The Badge Archive

Game – Fuel Movement

Activity Description: Scouts match energy foods to movement prompts and act them out to explore how food fuels their bodies.

  • Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Me Time badge requirements.

Info Needed: Scouts learn that food gives their bodies energy for play and movement. Each scout picks a movement and a matching energy food, then performs the movement and sees how it feels “powered up.”

Items Needed:

  • Movement Prompt Cards (one set, scattered or in a pile)
  • Food Energy Cards (one set, with food options like banana, bread, egg, etc.)

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 17–20 min):

  1. Pick and Perform (12–15 min)
    • One scout at a time chooses a Movement Prompt Card from the pile
    • They read the movement and pick a Food Energy Card that would help fuel that action
    • Example: Scout picks “Jump in place”—then chooses “Banana” as their energy food
    • They perform the movement with energy, showing how their food choice “powers” the action
    • Next scout takes a turn
    • If more scouts than cards, reshuffle both piles to keep the game going
  2. Reflect Together (5–6 min)
    • Scouts name one movement-food pair they liked best
    • Optional questions to discuss:
      • Which foods felt like fast energy?
      • Which foods helped with strong or steady movements?
      • Were there foods you’d like to try before playing or exercising?

Movement Prompts

  • Jump in place five times
  • Stretch up to the sky and hold for five seconds
  • Tiptoe from one wall to another
  • Wiggle your fingers and toes
  • March in a circle
  • Spin in slow motion
  • Stomp like a giant for five steps
  • Pretend to swim through the air
  • Walk heel-to-toe across the room
  • Bounce like a ball for five seconds
  • Slide side to side two times
  • Dance in place using big arm movements
  • Take three deep breaths with slow arm waves
  • Pretend to climb an invisible ladder
  • Do five squats like you’re picking something up

Energy Foods

  • Banana 🍌
  • Watermelon 🍉
  • Broccoli 🥦
  • Egg 🥚
  • Fish 🐟
  • Cheese 🧀
  • Bread 🍞
  • Pizza 🍕
  • Hamburger 🍔
  • Drumstick (chicken leg) 🍗
  • Ramen 🍜
  • Popsicle 🍧
Tia Kennard