Games

Steal the Bacon

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Rules:

You split the boys into two equal teams and give each of the boys a number corresponding with someone else on the other team. You put the "bacon" (anything that is easy to carry)in the middle of the two groups. The caller calls a number (making sure not to leave anyone out) and the people with that number run towards the middle and try to "steal" the bacon and return it to his own side before the other person tags him.

Scoring:

• 1 point for every boy tagged
• 1 point for every bacon rescued

Variations:

• "Silent" Steal the Bacon
   

  Everybody MUST be silent or a point will go to the other team.

• "Animal" Steal the Bacon
   

  Instead of giving the boys numbers give them animal names.

• "Laser" Steal the Bacon
   

  Have a leader hold a laser pointer a few inches directly above the "bacon". If anyone touches it a point goes to the other team.

Tractor Pull

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Rules:

Everyone gets a partner and one of the partners mounts the other like a horse. The rider may not have any part of his body touching the ground. Everyone gets in a big circle with everyone facing outwards. Everyone holds hands but not the "tractors" and when the referee says "Go" the all the tractors start moving outwards. Whoever is left standing at the end of the round then forms a new circle. Repeat until you have a single winner.

Scoring:

• If the rider touches the ground or is pulled of his horse then that group loses.

Variations:

• None that we know of.

Kickball

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Rules:

Split the boys into two equal teams and put out the bases like a baseball diamond. The rules are the same as baseball except for: The pitcher rolls the ball instead of throwing. You can hit a player with the ball to gat him out. The game is played with a dodgeball.

Scoring:

• One point for every person who crosses Home plate.

Variations:

• Having no Home Run boundaries.

Submarines and Minefields

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Rules:

Split the troop into two teams and have one team use their neckerchiefs as blindfolds. Have the team that is blindfolded stand in the middle of the room with their legs spread apart. The other team is only allowed to go underneath those boys legs.

Scoring:

• Everytime a boy successfully goes underneath the legs of blindfolded boy he gets one point for his team.
• Everytime a blindfolded boy hits one of the non-blindfolded boys he gets a point for his team.
• Everytime a blindfolded boy misses a non-blindfolded boy his team losses a half of a point.
• Everytime a non-blindfolded boy hits a blindfolded boy either intentionally on non-intentionally his team losses half of a point.

Variations:

• None that we know of.

Kill the Carrier

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Rules:

One person starts with a ball. The object is to keep the ball for as long as possible. All the other boys can do anything to take the ball from whoever has it.

Scoring:

• None

Variations:

• None that we know of.

Skits

Hey Ivan

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Footfootfoot

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Narrorator: (While characters are acting out what narrorator says) Foot decides to cross the road first. He waits for a motorcycle (VROOM!) and the crosses. Footfoot comes up to the road and waits for a bus to cross. (VROOM!) Finally Footfootfoot crosses the road easily.

Narrorator: Many weeks go by until one day all the grass on the one side of the road is eaten. Foot tries to cross first but all this food has made him slow and he is run over by a Tractor Trailer.

Footfoot to Footfootfoot: Should we go on?

Footfootfoot to Footfoot: No! We've already got one foot in the grave.
 

Sock Puppets

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Have someone bring in socks, paint, markers, glue, felt, fabric, and anything else needed to make a sock puppet.

Let the boys go into groups and create their sock puppets but at the same time have the boys think up a ORIGINAL skit to do with their puppets.

At the end of about 20 minutes have each patrol or group of boys act out their skit. Whichever group has the best skit wins. (Maybe even have a prize incentive!)

Variation: Have the boys be graded on whoever has created the best puppet. Or maybe even creativity.

Our troop uses this:
 

Whoever has the best grade wins!

Songs

Flea Fly

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Super Lizard

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Johnny Trebeck

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Oh Mr. Johnny Trebeck how could you be so mean? I told you'd to be sorry for inventing that machine. Now all the neighbors, cats, and dogs will never more be seen! They've all been ground to sausages in Johnny Trebeck's Machine.

One day a boy went walking, went walking into the store. He bought a pound of sausages. And piled then on the floor. The boy began to whistle he whistled up a tune! And all the little sausages went dancing around the room!(back to chorus)

One day the machine got busted. The darn thing wouldn't go. So, Johnny Trebeck, he climbed inside to see what made it so. The machine began to wiggle. It gave an awful shake! The lever fell to the side and Johnny Trebeck was steak!( back to chorus)

Froggy

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