I C 58 5 6 42 49 4 1 0 2 3 19 71 72 26 FREE 2 4 29 68 55 31 62 43 3 5 0 36 ...

Magic Hospital

Divide children into small groups and ask them to visualize, that they are doctors working in magic hospital where laziness, cunnings, greediness, anger etc. are being treated. Children should choose one bad quality and make up a recipe and recommendations how ...

Magic Shoes

Formation – Teams of 8 to 10 people Equipment – Something to make 2 lines Game – Set the boundary lines about four feet apart. Have the team stand behind one boundary ...

Magic South

Have all the group close their eyes and point which direction they think is north. When they open their eyes there will be confusion and laughter. Have a compass ready to settle disputes. ...

Magic Square Mania

Did you know where the word dinosaur comes from?? See the origin in "Theme Related Stuff" To further improve your dinosaur vocabulary, read column A. Choose an answer from Column B. Write the number of the answer in the Magic ...

Magic Sticks

Materials needed: two sticksPlay: The leader holds two sticks. He is holding the sticks crossed or uncrossed. He says “These sticks are crossed.” or “These sticks are uncrossed.” The leader then passes the stick around and each person tries to ...

Marauders

Type: Team game Equipment: A small object for each member of one team Divide the Pack into two teams. One team to stand with legs apart in a straight line (feet touching those of the next Cub). In ...

Marble Chop Suey

Materials needed: marbles, pencil or chopsticks, small bowls Play: Put six marbles in a small bowl. The Cub Scouts use two pencils or chopsticks and using only one hand, try to move the marble into a second bowl. This is ...

Marble Relay

Formation – Teams in individual circles Equipment – marbles and 3 cups Game: One cup is filled with 20 marbles and is placed inside the center of the team sitting in a circle. On the signal, ...

Marbles01

Playing Marbles -For a den tournament, draw a circle on bare ground 5 to 10 feet in diameter. Make a cross of 13 marbles in the center as shown above. Boys take turns shooting at the marbles with ...

Marbles02

Formation – 2-4 players Equipment – A bag of marbles and the appropriate number of shooters (large marbles), string or chalk if outdoors. Game: Use the string (or if outdoors use the ...

Masks

Players in circle; each player in turn goes into the centre and "registers" an emotion by facial expression. First player to guess the emotion portrayed correctly scores; each player has only one guess. Best total wins. ...

Match The Dinosaurs

This is a fun activity, I was amazed when my son was into dinosaurs how many he could recognize, but you may be better off using pictures from books you may have in your house and from the library rather ...

Matchstick Patterns

Type: Sixes training Equipment: Matchsticks A simple pattern using 8 matches is shown. Each six has to reproduce the pattern from memory, taking care to place the match heads in their original positions in the design. ...

Meet My Friend

Nature game, outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Group The object of this game is to discover a friend in nature, without harming any living thing that might be found in the out- of-doors. Players are taken on a short hike during which time each player ...

Memory Game

One person starts the game by saying: “As I was traveling through the United States, I placed an apple in my bag (or anything that begins with the letter A). The next player says “As I was traveling through the ...

Memory Testing

Groups are lined up. The leader tells them they must not move until he says "Move." He then gives a number of orders, i.e. left-turn, about-turn, right-turn, about-turn. This brings them back to the original front, but can be varied. ...

Merry Christmas Matching Game

There are many traditions and customs in different countries celebrating Christmas and other holidays. Here is a fun matching game. Mix up the countries and the way to say “Merry Christmas” in different languages. [Source: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.1989] Belgium ...

Metro Medley

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: Per team: 1 conductor hat; 1 whistle Formation: shuttle Divide the group into two or more teams; line them up in shuttle formation, with half the team at one end of the playing area and the other half at the ...

Minute Timer

A quiet game. Have all the scouts close their eyes. Start a timer. Have people raise their hand (and open their eyes) when they think one minute is up. Used to take control of the group. You will have total ...

Miss The Target

Formation – Informal Equipment – Plate, marbles or checkers Game – Put a paper plate or a pin tin in the middle of a 10’ circle (have the girls form one). Players stay outside this circle ...

Mixed Cubs

You need enough chairs for everyone in the group except for one person. Put the chairs in a circle. Then go around the circle and tell each person a Scout name like “Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos.” The person in the ...

Monster Relay

Water game, outdoors. Equipment: none. Formation: teams Divide the group into teams of 8-10 players. Set up a 'monster' relay where every player has a role. Some swim through shallow water, some through deep water. Have some do cartwheels through shallow areas, while other ...

Mopping Him Up

Indoors Equipment: 1 dish mop; a pail or bucket Formation: Circle The Cubs stand in a large circle with the pail in the middle. They all hold out their hands. One Cub with the mop walks round the inside ...

Morse Relay

Equipment: one signal flag for each group, improvised from a neckerchief tied to a stick, four feet long, OR one flashlight or blinker for each group. Groups line up in a relay formation. On the word "Go," first player from each ...

Mowgli and the Red Flower

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 red scarf or beanbag Formation: Circle Pick one player as Mowgli. He hides his eyes. Pick another player as 'it', without letting Mowgli know who 'it' is. Mowgli then comes into the village (circle) and tries ...

Multiples Or

Players sit in a circle and start counting round the circle from "one." If the agreed figure for the game is seven, each time the number being called includes the figure seven or is a multiple of seven, the player ...

Mummy Wrap Relay

Materials: Old sheets (1 for each team) Divide into as many teams as needed; have each team divide into 2 groups, which are at opposite ends from each other. The first person in each individual team must wrap themselves into ...

Music Magic

Choose a small object to hide. Select one person to be “It.” “It” leaves the room, out of sight. Hide the small object and the group in the room starts singing a song. When “It” hears singing, he comes back ...

Musical Beach towels

Materials needed: Beach towels or mats for each player minus one (carpet squares could be used instead as the beach towels could be too slippery), music to play (preferably Hawaiian). Play: Lay out one less beach towel/mat than you have ...

Musical Charades

Prepare eight to ten slips of paper with names of popular songs. Place them in a bowl. Boys take turns pulling a song from the bowl and then must act out the title as in the game of Charades, until ...

Musical Hoops

Equipment: Music, hula-hoops or circles of rope (Quantity will vary depending on the number of players) To Play: Scatter hoops around the play area. Play music loud enough for all to hear. Instruct players to move around while the music ...

Name The Tune

Divide the group into two teams. First team hums the first line of a song (they must know the title of the song too). The second team tries to name the song. ...

Nature Alphabet

Outdoors Equipment: 1 large paper bag per Six Formation: Sixes Each Six has to find a nature specimen for each letter of the alphabet. The leader should set a time limit. ...

Nature Alphabet Race

Divide the group into two teams. Give each team a pencil and paper and ask them to list growing things for each letter. Example: ant, butterfly, crocus, etc. Set a time limit. The team with the longest list wins. ...

Nature Hunt

The Canadian Camping Association (CCA) gave us permission to reprint a nature hunt idea that encourages exploration. Developed by Jean Funk, chairman of the CCA's environmental concerns committee, it's best suited to Cubs working in sixes, but Beavers can try ...

Nature Scavenger Hunt

This hunt is intended to test the boys' knowledge of nature in an exciting competition. It is run like any scavenger hunt, with each den having a list of nature objects and identifying as many as possible in a time ...

Neat Circle

Type: Pack Circle Equipment: Nil The Cubs sit in the pack circle and in each six every cub is allotted a particular item from cleanliness rules. Akela tells a story involving the actions concerned, and when these are ...

Net The Animal

This game must be played in an area with boundary lines. For each net you will need four boys holding hands forming a circle. You will need one boy to be the animal. Each group consists of four boys and ...

Newsboy Bicycle Contest

Arrange five large, clean garbage cans or waste baskets in line, each about 25' apart. Draw a chalk line on the pavement, parallel to and 15' from the cans. Each boy in turn is given ten rolled-up newspapers, which he ...

Newspaper Grab

Type: Pack Game Equipment: Newspaper The cubs run around the edge of the room and a sheet of newspaper lies in the centre. On a signal from Akela the cubs scramble for the paper to see who can ...

Newspaper Hockey

Materials needed: roll of newspaper for each boy, soft rubber ball or nerf ball, two goals Play: Play like you would regular street hockey. Each team has a goalie. “High Sticking” results in a penalty. ...

Newspaper Softball

You will need a rolled up newspaper, 4 bases and 2 cans. Divide players into two teams. Place two cans on either side of home plate and the rolled newspaper across the two cans. The first batter stands behind the ...

Newspaper Study

Equipment for each group: one copy of the same edition of a daily newspaper, scissors and pencils. Each group reads through the news items and finds those that illustrate some aspect of the Promise or Law. These headlines, articles or photos ...

Nigels Navy

Type: Pack Equipment: Four small balls of different coloured wool, and some white cards Divide the Cubs into three or four fleets. Each has an adult Leader as an Admiral and Quartermaster. Each also has a base in ...

North by Northeast

Nature game, outdoors/indoors Equipment: 1 compass Formation: scatter The leader gathers the group together. Using the compass, they all learn how to determine which direction is north. Someone from the group is asked to select an object that lies directly north, (e.g., a ...

North South East And West

Players are formed up in open formation. The four sides of the room are named North, East, South and West respectively. The corners of the room are named to correspond with the intermediate compass directions. Whenever the umpire names a direction ...

Number Catch

Type: Pack Equipment: Large ball One player is chosen to be pitcher and all the others count off starting with one to ten etc. The pitcher throw the ball as high in the air as he can while ...

Number Sit

Whenever the leader in telling a story mentions a number, the Scouts all sit down. The last Scout to sit down drops out of the game. The game ends when only one Scout remains - the winner. ...

ObjectPassing Tag

Fugitives pass an object. If a handkerchief is the object used, "It" can tag only the person who is carrying the handkerchief. To free himself the player carrying the handkerchief hands (not throws) it to any other fugitive. ...

Observation Change

Type: Pack (Quiet) Equipment: Nil Pack is in two lines. Lines are back to back and one line alters something on their uniform. The opposite side guess what is different and then have their turn. ...

Octopus Tag

Choose one person to be the octopus. The octopus is “it.” If you are playing indoors, you will need to clear a space between two walls. If you are playing outdoors, lay two ropes on the ground about thirty feet ...

Old Sock

All you need to play this game is 8 or more people, an old sock tied up in knots and some open space with marked boundaries. To start the game, everyone gathers in the center and one person throws the ...

On the Journey

Outdoors Equipment: Pencil and paper for each Six Formation: Sixes The Cubs try to spot something beginning with each letter of the alphabet. These must be written down in alphabetical order and nothing beginning with B may be spotted ...

One Out

Players stand behind a line about 40' from a line of objects. These objects should be about 2' apart and there should be one object less than the number of players. All players race toward the objects, trying to pick ...

One Word at A Time

Place the names of several well-known songs in a hat. Sit the boys in a circle, have one draw a name from the hat and read it aloud. He then says or sings the first word of the song. The ...

OneLeaf Trail

A trail is laid using one kind of leaf as a marker and letting the stem point in the direction to be followed. At the end of the trail the players hunt for the tree whose leaves were used. ...

Orange Juice Lid Flip and Match

This is a “Concentration”-like game. You will need several metal lids from juice cans, various stickers or permanent marking pens. Have the Cub Scouts make identical designs on pairs of can lids. Mix up the lids, and place them face ...

OrangeJuiceLid Flip and Match

Osselets

Country - Haiti Formation – Informal Equipment – A bouncy ball, 12 jacks, stones, or nuts (Osselets) Game – One player picks up the ball and the stones. They toss them into the air so ...

Ostrich Tag

To be safe, a player must stand with his right arm under his left knee (raised). The fingers of his right hand grasp his nose. ...

Over And Under

Formation – Teams Equipment – Ruler or stick about 12” Game: Start by giving the first person in each line a ruler. On the signal, they then start passing the ruler back to the person behind ...

Over The Line

Type: TEAM Game Equipment: Nil The Cubs are divided into two two teams which stand on either side of a line drawn through the centre of the playing area. When the game starts, the players reach across the ...

Pack Em In

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: per team: suitcase; umbrella; hat; coat; gloves; scarf (it is ideal if the clothing is oversized). Formation: relay. Divide the group into even teams and line up each team in relay formation. Place the suitcase, filled with the clothing, in ...

Panning For Gold Relay Race

Prepare to get wet! Divide the little miners into 2 or more teams. You will need the following: •One small empty wading pool/bucket per team. Mark a fill line on each pool/bucket. •One wading pool in the middle with water ...

Paper Bag Masks

Each player is equipped with a large paper bag that will fit over his head and a crayon. Players place bags over their heads and attempt to draw a face on the bag. Eyes, nose, mouth, mustache, etc. After all ...

Pass the Bag

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 2 beanbags Formation: Circle Form a circle with an even number of players. Every other person is on the same team. Give one beanbag to a player on one side of the circle and a second beanbag ...

Pass the coconut

Materials needed: one coconut, music preferably Hawaiian Play: Players sit in a circle with one player holding the coconut. The music begins and the coconut is passed around the circle until the music is stopped. The player holding the coconut ...

Pass the Dreidel

Cubs sit in circle, start music. Pass the top around the circle. When the music stops, the Cub holding the dreidel drops out. Last Cub is the winner. ...

Pass The Lifesavers

Formation – Teams Equipment – straws and lifesavers Game: Give each team member a straw. The first person in line gets a lifesaver placed on the end of the straw. On the start, the lifesaver is ...

Pass the Word

Form the den in a large circle. Den leader whispers a message to one of the players, who then goes to the next player and whispers the same message to him, and so on around the circle. The last player ...

PassChangeHit

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 ball or rolled up newspaper Formation: Circle Arrange the players in a circle, have them number off, and select a player to be 'it'. He stands in the centre of the circle with a ball or ...

Patriotic Colors

Play: The Cubs are sitting in a circle. One Cub is designated as Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam stands in the middle of the circle and points to a player and calls "red" the player has to name an object that ...

Patriotic Colours

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle The leader sits in the middle of the circle, points to a player and calls 'red'. The player has to name an object that is red (e.g. tomato, fire engine) before the leader can ...

Pavement Artist

Type: Semi circle Equipment: Large number of sheets of brown paper, crayons, 3 or 4 beans per Cub. One Cub, the Pavement Artist, sits on the floor with an upturned cap in front of him, and proceeds to ...

Pea Toss

Formation – Individual Equipment – plastic spoon. dried peas Game – have the girls flip the peas with the plastic spoon, the farthest pea wins. ...

Peanut Nose Race

Formation – Teams Equipment – peanuts Game: Have the girls roll a peanut with their noses on the floor to the finish line. They are not allowed to use their hands for assistance. Make sure the ...

Peanut Spoon Race

Formation – Teams Equipment – Plastic spoons, peanuts Game: Start with the first player in each line getting a spoon and a peanut. On the signal, they run as fast as they can to the turning ...

Penguin Tag

Materials needed: None Play: One person is "IT." Every other player tries to avoid being tagged. If they get tagged, they become frozen until they are tagged by another player. To avoid being tagged, players can put their arms at ...

Penny Hike

Formation – Group Equipment – Any coin Game – Go on a hike and when you come to a fork in the road, clip a coin to see which direction to take. ...

Photo Essay

In this activity, patrols prepare a pictorial record of some of the natural phenomena they've observed during past projects. Each patrol needs a camera with flash and 20-24 exposure colour print film. Patrols have a list of 12 subjects to photograph ...

Pickle Games

Pickle Person Contest: Give each scout a giant dill pickle on a paper plate with yarn, beads, pipe cleaners, and other material for decorating the pickle. Stick the materials to the pickle with tacky glue. Have each scout write his ...

Picture Scavenger Hunt

Ranger Rick's Activities Guide offers an excellent hunt for Beavers, many of whom are still just learning to read. Prepare a picture scavenger sheet for each boy by ruling a piece of paper into a dozen squares and either drawing ...

Pile The Reels

Type: Relay Equipment: Many cotton reels Sixes stand in line as for a race. At the other end of the hall is a pile of cotton reels of different shapes and sizes for each Six. In turn Cubs ...

Pin the Hanukkah Candle

Materials: A poster-size menorah A cardboard candle for each player How to Play: Draw a menorah on a large sheet of cardboard and tape it to the wall. From lightweight cardboard or poster board cut out a candle for each ...

Pinata

Mexican Christmas festivities have the longest duration in the world. They start on December 12th and end on January 6th with the arrival of the Three Wise Men to give their gifts. There are over 30 traditions only found within ...

Pirate Justice

While your young “pirates” are in the mood, why not have them “walk the plank”. In a different room, away from the den meeting, or outdoors if weather permits, appoint two pirates (or your den chief and assistant den leader” ...

Pirate Treasure A quiet game

Equipment: Scarf, Bunch of keys or anything else suitable for treasure One cub, the “pirate” is blindfolded and sits in the center of the room with the “treasure” in front of him. The other Cubs try to creep up from ...

Pirates 3 Coins at the Fountain

Type: Six Equipment: Seven stones, or other objects The Cubs are divided into four equal groups, with one group sitting in each corner. The seven stones are put in the centre, with a square drawn round them, and ...

Plants KnowHow

Help the Cub Scouts learn the names of trees and bushes in the area and what their leaves look like. Collect various samples of leaves, flowers, or seeds from trees or bushes, or use paper cutouts. This can be a ...

Poachers and EcoPolice

Equipment 50 animal cards (8 cm squares cut from cardboard: draw an animal outline or write an animal name on each) Strips of paper 2 cm x 20 cm in two colours for "lives" Safety pins one per player and some extras To Play ...

Pocket Billiards

Have the boys play pocket billiards. Set up the general outline of the table on the floor (rug or hard floor) using scrap 1X2 boards and make pockets in the corners and sides (openings with paper cups taped to them). ...

Pocket Kims Game

For Pocket Kim’s Game, have the boys empty their pockets on the table. If there aren’t enough things on the table, have some pocket items to add; if there are too many, give back some of the repeat items. Give ...

Pocket Kims Game

For Pocket Kim's Game, have the boys empty their pockets on the table. If there aren't enough things on the table, have some pocket items to add; if there are too many, give back some of the repeat items. Give ...

Pocket Murder

The contents of a "murdered man's" pockets are displayed. Players must deduce his age, profession, and interest in recent activities. ...

Pocket Tag

This one is regular tag except the boys have to run with one hand in a back pocket (or if it seems too easy and can be done safely, two hands!). ...

Poets Hunt

From Scouting (UK) magazine, we borrowed an idea Cubs will enjoy. Give each six a copy of the poem and a collecting bag, set a time limit, and send them on their hunt. Caution them to bring back only fallen ...

Poison

Draw 10' circle on ground. Players on outside of circle facing inward, join hands. Then on signal, circle rotates. Ground inside circle is poison. Object is to force others to touch poison without touching it yourself. Those who touch poison ...

Poison Tag

The player who is "It" must keep his hand on the spot where he was tagged. ...

Polar Bears Fly

Materials needed: None Play: The players stand in a group facing the leader. Each player should have enough room to make full "flapping" movements with their arms. The leader calls out "Ducks fly." "Owls fly." "Polar bears fly” ...and so ...

Pony Express

One of the players tells the story of the Pony Express, and how the messenger-riders had so little time that they never touched the ground when changing horses but jumped from on horse to the other. "Horses" are spaced out ...

Poor Pussy

Indoors Equipment: 1 blindfold Formation: Circle Arrange the group in a circle with a blindfolded player in the centre. Then have the players move around the circle very quietly. The blindfolded player should approach the circle in any direction ...

Popstick slapshot

Active, indoors. Equipment: Per team: 1 miniature hockey net or facsimile; 1 ping pong ball; 1 tongue depressor per player. Formation: relay. Divide the group into two teams. Place each net at the same end of the playing area. ...

Post Office

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Nil Players in a large circle round room, each having the name of a town. One Player in the centre. Leaders calls out two towns and "Letter", "Parcel", or "Telegram". The towns mentioned change ...

Postman

Group sits in a circle on the floor. Every player is given the name of a town. One player with his scarf in his hand, stands in the middle. At two different places a letter box is chalked on the ...

Presents Pantomime

Each boy thinks of a present he would like to give a make-believe friend (or a real friend) and then decides how to act out movements for his chosen present. (For example, if he chose a dog, he could chase ...

Prisoners Escape Trick

Tie a piece of string around wrists of your "victim" (one of the boys in your den). Loop another piece of string over your victim's wrist and tie it to your wrists. You are now locked together. Challenge victim to ...

PromiseLaw Puzzle

This came from a Den leader for 14 Wolf cubs. She used this jigsaw puzzle type game to help them learn the Cub Scout Promise and the Law of the Pack. Write out the Promise and Law on pieces of two ...

Pulling Taffy

Formation – Small groups of 8 to 10 Equipment – none Game – Half the group sit on the floor facing each other. These people can hook themselves together anyway they want. The other ...

Puppets and Masks

Use grocery-size bags big enough to fit over a boy's head for masks. For ears, noses, and eyebrows, you can use construction paper and yarn. Cartoonists use shapes of people's heads to show something about them, and facial expressions to ...

Push Catch

Everyone is in a circle except for one person in the middle (leader). The leader has a ball that he throws to those in the circle. The leader must shout out either push or catch. The person to whom the ...

Putt It There

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: per team: 1 golf umbrella; 1 golf sweater; 1 golf hat; 1 golf glove; 1 golf putter; 1 golf ball; 1 putting cup. Formation: Relay. Divide the group into teams of six. One player from each team is selected ...

Pyramids

A bucket is turned upside-down, partly buried to make it firm. On it place a pyramid of pebbles. The players throw pebbles or balls at the pyramid and the winner is the one who knocks the last pebble from the ...

Queens Headache

Country - England Formation – Informal Equipment – 2 chairs Game - This is a very quiet game. Two people are chosen to be the King and Queen. Two chairs are ...

Quick Frozen Critters

From the Project Wild Activity Guide, this game focuses on the relationship between predators and prey. Use any set of predators and prey you wish (hawks and squirrels, wolves and deer, etc.). Equipment Strips of paper 2 cm x 20 cm for ...

Quick Six

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Tennis ball One Six in the large circle made by the rest of Pack. A tennis ball is thrown at the Six in the centre, endeavouring to hit them. As soon as one is ...

Rabbit Down a Hole

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Pairs, scattered The Cubs stand in pairs facing each other and holding hands to make arches. The pairs are spaced at random around the room. The Cubs are respectively 'rabbit and hunter'. The 'hunter' gives chase to ...

Radar

Semi-active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: none. Formation: relay. The Sixes line up in files with their Sixers about 10 metres ahead of them. The first Cub in each Six is blindfolded. The Sixers then change places and proceed to call the blindfolded Cubs by their ...

Radio Bingo

Equipment: Radio, paper for each player with a 5x5 square grid on it To Play: In each square of the grid, have the players write a word that is likely to be heard on the radio. Each player comes up ...

Raise the Flag Pole game

Teach the scouts lashing. Wrap thrice, frap twice. Give each patrol 3 sticks about 1/2 inch in diameter and 3 to 5 ft long. Have them lash a flagpole and raise a flag, using at least 3 sticks. The top ...

Rats And Rabbits

Type: Team Game Equipment: Nil Divide the Pack into teams, which assemble in two straight lines, about six feet apart facing the Leader. One team is named Rats and the other Rabbits. If the call is Rats, the ...

Rattlesnake Limbo

To Play: The players stand in a line holding hands. The person on one end of the line holds onto something stationary (the wall, a chair, etc.). The person on the other end of the line starts the game by ...

Ready Aim Roll

Materials needed: Two old rubber tires and several tennis or ping pong balls. Divide the group into two teams. Have the teams form two lines about 15 feet from the tires. The tires can be standing up or lying flat ...

Recoursing

Formation – Teams Equipment – Plastic objects of food items Game – Have the girls divide up into teams of 4. Send them off scavenging the area for hidden food items. The team who finds ...

Recycle Man

Materials needed: chairs – need one less than there are boys Play: One person is “Recycle Man” and stands in the center of the group, who are seated in chairs. Each boy is given a name of paper, plastic or ...

Recycled Bottle Bowling

Materials needed: seven or more 2 – liter bottles, water, volleyball or basketball Play: Have boys fill each bottle with a few inches of water. Replace lids. To play the game, boys take turns setting up the “pins” and bowling ...

Recycled Lid Frisbee

Materials needed: variety of plastic lids from margarine containers, yogurt containers, etc., tape or string, markers Play: With a permanent marker, mark half the lids with the letter “C” for Cubs and the other half with the letter “S” for ...

Recycled Lid Frisbee Toss

Collect a variety of plastic lids from containers such as margarine tubs, yogurt containers, coffee cans, etc. With a permanent marker, mark half the lids with one letter and the other half with another letter (for example “C” and “S” ...

Red Indian

A blindfolded boy stands in the centre of a large circle. Beside him is a log or some other solid object. Other boys are given a piece of sticky paper in the colour of their group. These boys circle on hands ...

Red Light Green Light

In this game, one person plays the “stop light” and the rest try to touch him. At the start, all the players form a line about 15 feet away from the stop light. The stop light faces away from the ...

Reindeer Butting Game

Divide the group into teams. Each team is given an orange and lines up in relay fashion. On signal, the first boy in each team puts the orange on the floor and butts it with his head to a turning ...

Richmond Hill Hand Ball

Active, outdoors Equipment: soccer or volleyball. Formation: teams. Divide the group into two equal teams. Find a suitable playing field about the size of a soccer field, with an area to be used as an end zone. The play starts with a jump ball. ...

Ride Em Cowboy

Active, indoors. Equipment: Per team: 1 ten gallon hat; 1 cowboy belt, holster and gun; 1 chair; 18 inflated balloons. Formation: relay. Divide the group into teams of six. A chair is placed about fifteen to twenty feet in ...

Ride Him Cowboy

Type: Six Equipment: Nil All the Six get in a line, except one. Each boy puts his arms around the waist of the boy in front. This line is called a bronco. The remaining Cub, called the Cowboy, ...

Ride Up High O Uncle

Country - Lebanon Formation – Informal Equipment – none Game – Players are scattered and ‘it’ tries to catch one. Any player about to be caught can save herself if she can STEP UP on ...

Right or Left Eyed

The boys may be surprised to lean that they're either right-eyed or left-eyed, just as they are right- or left-handed. They can check by extending a finger toward a distant object while keeping both eyes open. Close the right eye. ...

Ring The Bottle

Place a number of bottles on the floor and let several boys play at one time. Each boy has a "fishing-rod" consisting of a cane or pole and string; on the end of the string is a brass curtain ring. ...

Ring The Ten Pegs

Drive nine tent pegs into the ground five to six feet apart, in a big circle. Players run around circle trying to ring pegs with rubber jar rings. Color code the rings with magic marker, blue for one team, yellow ...

Rock Paper Scissor Glue

Formation – groups of 3-4 sitting in a circle Equipment – none Game: The object of the game is see who can get ‘caught’ the least. Start by having each girl place one hand palm side ...

Rocket race to Mars

Materials needed: Large piece of plain paper about 36” x 36”, Crayons or markers, Paper for folding airplanes, Blind fold Play: Lay the large piece of paper on the ground. This paper represents a space map of the universe. With ...

Rocket Race to Mars

Equipment: Blindfold, poster of the solar system (you can make a simple one on poster board - with Mars clearly identified), a paper spaceship for each player (have them make or color their own), tape To Play: Same principal as ...

Rocket Relay

Active, outdoors/indoors. Equipment: 1 chair per Six. at the Balloon Semi-active, indoors. Equipment: Balloons. Formation: Relay. Teams line up with members standing side by side, separated by the distance obtained when players stretch their arms sideways. Fingertips should touch between players. The first player in line takes ...

Rockets And Interceptors

Type: Pack Equipment: Some coloured bands, six tins, number of bottle-tops or dried peas. For this game the area needs to be partly open,and partly of the kind where Cubs can hide themselves :i.e. with scrub lupins and ...

Rooster Fight

Each Cub Scout hops on one leg, holding the other. To win, he must make opponent lose balance or step out of circle by bumping shoulders. ...

Rope Golf

This is really a water rescue practice game. First teach the scouts how to loosely but neatly coil the rope and throw with a long flat sidearm throw. Each patrol is given a long heavy rope, 1/2 inch ropes or ...

Rope Throw

One member of group is seated on a piece of cardboard (2' x 2') 30' - 35' away from the group. Balance of group each have one piece of rope about 6' long. On "Go" each group must join all ...

Round the Moon

Active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 chair per six. Formation: relay. All the Sixes line up at the end of the room. Each Cub places his hands on the waist of the Cub in front so the Sixes form a 'rocket'. One chair is placed at ...

Row Ball

Type: Team Game Equipment: Large ball` Pack is divided into two teams, who sit in parallel lines about four feet apart, but facing in opposite directions. The feet of each Cub should just touch the seat of the ...

Ruffians

Type: Pack Equipment: Two people in disguise During the meeting, without warning, two "ruffians" in heavy disguise rush in and either kidnap or attach a Leader, then rapidly escape. Each Six then furnishes a report of the event ...

Run Around the Town

Outdoors Equipment: Bat; soccer or volleyball. Formation: Teams Divide the group into two teams. Line up the outfield team as you would for a game of baseball. Line the infield in a straight line about 15' behind home plate. The ...

Sack Race

Formation – Individuals Equipment – Potato sacks Game: The players must place both feet into the sack. On the start, they start hopping towards the finish line. The first one over the line wins. If they ...

Safari Binoculars

Don't forget to take your binoculars! You'll need them when searching for lost cities of gold or a herd of wild elephants. Each boy will need two toilet paper tubes to make his safai binoculars. Cover one end of each ...

Sand Castle Dinosaur Building Contest

Have an old or perhaps new sandbox? Have the boys square off a section of the sandbox for building their unique dinosaur. Award prizes for biggest, smallest, funniest, scariest and so on. Treat all the sculptors to a roaring good ...

Santas Helpers

Two large identical outlines of Santa Claus are cut from pieces of cardboard. One outline is attached to the wall, while the other is cut up so that each player gets a piece of it -- a nose, beard, belt ...

Sardines

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil One Cub goes off and hides within a given area. As the others find him they squeeze in beside him, and all keep hidden until the last one finds them. ...

Scout Law Game

a) Form a circle of scouts, go around the circle with each scout giving the next point of the scout law. If a point is missed the scout leaves the circle. b) To turn into a cooperative gave challenge the ...

Semaphore Drawing

Type: Sixes Equipment: Each Cub, paper and crayons (Semaphore Chart) Sixes in corners. One Cub in each Six must know semaphore (or Morse). Other Cubs have paper and crayons. Akela signals a word in semaphore. They tell their ...

Semaphore Relay

Type: Sixes Equipment: Nil Cubs in Sixes and numbered. The Leader signals a letter and then calls a number. The boys with that number have to get to the other end and back again. First to do so ...

Series of Games

Art Contests: Boys design projects or posters on a particular subject for fun or to be judged. Artists: Players sit round a table, each with paper and pencil. The right-hand Scout draws a picture, in separate firm strokes, of an ...

Shere Khan

(The Tiger Game; it is also known as Pom-Pom-Pullaway.) One Cub Scout is Shere Khan, the tiger. All others line up against a wall. Shere Khan stands in the center of the play area. The object of the game is ...

Shoe Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – shoes Game: Have each girl take off both shoes and pile them into their teams pile. On the signal, one girl at a time races over to find her shoes, put ...

Shopping

Group sits in a circle. One player is sent out of the room and the others take counsel and decide what this player must be when he comes back. They decide, for example, that he shall be a policeman. When ...

Short Grand Howl

Have Cub Scouts form a circle around the person in whose honor the grand howl is to be given. This may be a visitor, a leader, or a Cub Scout who is being recognized. Ask each Cub Scout in the circle ...

Shot Put

Formation – Individual Equipment – jar and plenty of beans Game – Each girl is given ten beans that they must throw into a jar from a designated line. Variation – Have lines set up that as ...

Shunting Tag

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil Players in files of threes, gripping the waist of the one in front, forming a train with engine in front, tender and wagon behind., there is also one loose wagon to approx. each three ...

Shuttle Run

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Divide each team in half and place one half across the room. To start, the first person on the team races over and tags the first person on the ...

Signal Knot Tie

One group signals (Morse or Semaphore) to another group some distance away giving instructions such as: tie bowline around your waist, tie clove hitch using two different thicknesses of rope, tie a reef knot around your leg, etc. ...

Signalling Pairs

Type: Relay Formation Equipment: Two sets of cards: one of the alphabet, and the other with morse or semaphore symbols on them Cubs in relay formation and at the other end are the cards face up. On "go" ...

Silly Symphony

Nature game, outdoors. Equipment: The Outdoors. Formation: semi-circle. The purpose of this game is to discover the beautiful sounds that can be created by the natural objects in our environment. Each player is given 10 - 15 minutes to find objects in nature that ...

Silly Symphony Clouds on the Clothesline

Jane McCutcheon & Barry Laughton, combines a limited kind of hunt with a whole lot of fun for groups of six or more. Give the players 10 to 15 minutes to find natural objects that make a noise when you ...

Simon Says

Formation – Informal Equipment – none Game – Have one girl be ‘Simon’. The rest of the girls form lines in front of ‘Simon’. They must react to what ever is requested as long as it ...

Sink the Bismark

Basically, it's every man for himself dodge-ball. A group of students, 10-30, is asked to stand in a large open circle and game balls are placed sporadically (if that's a word) throughout the circle. You can pick the number of ...

Sixteen Point Compass Game

A circle is marked on the floor and sixteen cards are prepared each giving one of the sixteen compass points. These cards are placed face down on a table. Each of the sixteen players takes one of the cards at ...

SixteenPound Put

An inflated bag is "put" for distance, as though it were shot from the shoulder. ...

Ski Maze

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Slash hike

Water game, outdoors. Equipment: None Formation: group This is a super small group game. Ask everyone to wear bathing suits and an old pair of shoes (a pair they can get wet). The game takes place in a stream or along the shallow ...

Slip Ring

Type: Circle Game Equipment: Cord, large curtain ring A piece of cord in a circle with a ring on it, players holding the cord. One in the centre tries to catch the ring which is passed to and ...

Slow Bicycle Race

This is the reverse of a speed race. Plan a course the length of the area; with chalk, draw lanes about 3' wide. Several boys compete at the same time. They must ride as slowly as possible, without touching a foot ...

Smaugs Treasure

Materials needed: beanbag or handkerchief Play: One person is chosen as Smaug. Smaug stands guard over the treasure (a beanbag, handkerchief, etc.) The group forms a circle around him and tries to steal the treasure without being tagged. If a ...

Smile Tag

A quick game for a break. Takes about 5 minutes. Players form two equal lines facing each other and about three feet apart. One is heads and the other is tails. The leader tosses a coin and calls out the ...

Smugglers and Spies

Evening game, outdoors Equipment: Tiny pieces of paper with the following smuggled items and point values written on each: Chocolate - 50 points. Quantity: 10 Sugar - 75 points. Quantity: 8 Animal pelts - 100 points. Quantity: 8 Gunpowder - 150 points. Quantity: 6 Designs for ...

Smugglers Treasure

Type: Pack Equipment: Counters (or similar) to represent treasure Divide the Pack into three teams: Smugglers, pedlars, and police. The smugglers are trying to dispose of the treasure to the pedlars, while the police are trying to prevent ...

Snatch the Bobbin

Indoors Equipment: 3 cotton reels (bobbins); chalk Formation: Teams Draw a chalk circle at either end of the room. Place the 3 cotton reels in the center of the room. The Pack is divided into two teams and line up ...

Sniffers

Type: Sixes Equipment: Small boxes with perforated lids. Each box has something with a distinctive smell in it. Onion, soap, coffee, sage, tomato sauce, toothpaste, show polish, nail varnish, paint etc. Cubs in Sixes. Hand around the boxes ...

Soda Bottle Bowling

Gather 10 empty 2-liter soft drink bottles. Fill each with a few inches of sand or water. Set up the “pins” in the traditional triangular shape, and take turns bowling with a soccer ball or something similar. (It would be ...

Song Stumpers

One player sings the first line of any familiar song. The others, one by one, try to complete the verse. The first one to succeed becomes the new leader. If no one can do it, the leader completes the first ...

Space Ships

Type: Pack Game Equipment: Chalk Mark out a large area as shown below. The Nose-cone is out of bounds, and anyone who touches it is eliminated, as is anyone who steps outside the space ship. The leader shouts ...

Spaghetti

Formation – Up to 15 girls per team Equipment – none Game – You have the girls hold hands with each other, but do not make a circle. They need to have different hands/arms crossed over ...

Spear Or Ring The Dinosaur

Using a large washing machine type box, draw a dinosaur on it. In the middle of the dinosaur's body draw a target using 5-6 concentric circles. Give each circle a point value. Give the first boy 3 darts (suction cup ...

Spillikins Indoors

Equipment: Medicine bottle; 6 matches per Cub Formation: Circle The Pack sits in a circle with the medicine bottle in the centre. Each Cub takes it in turns to place a match on top of the bottle, or on the matches already ...

Spin The Plate

Type: Relay Equipment: Plate for each team, chalk Each sixer has a plate (paper). Halfway down the room a small circle is chalked for each Six. Each runner in turn carries the plate and starts it spinning in ...

Spinning Color Wheel

Using this picture as a guide, draw two circles that are about 4 1/2 inches in diameter. Cut a sheet of light cardboard the same size and shape; tape the wheels on opposite sides of the cardboard circle. At the ...

Spirals

Everyone joins hands in a circle. Then one person releases the hand of their neighbour and pulling the giant human rope behind, begins to walk around the outside of the circle. The other people who broke hands remains in position ...

Sponge Relay Race

Balance a wet sponge on your head and run to and back from a goal. If you drop the sponge you must return to the front of your line and start over again. The team to have all players do ...

Sponge Relay Race

Balance a wet sponge on your head and run to and back from a goal. If you drop the sponge you must return to the front of your line and start over again. The team to have all players do ...

Sponge Water Fight

Traditional water fights have squirt guns or water balloons that take time to fill and slow down the action. Here is a suggestion that will speed up the action. Use sponges. Take about 50 to 100 hand size pieces of ...

Spray Capture The Flag

Materials needed: Spray bottles for each player, plenty of water balloons, plenty of towels. Play: Divide players into two teams, each of which must defend a flag (in this case a water balloon) while trying to capture (and stomp on) ...

Squat Tag

One person is chosen to become "It." The players scatter around the room and "It" tries to tag them. The players may become safe from being tagged by assuming a squatting position. When "It" is not close by, they stand ...

Squirrel in the Tree

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Small circles of 3-4 boys Form small circles of three or four Cubs. They hold hands to form 'trees with hollow trunks'. A Cub representing a squirrel stands in each tree. Have one more squirrel ...

St George and the Dragon

Active, indoors. Equipment: Per team: 1 easel; 1 piece of bristol board; 1 straight stick; 1 needle; pins; balloons; 1 set of cardboard armour (optional). Formation: relay. In preparation for the relay, a picture of a dragon is drawn ...

Stamp It Out

Type: Team Game Equipment: Balloons, Blindfold Players of team in turn see a small balloon on the floor, are then blindfolded and walk to where they think the balloon is, and may then - without feeling - make ...

Stand Wall Ball

This game requires a soft rubber or tennis ball and a high smooth wall or very high board fence. Before starting the game one of the players is selected to be "'Thrower." The players stand in front of, and at any ...

Standing Staves Game

Each scout needs a staff 5 to 7 feet long. Form a circle with the sticks held vertical inside, one end on the ground. One scout is chosen as caller. The caller loudly and clearly calls out "ready left" or ...

Star Wars

Materials needed: As many Nerf balls as possible, rope to use as a divider, 2 pool noodles, 2 poly-spots Play: Divide the playing space in half with the rope. Each team has one Jedi knight (with a light saber [pool ...

Start Your Engines

Arrange the Cub Scouts in a circle, with one boy in the center. Each boy chooses the name of a car he would like to be. It can be the make of a vehicle such as Ford; or it can ...

Static Electricity Tricks

Run a comb through your hair and it will pick up bits of paper. Rub a balloon against your clothing and "hang" it on a wall. To see how two electrified objects will repel each other, tie two balloons on ...

Steal the Bacon

Divide the troop into two, three, or four groups. Number off EACH group separately. Line them up facing each other, about 30-40 feet apart. The number 1 Scout on one team will be across from the last Scout on the ...

Stepping Stones

A stream is marked out on carpet or lawn with some stepping stones scattered around (14” X 14” plywood pieces) Patrol must cross holding hands or waists. Space the stones so some jumps must be made, have enough so there ...

Steptag

Indoors Equipment: A blindfold Formation: Scatter This is a variation of Blindman's Bluff. The Cubs take up positions anywhere in the room. One Cub is blindfolded and he moves around the room, attempting to catch the others. Anyone who is ...

Steptoe and Son

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: Ball Formation: Circle The Pack form a circle and two boys go into the centre. They are 'Steptoe and Son'. 'Steptoe' guards his 'Son' as the Cubs in the circle try to hit him with the ball. ...

Stiff Candles

Type: Pack Equipment: Nil Appoint 3 boys to go "HE". The chase the rest of the Pack around Trying to tag them. If tagged then a boy must stand still, with legs open and arms out. They can ...

Stockcar Racing

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: none Formation: relay The Sixes line up in files. Each Cub is given the name of a car and when that car is called, he travels to the end of the area and back in the manner described, e.g.,: 1) Rolls-Royce: ...

Stranger

Type: Pack Equipment: Suitcase of samples A "stranger" arrives at Pack Meeting with a suitcase of samples. He tries to persuade the Leaders to buy. The Cubs gather round and listen. After he has been sent away the ...

Streaker

Active, outdoors/indoors. Equipment: Per team: sweatpants; jacket; hockey mask; 2 garbage bags. Formation: relay. Divide the group into two or more teams. Line teams up at one end of the playing area, with 1) sweatpants and jacket in front of each team and ...

String Burning

A string is pulled tight between sticks. Each contestant builds a fire under the string and lights it. The one whose fire burns through the string first is the winner. Fires should be spaced along the string at wide intervals. ...

String Code

Here's a way to send a secret message on a piece of string. First, write the alphabet on a long strip of cardboard as shown. Color one end of the string to show whcih end starts the message. Put the ...

String Maze

Set up a maze with string tied around trees, over, under, and through garden furniture to dead ends, switch-backs, around-in-circles, and finally to the finish line. Use lots of string. Each blindfolded player has to find his way to the ...

String Maze

Submarine Dive

Indoors Equipment: Piece of chalk Formation: Scatter Draw a number of small chalk circles - submarines - around the room with one less than the number of Cubs in the Pack. The Cubs hop, walk or run round the room ...

Submarines

Indoors Equipment: A blindfold Formation: Scatter Two chairs are set up about three metres apart, this is the entrance to the 'harbour'. One boy is blindfolded and stands in the entrance to guard it. The rest of the Cubs ...

Swamp

Nature game, outdoors. Equipment: pen and paper. Formation: small groups. Divide the group into teams of 4 to 6. Give each team a large piece of paper and a pen. Each letter in the word SWAMP stands for another word that describes something in ...

Swat the Fly

Materials needed: One pool noodle Play: Everyone sits in a circle around the person who is IT (“the Swatter”). The Swatter, who has the pool noodle, counts “1, 2, 3, go” and everyone else (the flies) runs yelling, “Swat the ...

Swat To The Gap

Group is in a circle, facing in, with hands behind their backs, eyes closed. Leader walks quietly around circle and places the rolled up newspaper secretly in the hands of one of the group. The player starts hitting the player ...

Sweep N Scrub

Active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: Per team: apron; towel, broom, dustpan, bucket filled with water, 2 dishes, garbage can. Formation: relay Divide the group into two or more teams, and line them up in straight lines at one end of the playing area. Give the ...

Swim Chase

Type: Water game Equipment: Nil The object is to get possession of a spring-type clothes peg which each Cub has attached to the back of his togs. As he loses his peg he may get another and continue ...

Switch 1

This final game from Clouds on the Clothesline is fun to play with groups of 12 or more in an area with several different kinds of trees. It's also a good way for Cubs to reinforce their tree identification skills. Organize ...

Switch 2

Nature game, outdoors. Equipment: None. Formation: scatter, in a wooded area with several varieties of trees. Players are divided into three or four groups such as Sugar Maple, Beeches, Yellow birches, ironwoods. In an appropriate and defined area, players stand touching their trees ...

Tadpoles

Indoors Equipment: 1 ball; whistle Formation: Teams The Pack divides into two teams. Team A stands in a circle with one Cub in the centre, holding the ball. Team B stands in line, like the tadpole's tail, coming from ...

Tail Tally

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 rope per Cub, colour coded for each Six; 1 whistle Formation: Scatter One Cub from each Six is a 'catcher'. All the other Cubs have a 'tail', a length of rope which they tuck into their ...

Tangled Knot

Scouts form a disorganized cluster. Each grabs two other hands forming a huge tangled knot. The group tries to untangle itself. All knots are not solvable. Helps people relax their personal space. ...

Tell Me About Yourself

Players sit in a circle. One player is “It” and stands in the center. “It” points at any player and asks a simple question and immediately begins to count to 10, while looking only at the boy he points at. ...

Ten Square

Formation – Teams Equipment – Chalk - blacktop Game: Draw a large rectangle on the blacktop and divide it into 10 squares. Have each team send one player across the board hopping as fast as they ...

Thats My Name

Indoors Equipment: Paper; Magic Marker Formation: Lines Divide the players into teams. On 'Go', the first player from each team runs to a table, grabs a magic marker and writes his name on a piece of paper. He runs back ...

The Body Language Game

To play this game, give your den members a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask them to think about feelings they can show by body language only - without making a sound. Have them make a list of ...

The Boy Scout Motto in Sign Language

People who cannot hear communicate with each other by forming symbols with their hands and fingers. ...

The Calculator Game

If you have a pocket calculator, your den can play a spelling bee. The game is based on the fact that when the calculator's display is held upside down, seven of the numbers look like letters of the alphabet. They ...

The Changing Cups Puzzle

Place six cups in a row, with every second one turned down, as shown. Ask Cub Scouts to see if they can get the three cups that are turned the same way together in the row by moving two cups ...

The Christmas Card Game

Take a set of old Christmas cards (about three times as many cards as there are players) and cut each card into two pieces, making two sets of half-cards so that each half-card in one set has its counterpart in ...

The Den Memories Book

Use it to keep the den's photos, certificates of awards, patches no longer worn, advancement records, etc. (Each boy might want his own memories book.) Cut covers from light wood paneling about 9 by 12 inches. Drill holes for three-ring ...

The Eagle And The Chicken El Gavilan y lo Pollitos

Country – Latin America Formation – Informal Equipment – none Game – One child is chosen to be the eagle, and another the Mother Hen. All the other children are chicks, and line up behind the Mother ...

The Elephant Hunt

Indoors Equipment: soccer ball; chalk Formation: scatter Two chalk lines are drawn about three metres apart in the centre of the room. This is elephant country. All the leaders are hunters and the Cubs are elephants. The hunters are ...

The Endangered Hoppit

Also from Science Is... Here's a great game for Beavers or Cubs with a whole lot of energy to burn. Hoppits are imaginary creatures that hop around gathering materials from the ground (rocks, twigs, leaves). Hoppits need a home where ...

The Frankfurter Trick

Hold your two index fingers at eye level a little apart. Keep eyes on center but look into distance and watch a magic frankfurter appear between your fingers. ...

The Frog Hop

Draw a finish line about 25' from the start and line the players up about 3' apart. At "Go" they race by jumping first to the right, then to the left, then straight ahead. This procedure is followed until someone ...

The Great Insect Hunt

Have the Cub Scouts stand in a circle on a grassy area, facing outward. Scatter assorted colored insects (toothpicks) in the center of the circle. On signal, the Cub Scouts turn around and gather as many insects as they can ...

The Guess What Im Doing Game

On separate slips of paper, write some directions. ("Buckle your seat belt" "Look both ways before crossing the street." "Take out the trash." "Wash the dog.") Put the slips in a hat and ask the first player to pick one. He ...

The Guessing Blind Man

Indoors Equipment: 1 blindfold Formation: Teams Arrange players in a circle. Blindfold one player and turn him around three times. During this procedure, have all players change seats. The blind man should walk forward and touch someone in the ...

The Huron Hop

Outdoors/indoors Equipment: 10 black headbands with one feather; 10 white headbands with one feather; 50 inflated balloons with pieces of string attached to each; tape or rope to mark circle on the ground. Formation: teams Divide the group into ...

The Midnight Game

Players acting as sheep are in a safety circle or fold at one end of the play area. The fox has a den in the opposite corner and comes out looking for food. The sheep come close, asking "What time ...

The Moon And The Stars La Luna y las Estrellas de la Manana

Country - Spain Formation – Informal Equipment – a nice shade tree Game – Find a tree that is casting a nice shadow. One person is the moon (la luna). That person is ‘it’, and ...

The Mystery Number

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: A whistle Formation: Circle The Pack forms a circle with the Sixers in the middle. The Sixers choose a mystery number known only to themselves. The Cubs march round in a circle chanting the number of each ...

The Mystifying Reader

Indoors Equipment: Pencil and paper for each Cub Formation: Circle Give all the Cubs a slip of paper - each the same size and shape as the others. Then ask everyone to write a short sentance of four or ...

The Pumpkin Planter

Country - Italy Formation – Circle Equipment – none Game – One player is Il Cucuzzaro, the Pumpkin Planter. She stands in the middle of a seated circle, made by the other players who are ...

The Secret Friend

Ask children to write down a name and a surname of each person on separate leaflets and to curtail them so that one won't be able to see what is written. Combine the curtailed leaflets in a box and suggest ...

The Stalker

Nature game, outdoors. Equipment: Blindfolds, stones. Formation: scatter. Half the group is given blindfolds to wear. These players are placed in scatter formation within the boundaries of the playing area. A stone is placed between their fee, but not touching them. The other half ...

The Stalker Variation

Nature game, indoors Equipment: blindfolds, flashlight. Formation: scatter. This is a terrific evening program variation to the original Stalker game. The players protecting the stone between their feet are given flashlights. When they think they know the location of a stalker, instead of ...

The Telephone Number Game

This is a secret-message game based on the telephone dial. Give each boy a pencil and paper and ask him to convert a very short message into code based on the dial numbers. Its tricky because there is a choice ...

The Treasure of the White Cobra

Group in a circle. One player (the White Cobra) sits blindfolded in the middle guarding the treasure of the Gold Lairs (some object which is lying between his outstretched legs). Leader points to one of the players who creeps up ...

The Whats It Game

For a pack meeting preopening activity, disassemble some familiar device of appliance such as a mechanical alarm clock, lock, small electric motor, or ancient computer. Put various internal parts in four or five open boxes. In a closed box, or ...

This is My House

Indoors Equipment: Chalk Formation: Scatter Draw a number of circles on the floor, just big enough for a Cub to stand in and two less than the Cubs in the Pack. These are houses. One of the two extra Cubs ...

Thrash Bag Race

Divide boys into teams of two. Give each team a trash bag and 2 blindfolds. Have one boy in each team remove his shoes and socks. Both boys are blindfolded. Scatter cotton balls about the floor. The object is for ...

Three Ball Throw

Type: Team Game Equipment: 3 tennis balls and a box or bucket Divide the Cubs into two teams. One team bats and the other fields. The first batter goes to the box and throws the three balls away. ...

Three Deep

Players form a circle, two deep, facing center. Two players on the outside of the circle, and at some distance from each other, begin the game as runner and chaser. The runner may save himself from being tagged by stepping ...

Three Legged Race

Formation – Couples Equipment – Rope or suitable item to tie legs together. Game: Tie together each one of each teams right and left legs together. At the start, they make their way to the turning ...

Thumb taping game

Start off by talking about what kind of 'hands' different animals have & how they use them. How are people's hands different? We have thumbs that make it possible to grip things, turn things, etc. Then have each girl fold ...

Tic Tac Toe A Game For Buddies

Creating a Tic-Tac-Toe board is as easy as drawing two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. The nine squares that result should be about the same size. The players decide who will be the Os and who will be the Xs and ...

TICTACTOE

Draw an expanded tick-tack-toe grip with 16 or 25 spaces on the pavement with squares the size of a hopscotch board. The players are divided into two teams, the 0 team and the X team. The rules are the same ...

Tight Rope Walk

Semi-active, outdoors/indoors Equipment: Per team: 20' rope, sweatpants, long underwear or large tights, moustache, derby hat, stool, 6' stick. Formation: shuttle. Line up the teams in shuttle formation at either end of their 20' rope. The first player on each team, on 'Go', ...

Tin Scuttle

Type: Pack game Equipment: 4 tins, chalk An area is chalked off in each six corner and inside it stands a tin guarded by the sixer. Other players must keep to the centre of the floor and they ...

Tissue Paper Relay

Give each player a drinking straw. Divide the den into two teams. Give the first player on each team a square of tissue paper. On signal, he tries to lift the tissue paper off the table by inhaling through the ...

Tongue Jam

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Form two teams and have them get into a circle. Assign one assistant to each group to be a counter. The leader calls out any letter of the ...

Torch And Whistle

Type: Pack Equipment: Powerful torch and whistle Two Cubs with the torch and the whistle are given a few minutes start from a clearing. The rest then set off to capture them. The fugitives must blow their whistle ...

Toss The Bag

Type: Relay Equipment: Bean bag for each Six Sixes line up and in front of each about six feet away is a small chalked circle. The Sixer has the bean bag, and on the word "Go" he throws ...

Toys For Sale

Each Cub Scout is given the name of a toy - soldier, trumpet, clown, jumping jack, top, kite, etc. The Toys sit in a circle with the Storekeeper outside the ring. The Store keeper walks around the circle and calls out ...

Track Memory

A group sits with their feet up and other groups study them. After three minutes, one of the groups makes some footmarks in a good bit of ground. The other groups approach one at a time and try to decide ...

Tracking

Formation – Teams Equipment – None Game – Have one group head start to hike and after 10 minutes have the second team try to track them down. ...

Tractor Pull

The "tractor" kneels on hands and knees with a "driver" astride. The driver holds on with his legs. Two tractors back up to each other and the drivers reach back and grasp each others hands. On a signal, each tractor ...

Trails And Treasure Hunts

Type: Pack Equipment: as required There are numerous methods of setting trails and treasure hunts. But make the clues simple and the rails obvious. If this is not done the Cubs lose interest. Suggestions: Natural trail of woodcraft signs. ...

Train Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – none Game: Line the teams up for a relay race. Have each team member lock arms around the player in front of her. On the signal, the teams race ahead in ...

Tramps TeaParty

Type: Circle Equipment: Knife, fork, scarf, gloves, old hat, dice, parcel wrapped in newspaper, cake of chocolate in the parcel. Cubs sit in a circle with the parcel, clothes, knife and fork in the centre. Each cub throws ...

Trash Bag Race

Divide boys into teams of two. Give each team a trash bag and 2 blindfolds. Have one boy in each team remove his shoes and socks. Both boys are blindfolded. Scatter cotton balls around on the floor. The object is ...

Trash Ball

Divide the group in half and situate them on opposite sides of a volleyball net or rope strung between two trees. Offer each group an equal amount of dry trash, such as newspaper, tin cans, 2-liter bottles, small cardboard boxes, ...

Treasure Hunt

To get the little miners on the move, let’s have a treasure hunt. Divide the little miners into teams. Have clues on different colors of paper. Have team members answer a question about mining or geology. Make the questions be ...

Treasure Hunt Game

A way to liven up an activity. Have the scouts locate different plants, building rooms, people or animal signs. ...

Treasure Hunt Variations

Give group a message in code or semaphore telling boys where to find message number two. Give group a message telling leader to phone a given number for directions or ask a parent (previously briefed) for a ...

Tree Decorating

You will need chalk and chalkboard, or a large sheet of paper and felt tip pens. Set the chalkboard at one end of the room. Divide group into an equal number of teams with at least 6 members on each ...

Triad

Evening game, outdoors. Equipment: 3 soccer balls painted white; 6 markers with reflectors attached (to make 3 goals). Formation: teams. Divide the players into three teams. On the playing field, set up three goals in the shape of a triangle. The game begins with ...

Trim the Tree

Line up the dens for a relay. Attach large sheets of paper to the opposite wall and give each boy a different colored crayon. On signal, the first boy runs to his paper and outlines a Christmas tree. Then the ...

Trivia

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ROCKET THAT LANDED ON THE MOON? Apollo WHERE ARE AMERICAN ...

Trunk The Elephant

Any player who sticks the trunk in the right hole on the elephant wings. On large cardboard, draw an elephant’s head. Cut several holes. Designate one for the trunk. Hand the player a vacuum cleaner hose. Then, blindfold him and ...

Tunnel Relay

Formation – teams Equipment – none Game: The girls form a line with their legs spread out. On the start, the last girl in the line crawls through the legs of the rest of the team. ...

Tunnels

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 2 soccer balls; 1 whistle Formation: Teams The Pack divides into two teams and line up about 3 metres apart facing each other. They stand, legs apart, with their feet touching those of their neighbours. The leader throws ...

Two Syllables

Country - Greece Formation – Circle Equipment – Handkerchief tied into a knot or stuffed sock, plus a colored token for each player. Game – Give each player a token. One player is chosen to be ‘it.’ ...

Ugly Face Contest

Tell contestants that this is a contest to see who can make the most accurate drawing of their face on a paper sack. Place paper grocery sacks over the contestants’ heads. Have them draw their faces on the outside of ...

Unbraid Race

Attach two or more 3' lengths of stout cord or lightweight rope to a wall or chair. At a given signal the boys start to unbraid the rope. Fastest boy or team wins. ...

Uncle Sam

Play: Designate one player to be IT (“Uncle Sam”). All other players stand on one side of an marked area with IT in the middle. The players chant “Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam may we cross your waterland.” IT replies, “Not ...

Under the bridge

Make an arch by turning two chairs forward, top to top, in front of each group. Boys are lined up in relay formation. The first boy runs to the chairs and crawls under them. Then he runs to the other ...

Unmounted Knight Maze

This Knight fell off his horse. Can you help the Knight find his horse? ...

VariationChange Horses

Pair off the horse and rider teams. On command, all riders change horses without touching the ground. ...

VariationChristmas Dinner

Give each group a piece of paper with CHRISTMAS written vertically down the side and tell them that after each letter they must write the name of some article that could be found on the table at Christmas dinner--and both ...

VariationCircle Pull

Divide group into two equal teams. Draw a circle on the floor with a piece of chalk. One team of players is stationed within the circle. The other team is scattered outside the circle. At signal, the players who are ...

VariationFill The Gap

One player walks around outside the circle, taps another player on the back. Both race around the circle in opposite directions. The player that fails to "fill" the gap continues the game. ...

VariationKims Game

This game is very adaptable. Objects can be categorized - First aid Kim's: all objects are related to first aid (bandages, pins, splints, etc.); Conventional Sign Kim's: all objects are models or drawings of conventional signs used on maps; Knotting ...

VariationPoison Circle

The players form a circle as large as the joining of hands will permit. When the circle is completed, all drop hands and each one takes the longest step possible towards the centre. Then with his toe if outdoors, or ...

VariationPoison Indian Club

As above but without circle drawn on ground. In center, place plastic bottles or other easily knocked over objects. Object of the game is to force others to knock over one of the bottles while avoiding doing so yourself. ...

VariationSleeping Pirate

Blindfolded player becomes the sleeping pirate and sits on a chair in the middle of the room, with "treasure" (blocks of wood) which he is defending, at his feet. Players line up at one end of room. On signal "Go," ...

Varra

Country - Albania Formation – Single Equipment – Chalk Game – Draw on a blacktop, a large square, dividing this square into nine sections. Number each section 1-9. In any 2 squares, make the word REST. Start ...

Veggie Race

Use old fruit and vegetables (grocery stores are a good source) to construct vehicles. Each family or a small group of boys can make a vehicle together. Use things like spaghetti or tooth picks to hold items together. Be sure ...

Visit To The Farm

Players stand in a circle. One person volunteers to be the Farmer and is blindfolded. The Farmer spins around slowly in the circle and then points at someone and names any farm animal. The person who is pointed out makes ...

Waiter Theres a Monkey in my Soup

Materials: A brown balloon and a paper plate for each player, permanent markers. Give each boy a blown up balloon and have them decorate them like monkeys with markers. Let dry. Create start and finish lines. Divide the group into ...

Waiter01

Formation – Teams Equipment – Plastic plates, balls Game: At the start, each of the first players will hold a plate with a ball placed on top. On the signal, they run forward around the determined ...

Wake Up

Arrange the Pack sitting in a circle, facing inward Set an alarm clock and start it ringing. The boys must pass the clock rapidly around the circle with the alarm going full blast. When the alarm stops, the boy with ...

Walk The Plank Relay

Two teams play this game. Team members line up one behind the other. A piece of tape, 8 feet long is stretched in front of the first person in each team. (This is the plank.) A chair is placed at ...

Warriors and Brigands

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: None Formation: Teams The Pack is split into teams, one is the 'Brigands' and the other is the 'Warriors'. Each team has one end of the room as its base. The teams then line up facing each ...

Wash The Line

Formation – teams Equipment – stacks to hold clothesline, clothesline, clothespins, clothes Game: Stake off the clothesline about 10’ in length. Give each contestant a set of clothespins (6 each). On the start, they race ...

Water Bucket Relay

Formation – Teams Equipment – Two buckets, 1 sponge per team Game: Line two or more teams up for a really. Provide each team with two buckets and a sponge. One bucket needs to be empty ...

Water Life at Night

To see below the surface of a pond or stream at night, put a lighted flashlight in a watertight jar. (A large instant-coffee jar is good.) You might need to add a stone or two in the jar to make ...

Water Relay Race

You will need: A bucket of water, a tablespoon, and a plastic drinking cup for each team. Divide the players into teams. Players form parallel lines. The lead player of each line has a bucket of water next to him ...

Water Relay Race

Watering The Horses

Type: Relay Equipment: Paper cup half filled with water for each Cub. Cubs are in sixes, and each Cub is given a paper cup half filled with water. In turn they race to a turning point about 10 ...

Weather Observation Chart

Photocopy the March page of a large calendar for each den member. Have him make the legend showing how to mark the day's weather on it and tape to calendar page. Have him record the weather at the same time ...

Weather Observer Game

The leader give a three-minute weather report with lots of weather activity around the country-snow in the Rockies, tornadoes in Oklahoma, scorching hot weather in Florida, rain in Pennsylvania, cloudy weather in Maine, etc. while giving his report he mops his ...

Weather Station Instruments

Simple Barometer -This device shows atmospheric pressure. Use a glass or clear plastic quart bottle. Fill it with water, put a saucer over the top, and turn it over quickly. Allow a little water to escape into the saucer. With ...

Weathercock

Group spreads out facing leader who is to be the Weather Bureau. The leader calls out which way the wind is blowing, North, Southeast, West... As the direction is named the boys will turn and point in the correct direction. ...

Wells Fargo

Equipment Six silver or gold ingots (if budget restraints prevent the use of real ingots, pieces of 2x2 wrapped in silver or gold foil will do). Strips of paper 2 cm x 20 cm in two colours for "lives". Safety pins (one per ...

Wet Trail

Type: Pack Equipment: Squeezy bottles Half the Cubs set off laying a trail equipped with squeezy bottles filled with water, which the other Cubs follow after a time lag. (Ordinary trail signs). The first team prepare an ambush. ...

Whale Ahoy

Indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 paper or sock ball or beanbag Formation: Scatter One boy is selected to be the 'whale', he may run freely about the room. The rest of the Cubs each choose a position and since they are ...

What Am I

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle The Cubs sit in a circle. One Cub goes outside the room, while he is away the others decide what he should be when he comes back. If they decide on a policeman, for ...

What Will I be

This is a variation of charades. Divide group into equal teams. Give each team five minutes to decide on a career they will dramatize and practice doing it. Suggest to the teams to pick occupations that might not be real ...

What Will I Do

Type: Relay Equipment: Cards with feats on for each Six. Prepare six cards for each Six or sim methods of moving i.e. walking backwards, forwards somersaults, grasping ankles, crab-walking etc. Mix the cards well for each Six and ...

Whats Wrong with Christmas

This is a variation of the classic Kim’s game. It is a good game for den meetings. On a table or tray place a number of Christmas type objects, such as a candy canes, bell, sprig of holly, etc. Scatter ...

Whats in the Bag

Materials needed: pillow case, assorted sports items (golf ball, tennis ball, Frisbee, ping pong ball, base ball mitt, etc.), paper, pencils, timer Play: Fill the pillow case with assorted sports items. Using the timer, allow each person 15 seconds to ...

Wheel Relay

Type: Relay Equipment: Small ball or bean bag per team Teams in file formation, the last player having the ball. On the starting signal the bass is passed along the line to number 1, who then races to ...

Which song are you singing

Divide the group into two teams. Either assign each team a song or let them choose one. First team starts singing its song. At the leader’s signal, first team stops and second team starts its song. Alternate back and forth ...

Whirling Wheels

Active, indoors/outdoors Equipment: 1 beanbag per Six. Formation: Relay, like the spokes of a wheel, facing in a clockwise direction with the Sixers in the centre. The beanbags lie at the feet of each Sixer and when the leader gives the starting signal, ...

Whistle tag

Evening game, outdoors Equipment: one whistle for each 'hunted' leader or staff member. Formation: teams. The group is divided into teams of 6-8 players. The leaders or staff members who are to be 'hunted' are given a two-minute head start into the ...

Whistling Hares And Hounds

Type: Pack Equipment: Loud whistle for the hares Scrub covered land is needed for this game. Two Cubs and a Leader are the hares. They set off with a whistle, and after five minutes start must blow it ...

Who Am I05

This is a guessing game in which the leader tells the group only a very general fact about the person he "is" - such as, he is an actor, athlete, military man, scientist, etc. - and others try to guess ...

Who Has Gone From the Room

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle See that all are seated in a circle with the one who is 'it' closing his eyes while you have a Cub leave the room. After he leaves the room, 'it' opens his eyes ...

Who Is Going To Be The Redskin Chief

One of the players is to be chosen as Indian Chief and he has got to be very nippy and fast. The group forms a big circle. In the middle there are placed five plastic bottles. The Chief goes into ...

Who Is Missing

Indoors Equipment: None Formation: Circle The Cubs walk round in a circle. When the leader gives a signal they all cover their eyes with their caps or their hands. The leader touches one of the Cubs on the shoulder ...

Who Was It

Country - Iran Formation – Line (mice), and sitting (cat) Equipment – Stone, block or other small objects that will make a noise when hit (for the cat). The mice need a small stone, or stick, ...

Whos The Best Indian

Players sit in a circle. Each takes his turn telling something he can see, hear, feel or smell from where he sits. No repetition is allowed and if a player repeats what another says, or cannot think of something, he ...

Wiggles Game

Give each Cub Scout a piece of paper and pencil and ask him to draw a wavy or zigzag line. They exchange papers and make the line into a picture. The one with the funniest or best picture is the ...

Wild Animals

Formation – Informal Equipment – None Game – Have girls form into small groups. The idea is for the girls to learn how animals would act in the wild. Have an open area, with ...

Witches Wand

Indoors Equipment: 1 15' rope weighted at one end Formation: Circle Arrange the players in a circle 5-8' apart and give one a rope about 15' long weighted at one end. He stands in the centre and swings the ...

Wood Tag

The runner must touch wood to be safe. ...

Word Puzzle

Type: Pack Equipment: Pencil, paper Each of the players is given a piece of paper on which he draws nine squares, 3 x 3. They take turns at calling out a letter, and each player must put the ...

Xmas Trivia

Have families at the December Pack meeting work on the answers as a team. Use common Christmas information about Santa, Christmas songs, etc. Ask some tough questions as well as easy questions. Award points for each answer depending on hard ...

You Cant See Me

Nature game, outdoors Equipment: A nature trail. Formation: Scatter The object of this game is to allow the players the opportunity to pretend they are animals, trying to hide from Man. The group walks a given distance down a nature trail, while the leader ...

You did it

Materials needed: Compass for each team, compass directions for each team, puzzle pieces with message for each team, prizes Play: When you lay out the course, place two parts at each location. One part has the compass directions to get ...

Yummy Fossils

Give each boy a chocolate chip cookie and a toothpick. Tell them they need to get the chocolate chips out without breaking them. ...

Zig Zag Bicycle Race

Set out a course of obstacles: chairs, benches, garbage cans. Boys must weave their way around these on their bicycles to a turning line and then return to starting line. It is best to have each boy tackle the event individually ...

Zip Zap

Players are arranged in a circle. "It" stands in the middle, points to someone in the circle & says, "ZIP" or "ZAP" & then counts to ten. If the command is "ZIP", the player must name the person on her ...

Zip Zap

Form a circle with the leader in the centre. When he points to someone and says "zip!" the player must give the name of the person on his right before the leader counts to ten. If the leader says "zap!" ...

Zulu Boy

Type: Pack Equipment: Hat (See the Wolf Cub's Handbook page 16 for background story). One Cub is the Zulu boy who, instead of being painted white, wears a white-cocked hat made from paper, which he must not remove ...

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