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101
Games for
Beaver
Scouts

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In order to play the games in this book your Games Box should consist of the following:
Cardboard tubes
Empty Matchboxes
Pieces of card
Felt Pens
Large Dice (enough to have one for each Lodge)
Whistle
Tennis Balls
Large Soft Ball
Bean Bags
Empty Pop Bottles
Newspaper(s)
Chalk
String
Plastic Cups
Plastic Plate
Paper and Pencils
For the games more suited to a party you will also need:
Smarties
Spaghetti (cooked)
Chocolate Buttons
Straws
Balloons
There are also games for use with a parachute

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Games
The Lost Boys
This game can be played as a whole Colony, or in smaller groups. The one who is (cid:147)it(cid:148) leaves
the room. Everyone changes places and one child is chosen to be covered with a blanket.
When (cid:147)it(cid:148) returns he/she has to guess who is under the blanket.
Crocodiles
Four Beaver Scouts are chosen to be crocodiles and the rest choose an animal they wish to
be. Everyone circulates and, at a signal, the crocodiles seize their prey. The Leader calls out
the name of an animal and if that animal is captured by the crocodile, they then become
another crocodile.
Sticky Toffee
This is a game of tag. Everyone runs off and (cid:147)it(cid:148) chases them. As soon as (cid:147)it(cid:148) touches one of
them they join hands and both try to catch the other players. Each time someone is touched
they join the line, the chain becomes long and the last player is the new (cid:147)it(cid:148).
Rainbow Game
Have a collection of cards all colours of the rainbow, and put them on the walls around the
room. The Leader then calls out an item and the children have to run to the card of that
colour, for example, Leader calls (cid:147)grass(cid:148) and they all run to green, (cid:147)sunshine(cid:148) and they all run
to yellow and so on.
The last person to reach that colour is out for one go and gets to call the next colour, then
rejoins the game.
Sammy Smartie Game
Each lodge has a saucer with about six smarties on it. One player leaves the room and the
remaining players select a specific smartie to be Sammy. The player then returns to the room
and starts to eat the smarties, one at a time. When he/she touches the chosen smartie the
others call out (cid:147)Sammy Smartie(cid:148) and the game stops. Start the game again until everyone
has had a turn.
Build a Tower
Each lodge has a selection of identical objects, for example, cardboard tube, matchbox, piece
of card and so on, and a dice. Shake the dice in turns and each time a six is thrown, an
object can be selected and used to build a tower. The Beaver Scouts will learn that care is
more important than speed.
Caterpillar Crawl
Leader calls out instructions and players respond to commands for example: Caterpillars
crawl (cid:150) the players all crawl, Butterflies (cid:150) the players (cid:147)fly(cid:148) around the room arms out, Pupate
(to become a chrysalis) - stop and curl up in a ball on floor and stay perfectly still.
Alarm
All the Beaver Scouts lie at one end of the room in one big line. Then they take off their
shoes and neckerchiefs and woggles and place them at the top of their head. The Leader
blows a whistle and each Beaver Scout must jump up, put on his/her belongings and run to
the other end of the room as quickly as possible.
Skittles
The Beaver Scouts all stand in a line against a wall and the leader bowls a ball at them to try
and hit them on the legs (Soft Ball). The Beaver Scouts have to jump to avoid being hit. No-
one is out whether hit or not.
Clap and Catch
The leader is in the centre of the circle throwing the ball to each beaver Scout in turn. As the
ball is thrown a number is called out and the Beaver Scout has to clap that number of times
before catching the ball. If the ball is dropped the Beaver Scout has to run round the outside
of the circle and back to their place.

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Pasta Relay
You need a bowl of cooked spaghetti for each lodge and a fork or implement of some kind to
pick up the spaghetti. On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148), one team member at a time goes to the bowl of
spaghetti and has to unravel one strand of the pasta and carry it back to their team without
dropping it, but holding onto it is not allowed. To make the game more interesting, when
cooking the spaghetti add a little food colouring to the water and you will end up with coloured
spaghetti.
Bean Bag Balance
Use chairs or empty lemonade bottles and make an obstacle course for each lodge. The
Beaver Scouts must balance a bean bag on their head and weave in and out of the course. If
they drop the bean bag they have to go back to the beginning and start again. Winners are
the first lodge with all Beaver Scouts back.
Hot potatoes
Sit down in a circle with one person in the middle, who is blindfolded. A hot potato (Bean bag
or ball) is passed around the circle from one person to the next until the person in the middle
yells out (cid:147)hot potato(cid:148) and a number up to twenty. The potato is passed along, with the players
counting softly until the chosen number is reached. Then they all yell (cid:147)hot potato(cid:148) and
whoever has the potato in their hands takes the place of the person in the middle, and the
game continues.
Lot of Bottle
Players form a circle within which stands the bottles. A brave player is chosen to guard the
bottles and he/she also stands inside the circle. On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148), the football is thrown into
play. The players outside the line must try to knock over the bottles which the chosen player
may defend. See how long the defender succeeds before choosing a new one.
Newspaper Line Tear
Each player has a piece of newspaper and on the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148), they must try to tear as long a
strip of paper as possible in the given time. See who can tear the longest unbroken strip in,
say four minutes.
Blanket Volleyball
Teams of four to six players hold a blanket each. The team with the ball tosses the ball from
their blanket to another team(cid:146)s blanket. A point is only scored if the other team catches the
ball on their blanket
Sharks (parachute game)
Hold canopy and start waving it like a gentle sea. A Beaver Scout is the chosen to be (cid:147)IT(cid:148).
He/she starts to wave with one hand over their head like a sharks fin under the canopy. The
shark swims for a while and then grabs someone and pulls them under. That person
becomes the shark and the old shark, takes their place holding the parachute.
Alligator Sweep (parachute game)
Like sharks but the players sit down on the floor with their legs stretched out under the
canopy. At the start the alligator pulls the victim under the canopy by the legs. The two
alligators then look for more victims, until everyone is under the canopy.
Escape
Beaver Scouts stand in a circle a little distance apart from each other. One Beaver Scout is
chosen to be the escaper and one the jailer. The jailer sits in the middle of the circle. At the
word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) the escaper runs in and out of the circle before returning to his/her place and then
reaching the safety of the chair. During this time the jailer is trying to catch him/her by
following them by the same route. If the escaper is captured a new escaper is chosen and, if
the escaper is not captured they swap places for the next turn. The game continues until
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Skittle Game
You need around 12 skittles (empty lemonade bottles will do). Split the colony into two
teams, who are each placed behind a base line at opposing ends of the room. In front of
each team base line, six or more skittles are placed at irregular intervals across the room. A
large soft ball is supplied and given to the team which wins the toss. The ball must be thrown
at the opposing teams skittles in an effort to knock them over. The opponents retrieve the ball
and throw it at their opponents(cid:146) skittles. This continues until all the skittles belonging to one
team are demolished. If the game gets too easy with a large ball, try a smaller ball.
Moon Rock
Give each Beaver Scout a mat or a piece of paper to put on the floor, then they blast off into
space, by running round the room. Leaders remove one mat. Beavers then return to their
mats when the whistle is blown. This should leave one Beaver Scout out each time. The
Beaver Scout who is out then blows the whistle for blast off and goes to stand on a mat.
He/she then blows the whistle again for returning to the base. The next Beaver left out is
given the whistle and the game begins again.
Beaver Pond
You will need four fairly large signs reading: Dam, Lodge, Cottage, Forest and they you will
need to put them where they can be seen. The leader calls out one of the four names and all
Beaver Scouts run to the correct sign and do the appropriate action.
Dam (cid:150) bend over one behind the other to represent a dam
Lodge- form a circle with arms above heads to represent a lodge
Cottage (cid:150) stand in a square linking arms
Forest (cid:150) stand in a circles swaying back and forth to represent trees
When the leader calls DANGER, the Beaver Scouts all slap their hands on the floor to
represent danger. Instead of eliminating Beaver Scouts, the last one down on the call
DANGER could be the caller next time.
Mr Beaver
Beaver Scouts join hands and make a circle with one sitting in the middle. The Beaver
Scouts march round him/her saying (cid:147)Hey Mr/Mrs Beaver sitting on a log, you can(cid:146)t catch me(cid:148).
They then break hands and run away until one is caught by the Beaver Scout sitting in the
middle. The one caught becomes Mr/Mrs Beaver and the game continues.
Heads and Tails
Divide the Beaver Scouts into two teams. Each Beaver Scout grasps the waist of the person
in front. The (cid:147)HEAD(cid:148) (first in the team) has to catch the (cid:147)TAIL(cid:148) (last in the opposing team), by
dragging everyone with him/her. Anyone letting go of the chain becomes the (cid:147)TAIL(cid:148). If the
(cid:147)HEAD(cid:148) touches the (cid:147)TAIL(cid:148) that team wins a point and all players change places until
everyone has had the chance of becoming a (cid:147)HEAD(cid:148) or a (cid:147)TAIL(cid:148).
Sweet Pick Up
Line the Beaver Scouts up in their lodges, give each a plastic straw. At the end of the hall pile
chocolate buttons on a plate, one pile for each lodge. Each Beaver Scout must take it in turns
to run up to the plate and pick up a button with the straw. He/she must run back to his/her
team line and the next one can go. Once he/she has returned, they can eat their button. This
continues until all buttons on the plate have gone.
Beavers
All the Beaver Scouts have a straw and a paper Beaver about 30cm long. They all line up in
their lodges at one end of the room. When the whistle is blown they first one in the line must
go down on all fours and with the straw, blow the paper Beaver up to the other end of the
room and back again. This continues until all Beavers in the lodge have had a turn.
Birthday Cake
Give each Beaver Scout the name of an ingredient of a cake (Fruit cake is good as it has
many ingredients). The leader reads out a story of someone making a cake and each time an
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and back again. When the leader calls out (cid:147)CAKE(cid:148) all Beaver Scouts runs to the end of the
room and back again.
Train Game
Make a circle of chairs facing out, with one chair for each Beaver Scout, less one. The
Beaver Scout without the chair is the engineer. He/she runs round the circle and taps Beaver
Scouts on the shoulder, at random, who must join the train until they are all up. Then the
leader calls out various instructions to them: SLOW TRAIN (cid:150) they all walk slowly, FAST
TRAIN (cid:150) they all run, REVERSE they all walk backwards, STATION (cid:150) they sit on the chairs.
The one left standing is the new engineer and off they go again.
Stop the Ball
Divide your hall into for quarters, by chalk lines or rope on the floor. Divide the Beaver Scouts
into four teams, and put each team into (cid:147)their corner(cid:148). Enter with a soft ball and each team
has to try to (cid:147)stop the ball(cid:148) landing in their corner.
Secret Weapon
All the Beaver Scouts are divided into two teams and given numbers. A secret weapon (a
ball, bean bag etc) is placed in the middle of the floor. When a number is called the two
Beaver Scouts with this number have to run up and try to get the secret weapon to prevent it
falling into enemy hands. Ensure no pushing and fighting takes place, the first one to the
secret weapon takes it back to their team. A simple points score can be given.
Fishing for Dinner
Cut a number of fishes sufficient to give one to each person and place them around the hall,
whilst the Beaver Scouts are out of the room enjoying another activity. Before allowing them
back into the room explain that they must catch as many fishes as possible to feed to their
lodge. After a short time blow whistle and count how many each lodge have caught.
Balloon Sweeping
Two teams are formed who are lined up at one end of the room. Then place a line of four or
five chairs down which each team will have to pass, manoeuvring in between the chairs,
rather like an obstacle course. Each player at the front has a broom and the balloons are put
down on the floor in front of them. At the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) both players must sweep their balloons to
the end of the room, round the chairs and back up to their team where the broom is handed to
the next player who repeats the circuit etc. until all team members have had a turn. The first
team to get the last player back with a balloon is the winner. (Have a few spare balloons
blown up (cid:147)just in case(cid:148)).
Jingle Bells
In Jingle Bells all but one Beaver Scout is blindfolded and the odd one out is given a bell. The
blindfolded players try to catch the player with the bell by listening to where the sound is. The
first person to catch the one with the bell changes places and the game begins again. No
running only walking allowed and make sure there are no obstacles around which those
blindfolded call fall over.
King/Queen of the Castle
Place a newspaper on the floor (the castle) then one player is selected and made King/Queen
of the Castle. He/she then stands on one leg and folds their arms and challenges by shouting
(cid:147)I(cid:146)m the King/Queen of the Castle(cid:148). The Leader selects players one at a time to try and knock
the King/Queen from their castle- the challenger must also only stand on one leg and only
push gently with arms folded. Best done on a crash mat to save bruises. Let everyone have a
go at being the King/Queen.
Back to Front Race
The players divide into two teams and stand sideways on a line. The leaders of the teams
have at their feet two saucers, one empty and the other containing 12 objects. On the word
(cid:147)GO(cid:148) the leader picks up one object at a time and passes it down the line of players. When
the object reaches the back it is passed back up to the leader, only this time it has to be
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passed up and down the line at the front and back and every player will be passing two
objects at the same time. When the leader receives the objects back to them, they place
them in the empty saucer. When all the objects are back the leader shouts (cid:147)FINISHED(cid:148). The
first team to do this is the winner.
Squeak Piggy Squeak
One player is blindfolded and stands in the middle of the room. The others sit round in a
circle cross-legged. Spin the blindfold player three times. He/she must then walk towards the
edge of the circle (leader to help guide them) and when he/she reaches one of the players
he/she must kneel in front of that player and say (cid:147)SQUEAK PIGGY SQUEAK(cid:148). The player
now squeaks back disguising his/her voice as much as possible to prevent the blindfolded
player from guessing who it is. If he/she guesses correctly the players change places. If not,
the blindfolded player must get up and find somebody else. This continues until everyone has
had a go at being blindfolded or until time runs out.
Hopping Home
Two homes are marked out at each end of the room and a small area is marked between
them as the CASTLE. All players but one must stand in one of the homes, the odd one is the
King/Queen who must stand in the castle. On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) the players have to hop across
the room to the opposite home, whilst the King/Queen hops after them trying to catch them.
Any player caught becomes a soldier and has to help catch the other players. Players who let
both their feet touch the ground as they hop from one home to the other, becomes soldiers
too, but if the King/Queen lets both his/her feet touch the ground while trying to catch the
others he/she must go back to the Castle before setting off again to catch the other players.
The game ends when all players have become soldiers.
North, South, East and West
Before play starts mark out the four compass points on the ground with chalk. Group all the
players in the centre and call out one of the compass points, to which all players must run.
The last player there calls another compass point and so on, with the players dashing to and
fro across the compass frequently swapping the role of the caller as they go.
Hunt the Alphabet
In this game the Beaver Scouts get into their lodges, to work together to find objects that
represent each letter of the Alphabet. They must start with something for the letter A, then B
then C and so on. In some cases they may not be able to find an object for a letter. If this
happens they are allowed to improvise with what objects are available. For example a couple
of pencils used as sticks played against a glass jar represent a xylophone for the letter X
Catch the Meteorite
Beavers sit in a circle. One Beaver Scout stands in the middle on a chair and holds a balloon
(meteorite) up in the air. As he/she does so, he/she calls out a space name (in other words
the name of another Beaver Scout there). The chosen one has to catch the balloon before it
hits the ground. If successful that Beaver Scout takes the place of the one on the chair and
the process is repeated. If the balloon is caught that Beaver Scout sits down, the balloon
passed back to the Beaver Scout on the chair and another name is called.
Space Walking
Demonstrate to the Beaver Scouts how a spaceman would walk on the moon where there is
no gravity. Using suitable space music play a version of musical statues where the Beaver
Scouts walk around in space until the music stops and they have to freeze.
Rocket round the moon
Put Beaver Scouts into their lodges and put them in different places around the room. Draw a
circle in the middle of the room with a piece of chalk. Start the game by counting down (cid:147)5-4-
3-2-1 blast off(cid:148) and the first member of each team runs up to the circle, goes round it in a
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Land on the moon
Beavers are divided into two teams and form circles at opposite ends of the room. One circle
is the moon the other is the earth. A leader stands in the middle of the earth circle and throws
a ball to each Beaver Scout in turn counting each catch as they go round. Meanwhile the first
one in the moon team races round the earth circle and back to their place. When all those in
the moon team have run round the earth circle, the last one shouts (cid:147)LANDED(cid:148) and the leader
stops throwing the ball. Then the teams swap over and the team with the highest catch score
wins.
Whirling stars
All sit in a circle, facing outwards and are given the names of stars, for example, Plough.
Orion, Taurus and Gemini. When the leader calls out one of the star names, they run round
the outside of the circle and back to their places. The last one back sits inwards, but remains
in the game. This continues until there is only one out of each star remaining facing
outwards.
Rocket Relay
The Beaver Scouts line up in their lodges. When the leader shouts (cid:147)BLAST OFF(cid:148) the first one
in the lodge runs off round the room and touches three different walls. He/she then returns to
the lodge and the next player sets off. The first team to complete all team members is the
winner.
Musical Chairs
Play as normal except that as the chairs are removed the Beaver Scouts without a chair sits
on someone(cid:146)s lap. Eventually the whole Colony will be sitting on one chair.
Chair Exchange
One chair is given to every two or three players. Once everyone is perched on a chair a
series of exchanges are called out for example: (cid:147)Everyone who has a dog move one chair(cid:148),
(cid:147)Everyone with fair hair move two chairs(cid:148). Everyone must move in a clockwise direction. The
game continues until you run out of ideas or out of time.
Spin the Plate
Players should sit or kneel in a circle. One stands in the centre and spins a plate on the floor.
At the same time he/she calls out the name of any of the other Beaver Scouts who has to
catch the plate before it stops spinning. As soon as the spinning commences the spinner
returns to his/her seat. The person whose name was called becomes the next spinner.
Defend your Goal
The Beaver Scouts stand in a circle with their legs apart. One stands in the middle with a
football, he/she is trying to score a goal by getting the ball between the legs of the other
Beaver Scouts. The one in the circle have to defend their goal by jumping their feet together
or bringing their knees together. They are not allowed to use their hands.
Big Ben
The Beaver Scouts stand in a circle and are numbered 1 (cid:150) 5 around the circle. One Beaver
Scout stands in the middle holding his/her neckerchief out at arms length. Then he/she calls
a number (cid:150) all the ones with that number run round the edge of the circle and enter into the
middle through their own gap to try and catch the neckerchief. The one who catches the
neckerchief first is the winner and goes into the middle.
Balloon Busters
Insert pieces of paper with simple instructions e.g. (cid:147)Pretend to be a dog(cid:148), (cid:147)Sing a Song(cid:148). (cid:147)Do 3
bunny jumps(cid:148) etc. inside inflated balloons. The Beavers sit in a circle and pass the balloon
around until the Leader shouts (cid:147)STOP(cid:148). The Beaver Scout holding the balloon bursts it and
carries out the instruction written on the paper.
Dice Chase
The Beaver Scouts sit in a circle and are numbered from 1 (cid:150) 6. The first one to play (or the
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the outside of the circle back to their place and into the middle of the circle to try and capture
the dice. The one who grabs the dice gets to roll it next time, and so on(cid:133)(cid:133)(cid:133).
Dracula(cid:146)s Gate
The Beaver Scouts stand in a circle with one in the middle, those in the circle chant (cid:147)Dracula(cid:146)s
Gate goes Clickety Clickety(cid:148) (cid:150) the one in the middle suddenly shouts (cid:147)CALCK(cid:148). They all fall
down to the floor and the one in the middle tries to catch as many as possible before they
reach the floor.
Baked Beans
Draw or place circles of various sizes on the floor. The Beaver Scouts walk quickly around the
room avoiding the circles. The Leader shouts commands and the Beavers move accordingly:
e.g. Jumping Beans (cid:150) Jump, Runner Beans (cid:150) Run, String beans (cid:150) Skip, Broad Beans (cid:150) Walk
Backwards. On the command (cid:147)Baked Beans(cid:148) they all run to the circles, anyone who does not
cram onto a circle has to call out the commands for the next round.
Frost and Sun
One Beaver Scout wears something white (Frost) and another wears something yellow (Sun).
The other Beaver Scouts run round but if Frost touches them they freeze (Stand Still) until
Sun comes along and defrosts them (touches them) and sets them free.
Snowballs
The Beaver Scouts run round the room and at the blow of a whistle they must move in a
different direction in a different manner. The Leader calls out a number and they have to form
groups of that number (snowflakes). If a Leader calls out (cid:147)snowballs(cid:148) they all have to join up
together to form one big (cid:147)ball(cid:148).
Traffic Lights
The Beaver Scouts run round the room, a leader calls out the colours of traffic lights and they
perform the actions as detailed below:
Red (cid:150) Stop, Amber (cid:150) Find a partner, do piggy back and freeze, Green (cid:150) run, Car Crash (cid:150) all
fall down shouting (cid:147)BANG(cid:148).
Tunnel Tag
Two are chosen to be (cid:147)IT(cid:148) and they run around and try to catch the others. When someone is
caught they stand still with their legs apart to make a tunnel. Beaver Scouts who are free can
release the Beaver Scouts who have been caught by crawling through the tunnel.
Frozen Bean Bag
Each Beaver Scout has a Bean Bag balanced on their head and moves around the room
slowly and gently to get used to balancing. Then the Leader calls out actions e.g. Hop, Skip,
Walk Backwards etc. If a Beaver Scout drops their bean bag they must freeze (Stand Still).
To be defrosted another Beaver Scout has to pick up the bean bag from the floor and place it
on the (cid:147)frozen(cid:148) Beaver(cid:146)s head (cid:150) without dropping their own bean bag.
Mystery Containers
Equipment needed: 8 containers, rice, peas, spaghetti, paper clips, used matches, currants,
sand and cornflakes (cid:150) or any other items you can think of. Put one sort of item into each of
the 8 containers, seal them and number each one. Tell the Beaver Scouts what is in the
boxes and they have to discover it by shaking each one.
Bleep Bleep
Beaver Scouts are paired off and they decide upon a signal between themselves. They are
then blindfolded and scattered around the room. Then they have to try and find their partner
by using the signal they have chosen. (This could be whistle, brum brum, peep peep, woof
woof or almost anything at all!).
Laughing Handkerchief

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Leader or chosen Beaver Scout throws the handkerchief in the air as high as possible. When
it starts to fall everyone must laugh but the moment it lands there must be instant silence.
Anyone who is still laughing must sit out one turn.
Blindfold Fly
A Beaver Scout is blindfolded and turned round several times. The others have to move
round making a (cid:147)zzzzzzzzzzzzzz(cid:148) sound like a Bluebottle. When the blindfolded Beaver
Scout catches one of the flies he/she has to guess the name of the captured Beaver/fly.
Squirrels in the Trees
Divide the Beaver Scouts intro groups of three plus two odd ones. Two in each group make
an arch using their arms and the third one crouches beneath the arch as a squirrel. The two
odd ones are a fox and a squirrel and they start at opposite ends of the room. The fox chases
the squirrel in an attempt to capture it. The squirrel can rest in any of the arches by going
behind the crouched squirrel and pushing him/her out of their hole, he/she is now the squirrel
to be chased. If the fox catches the squirrel they change places.
Lions and Tigers
The Beaver Scouts are divided into two teams and stand at opposite ends of the room, one
team is called (cid:147)Lions(cid:148) the other called (cid:147)Tigers(cid:148), before the game starts decided which one are
to be the catchers. The Leader gives the instructions e.g. (cid:147)Lions move two steps forward(cid:148),
(cid:147)Tigers move three steps forwards(cid:148) Lions move one step forward(cid:148), (cid:147)Tigers move two steps
back(cid:148) and so on until they are close together. The Leader then shouts (cid:147)Lions catch the
Tigers(cid:148). The catchers then chase the opposing team. They try to apprehend as many of the
other team as possible before they reach the safety of the other end of the room again.
Those who are caught join in with the other side. The game continues until all of one side is
caught.
Beaver Hockey
The Beaver Scouts are divided into two teams, standing down each side of the room, facing
each other and numbered off from opposite ends of the room. The Leader calls a number and
the two with that number hop forwards, with their arms folded and try to knock their opponent
off balance without putting down their spare foot.
Trains
The Beaver Scouts are split into two equal groups. The first one at the end of the room (the
engine) runs back to pick up a carriage (the next one in the line) and hangs onto the other
one around the waist. The (cid:147)Engine(cid:148) and (cid:147)Carriages(cid:148) keep returning until all the (cid:147)Carriages(cid:148)
have been picked up. The full train then runs up to the end of the room and the first train past
the post is the winner.
Jumping Beavers
Divide the Beaver Scouts up into their lodges. Place a football between the knees of the first
one in the team. Each Beaver Scout has to bounce to the end of the room, touch the wall and
return back to his/her team then hand over the ball to the next in line. This continues until
everyone in the team has had a turn.
Build a Tower
The Beaver Scouts are divided into two teams and sit down on the opposite sides of the
room. They are numbered off with team numbers sitting diagonally opposite each other. The
bricks (cardboard boxes) are placed in a hoop (or a circle) in the middle with another hoop (or
circle) at each end for the team. When a number is called out the Beavers with that number
run to pick up a (cid:147)brick(cid:148) and balance it in their home (cid:147)hoop(cid:148). If the bricks fall, then that team
has to start again. The (cid:147)winners(cid:148) are the team who has built the highest tower at the end of
the game.
Welly relay
The Beaver Scouts are divided into their lodges and then each lodge is split into two. Half the
lodge stand at one end of the room and the other half stand at the opposite end. The first one
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The second one puts them on and hurries back to the third and so on until all Beaver Scouts
have had a turn. Make sure wellies are big enough for all of them to get their feet inside.
Puff
For this game you will need a plastic cup with a small hole in the bottom and a length of string
for each lodge. Thread the string through the hole in the bottom of the plastic cup and tie
each end of the string to two chairs, spaced apart. One for each lodge.
Divide into their lodges and stand them at the end of the room away from the line. On the
word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) the first one in each lodge runs up to the string and tries to blow the cup to the end
of the line, then returning it with his/her hand ready for the next Beaver Scout to have their
turn.
Clumsy Chocolate
For this game you need a large bar of chocolate, a knife and fork, a plastic plate, a pair of
gloves, a scarf, a woolly hat and a dice.
Beaver Scouts sit in a circle with everything above in the middle. The dice is passed round
the circle until the first Beaver Scout rolls a six, he/she then runs to the middle of the circle,
puts on the clothing and tries to eat the chocolate with the knife and fork before the next one
gets a six. Each time a six is thrown that Beaver Scout runs to the middle and takes over
dressing-up and eating the chocolate until all the chocolate is eaten.
Easter Egg Relay
The Beaver Scouts are divided up into their lodges and stand in a line at the end of the room.
Immediately in front of each lodge is a bowl and at the other end of the room is one bowl full
of little eggs (make sure there is one for each Beaver Scout). On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) the first one
in each lodge takes the spoon, runs to the bowl of eggs and takes one out with the spoon.
He/she then races back to his/her lodge, places the egg in the bowl and passes the spoon
onto the next player. If anyone drops an egg when running back to their lodge, the egg must
be picked up and put back into the bowl and the Beaver Scouts runs back to their lodge
before starting again. The game continues until all Beaver Scouts have had a turn, then they
are allowed to eat their own egg.
Potato Head
Items needed for each Lodge:
1 head drawn on paper
2 eyes drawn on separate pieces of paper
1 nose drawn on a separate piece of paper
1 mouth drawn on a separate piece of paper
2 Ears drawn on separate pieces of paper
Some hair drawn on a separate piece of paper
A dice
Each lodge will have the items above and they take it in turn to throw the dice, each time they
get the right number they can add a piece to the head. To be able to start they must throw a
six to get the head and then they add the pieces as they get the right number (each piece is
worth a different number)
Head (cid:150) 6
Eye (cid:150) 5
Other Eye (cid:150) 5
Nose (cid:150) 4
Mouth (cid:150) 3
Hair (cid:150) 2
Ears - 1
The winners are the first lodge to complete their head.
Puddle Race
You need a sheet of paper for each Beaver Scout and another for each lodge. The first
Beaver Scout has two puddles, he/she places a puddle (paper) on the floor and stands on it.
He/she places the spare puddle in front of him/her and moves onto it. The second Beaver
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Beaver in front, he/she puts it onto the floor and moves onto it followed by the second Beaver.
This is then repeated by the whole lodge in turn. When the whole lodge has done this there
will be an empty puddle at the back of the lodge, this is then passed forward to the leader and
the whole lodge moves on again. This is repeated until the whole lodge has reached the
finishing line.
Stepping Stones
Spread sheets of old newspaper out randomly as stepping stones across the room. Beaver
Scouts must attempt to cross the room by jumping from stepping stone to stepping stone
without touching the ground.
Fishes
All the Beaver Scouts sit in a circle and are given the names of different types of fish such as
Cod, Herring, Plaice and Salmon. When the leader calls out the name of a fish all those
Beavers with that fish name start running round the outside of the circle and follow commands
which are given by the leader. Tides turning (cid:150) Beavers turn round and run the opposite way,
Sharks coming (cid:150) Beavers stop running and freeze, Fisherman(cid:146)s coming (cid:150) Beavers run quickly
back to their places. The next lot are called and it continues until you run out of time.
Noughts and Crosses
Set up nine chairs, three across and three down (Like a noughts and crosses
Board). Put the Beaver Scouts into two separate teams, one is the noughts team the other
the crosses team. Then ask the Beavers in turn any question
(have some questions prepared before the start of the meeting) the one who gets it right sits
on a chair the idea to get a line of noughts or crosses.
Where do animals live
Label four different pieces of paper with the names, NEST, BURROW, FARM and ZOO.
Then put them up on four different walls of the room. The leader calls out the names of
animals and the Beaver Scouts run to where they think that animal lives. The last one there
or the one that gets the place wrong is out for one go and then gets to call the name of the
animal. Animals such as: Robin, Mouse, Pig, Lion, Pigeon, Rabbit, Cow, Camel, Swan, Mole,
Horse, Elephant, Blackbird, Fox, Sheep, Monkey, Polar Bear, Chicken.
Poison Mat
Place a mat or a small blanket in the middle of the room. Everyone then links hands to make
a circle round the mat. The object of the game is for everyone to pull everybody, without
breaking the circle and try to get and many out as possible by making them touch the mat.
Hat Relay
You need two hats per lodge, sewn together with a short length of elastic. Divide the Colony
into two teams, sub-dividing each team into pairs. On your command, each pair runs to a
given point and runs back, wearing the joined hats to the next player and so on until the team
has finished. No one can run without wearing a hat. They have a tendency to fall off if the
pair do not work together.
Dolphins Versus Fishermen
One Beaver Scout is a dolphin and two are fishermen. The fishermen are identified by
wearing their neckers the wrong way round. The remainder of the Colony are fish. The
fishermen chase the fish, touch them, thereby (cid:147)freezing(cid:148) the fish. The fish freeze until they
are set free by the dolphin crawling through their legs. Change leading character frequently.
Changing Weather
Beavers have to do the appropriate action when a leader calls out the weather forecast
Rain (cid:150) stand still with arms in the air as if holding an umbrella
Snow (cid:150) freeze into a snowman with arms at their sides
Wind (cid:150) run round the room howling
Fog (cid:150) crawl around on their hands and knees
Storm Approaching (cid:150) crouch into a ball on the floor
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Raisin Relay
Divide the Beavers Scouts into lodges and give each Beaver Scout a drinking straw. At a
distance on a plate place a number of raisins or dried fruit. On command a Beaver Scout
runs to the plate and sucks up a raisin on the end of the straw and promptly eats it. Continue
the game until all raisins have been eaten
Find the Bomb
Cut black paper bombs with short lengths of string for fuses. Scatter them around the meeting
place hidden or at least difficult to find. Divide the Beaver Scouts into their lodges and in
each lodge one is chosen to be the Bomb Disposal Expert. The ones that are chosen have to
sit on a chair at one end of the room while the rest of the lodge go to find the bombs. When
they find one they have to come back to the Bomb Disposal Expert to collect it and carefully
carry it back to the chair. The winners are the lodge with most bombs.
The Rattlesnake
One child is the snake and (cid:147)rattles(cid:148) with a key ring or something similar. Everyone else is
dancing around the room. The snake taps someone on the shoulder , that person is then
(cid:147)eaten(cid:148) by the snake (that is the captured one crawls beneath the snakes legs and becomes
part of the snake by holding onto his/her middle). The chase continues with each successive
captured Beaver Scout having to crawl through more pairs of legs to join the snake. Carry on
until all are caught.
Farm Visit
Beaver Scouts sit in a circle, except for one who is blindfolded. He/she is the farmer inside the
circle. He/she stops in front of anyone and says the name of an animal found on the farm.
The Beaver Scout chosen has to make the sound of that animal. If the farmer guesses the
name of the child making the noise they swop places otherwise the farmer goes onto the next
one in the ring and tries again. Don(cid:146)t allow the farmer to have more than three attempts
before giving a new Beaver Scout the chance to be farmer.
Sticky Popcorn
On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) everyone jumps (pops) about. As contact is made with other they link up
and stick together. Continue with the game until everybody is part of a popcorn bunch or,
even better, every Beaver Scout is part of one single Colony-sized bunch of sticky popcorn all
popping in unison.
Hello
This is played in a circle formation, starting with one Beaver Scout in the middle. He/she goes
to one of the Beaver Scouts in the circle, shakes hands and says (cid:147)Hello, my name is(cid:133)..(cid:148) and
states his/her name. They both run round the circle, one each way and race to the vacant
space. The last one to arrive goes on to shake another players hand.
Hands or Feet
Have some lively music playing to encourage the Beaver Scouts to move around. When the
music stops each Beaver Scout finds a partner and they decide whether to stand hands
together or feet together. When everyone has decided and taken position the leader calls out
wither (cid:147)hands(cid:148) or (cid:147)feet(cid:148). Whichever is called, all the pairs in that position sit down on the spot
for the next go and join in again after the next call.
Tommy Tucker
Form the Colony into a circle with one Beaver Scout in the centre as Tommy Tucker. He/she
walks quickly round the circle and stops suddenly in front of two players at whom he/she
points and says (cid:147)Tommy Tucker says run for supper(cid:148). On the word (cid:147)supper(cid:148) (cid:150) and not before
(cid:150) the two players run round the circle in opposite directions and one place is taken by
Tommy. The first runner back, goes through the vacant space to the centre and becomes the
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Alphabet Steps
All the Beaver Scouts stand in a line at one end of the room and a leader stands at the other
end with a bag of letters. The leader takes one letter at a time out of the bag and calls it out
and any child who has that letter in his/her name takes one step forward. If the letter occurs
twice, then he/she takes two steps and so on. The first Beaver Scout to reach the Leader is
the winner. It may help if all Leaders know how to spell all the names or if each Beaver Scout
has his/her own name written on a piece of paper so he/she can check when to step.
Boats
The Beaver Scouts run around while listening for the following commands:
Rowing Boat (cid:150) sit down and row
Submarines- lie flat on the floor
Speed Boats (cid:150) run fast with noise effect
Wind Surfer (cid:150) stand holding an imaginary sail and wobble like a wind surfer
Canoe (cid:150) sit down and paddle.
Give the Dog a Bone
The Beaver Scouts are divided into two teams facing each other and numbered. In between
the two teams is a rope made into a circle, by tying a knot with both ends, this is the bone.
Two lines are drawn a little way apart on the floor. When a number is called, the object is for
that Beaver Scout to run and pick up the rope and pull his opponents feet over the line (as in
a tug of war) and to gain that bone. Depending on the size of the rope and the Beaver
Scouts, another (cid:147)dog friend(cid:148) could come along and help.
All Change
For this game the Beaver Scouts need to be in a circle. A leader gives each person the name
of one of four different fruits. One player stands in the middle and calls one of the fruit
names. All those players with that particular fruit name must get up and change places with
one of the other fruits of the same name. The player in the centre must also attempt to find a
space and a new player will be on for the next go.
Dodge Ball
Divide the Beaver Scouts into groups. One group must make a large circle and the other
group goes into the centre of that circle. The circle players are given a soft ball to throw at the
group in the circle. The centre Beavers must dodge but cannot leave the circle. When a
Beaver is hit, he/she and the thrower must change places. Continue with the game until all
Beaver Scouts have had a turn.
Card Relay
You will need two sets of playing cards, two hats and two chairs.
Line the Beaver Scouts up in two equal lines. At the top of the room, place a chair and in
front of this about six feet away place a hat. On the floor in front of the chair put a set of
cards. On the word (cid:147)GO(cid:148) the first Beaver Scout in each team, runs up to the chair, picks up
one playing card sits down and tries to toss the card into the hat. When he succeeds he/she
runs back and tags the next player in the team. He/she then runs up to the chair and repeats
the action. This continues until all playing cards are in the hat or until time runs out.
Secret Service
Sit all the Beavers in a circle. The leader goes to the first Beaver and whispers a message
such as (cid:147)It(cid:146)s a nice day if it doesn(cid:146)t rain(cid:148). That Beaver will pass the message to the next
Beaver in a whisper so that it goes round the circle. They are only allowed to say it once and
then wait to see what the message sounds like when the last Beaver Scout says the message
out loud. The leader then says what the message was at the start. Continue as long as you
have time.
The Pond
Sit all Beaver Scouts in the middle of the room. They must imagine that they are in a big
lodge. When the leader shouts (cid:147)There is a leak in the front of the lodge(cid:148) all Beaver Scouts
run to the front of the room and fix the leak by pretending to hammer something in place. The
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Guide Dog Trail
Set out some obstacles such as chairs around the room. Put the Beaver Scouts into pairs.
One is blindfolded and the other is their guide dog. The guide dog leads the blind person
round the obstacles and back to the start without letting the blind person bump into the
obstacles, when they get back they change places.
Beaver Promise
Print out all the words of the Beaver Promise enough for each lodge. Put these into a bag for
each lodge and tip them on the floor in each lodge area. Get the Beaver Scouts to put the
words of the Beaver Promise in the correct order. The first lodge to complete this correctly is
the winner.