Activity Description: Scouts go on a scavenger hunt where movement and senses work together.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy Fun With Movement badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Brownie Me Time badge requirements.
Info Needed for Fun With Movement: Scouts practice using their full bodies and/or fine motor skills. They try playful movement challenges.
Info Needed for Me Time: Scouts explore how their bodies help them move, observe, and learn.
Items Needed:
- Pen or pencil
- Scavenger Hunt checklist (one per scout or scout group)
- Open space to move safely
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 min):
- Review the checklist (3–6 min)
- Scout looks over each item on the checklist and gets ready to move.
- Leader highlights safety and staying in the designated indoor space.
- Complete the movement tasks (12–17 min)
- Scout works independently, with a partner, or in small groups to complete each listed item.
- After each task, scout marks if the movement felt big or small.
- Reflect on movement and senses (5–7 min)
- Scouts name which task was their favorite and whether it used big or small movement.
- Discuss which senses (touch, sight, smell, hearing) were used most. Encourage scouts to notice how their body helped them explore, feel, and learn.
Sample Scavenger Hunt List
Instructions for Use: After each task, mark whether the movement was BIG (large motor skills, high energy) or SMALL (fine motor skills, quiet or subtle) AND which sense they used during each task.
| Task | Mark BIG or SMALL | Which Sense Did You Use? |
|---|---|---|
| Tap five different textures in the area | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Stretch your arms high to “touch the sky” | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Wiggle your fingers behind your back | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Tiptoe silently across the area | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Draw a shape in the air with just your finger | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Smell something nearby and share what it smells like | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Jump in place five times while saying something silly | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Pretend to melt like an ice cube | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Clap in three ways: fast, slow, and loud | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Listen for a quiet sound in the area with eyes closed | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Walk heel-to-toe along a line between two objects | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Make a funny face like you heard a silly joke | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Act like a balloon being filled with air | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Shake your foot like it’s a loose shoelace | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Trace your name on the ground using your whole arm | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL | |
| Pretend to be a robot walking across the area | ☐ BIG ☐ SMALL |
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