Games Equipment: A chair, a small foam ball or bean bag, and a skittle for each Patrol, plus one extra skittle

A skittle is placed in the middle of the hall. Each Patrol sits behind a chair around the edge of the hall facing a skittle a reasonable throwing distance in front of them. A small foam ball or bean bag is placed on every Patrol’s chair. Patrol members number off and the Leader calls numbers in turn.

Games Equipment: 8 skittles, 2 foam footballs (plus some spares), a piece of chalk

Draw a line to divide the hall into two halves, or maybe thirds or quarters for more Patrols. Each Patrol sets up three or four skittles somewhere in their area (we normally say at least 2 metres from a wall or any other obstacle).

When everybody is ready the Leader throws the balls into play. The object of the game is to knock down the skittles of the other Patrol(s) whilst defending your own. The winners are the last Patrol with one or more skittles still standing. You can repeat the game as many times as time allows.

Games Equipment: A piece of chalk

This game can be played with two or more teams. Scouts number themselves off in their Patrols and a playing area or circle is drawn in the middle of the hall. When a number is called the Scouts who have that number come to the middle of the hall and assume a press up position with straight bodies and only hands and toes touching the floor within the playing area.

Games Equipment: A chair

A chair is placed in the middle of the hall and Scouts form a circle holding hands or wrists around it. When a Leader shouts “go” the Scouts move around, towards and away from the chair, keeping their hands joined, attempting to make other Scouts touch the chair.

If a Scout touches the chair they are out. If two Scouts break apart they are both out. As Scouts are out the circle is reformed and the Leader restarts the game. The winner is the last person not touch the chair.

Games Equipment: A 4-5 metre length of rope with a Wellington boot tied to one end

As an alternative to the welly you may tie a monkey’s fist in the end of the rope or use some other non-breakable object to weight the end of the rope.

Scouts form a circle around the Leader in the middle. When everybody is ready the Leader starts to swing the rope around the circle. Scouts must jump over the rope without touching it. The Leader should start with a few practice swings, but when the game starts for real Scouts are out if they touch the rope.

Games Equipment: A foam football, a bucket and a chair for each Patrol

This game can be played with two teams, or if you have a suitably shaped hall you may wish to try it with three or more teams battling against each other.
Each Patrol sends one Scout with a bucket and a chair to the opposite end of the hall. The Scout stands on the chair with the bucket and becomes a human basket as in basketball or netball.

Games Equipment: None

This is an individual game, although Patrol points may be awarded to the winner of each round. Scouts sit down in a circle allowing enough room for Scouts to run around the outside. It is quite important to emphasise that Scouts do not put their hands on the floor behind them. The Leader walks around the circle numbering off Scouts from 1 to 4 or as appropriate.

Games Equipment: One chair for each team plus one extra and one small ball per team plus three or four extra.

You really need at least three teams to play this game. A chair is placed in the middle of the hall and one small ball for each Patrol plus two extra are placed on the chair. Each Patrol sits behind their chair around the edge of the hall at an equal distance from the middle chair. The Patrols number themselves off.

Games Equipment: A foam football and piece of chalk

Use the piece of chalk to draw a line across each end of the hall to make ‘creases’ as in cricket, leaving room for Scouts to stand behind. Select one Patrol as the batting team who stand behind the line at one end of the hall, while the remaining Patrol(s) take up fielding positions within the central area of the hall and select a bowler.

The 21st Medway Beavers, Cubs and Scouts play two or three games at their meetings every week. This page lists a selection of the Scout games we play on a regular basis to help our Members and Leaders pick games for each meeting. This list may also be of use to Leaders from other Scout and Guide or Youth Groups.

We have a supply of Scout games equipment readily available at all of our meetings. This can be useful for suddenly putting in extra games if an activity finishes early, or simply allowing our Members choose the game they want to play next.