The Badge Archive

This section features games that require just a little prep and a few simple items you likely already have on hand.

Whether it’s a ball, some paper, or a deck of cards, these games are quick to set up and easy to play. Perfect for adding a touch of fun with minimal effort!

• Animal Dice: Roll dice to assign fun animal actions to perform.
• Animal Movement – (Print and Cut Cards): Scouts draw cards and act out animal movements.
• Balloon Volleyball – Team Building (Ball): Scouts keep a balloon in the air for a set number of hits without letting it touch the ground.
• Blind Polygon – Team Building: Blindfolded Scouts work together to form specific shapes while holding hands.
• Button, Button: A guessing game where Scouts locate a hidden button passed discreetly.
• Charades: Scouts act out prompts from slips of paper for others to guess.
• Cyber Jump: Scouts jump forward and backwards based on the safety challenges.
• Electric Pulse: A quick reaction game where Scouts pass a “pulse” through a hand squeeze and a small object.
• Emoji Faces (Pen and Paper): Scouts guess emotions using emoji-style drawings.
• Find Someone (Pen and Paper): A scavenger hunt-style game where Scouts find the other scout whose card they received.
• Fuel Movement: Pick a movement and a matching energy food card, then perform the movement and sees how it feels “powered up.”
• Guess Who? (Pen and Paper): Scouts guess which Scout it is based off four answers to common questions.
• Head It, Catch It (Ball): An opposite-action game where Scouts “head” the ball when told to “catch” and vice versa.
• Hopscotch – Outside Link: A jumping game using a chalk grid and stones.
• Hot Potato (Ball): Scouts pass an object quickly while music plays, aiming to avoid holding it when the music stops.
• Hula Hoop Pass / Four Winds – Team Building (Hula Hoop): Scouts work as a team to pass a hula hoop around a circle without breaking hands.
• Human Machines – Team Building: Scouts collaborate to mimic the functions of a machine using movements and sounds.
• Keep It Up (Ball): Scouts keep a ball in the air by working together.
• Craft: Lifelines (Pen and Paper): Scouts create visual representations of key milestones in their lives.
• Name Toss (Ball): Scouts learn each other’s names by tossing a ball in sequence.
• Pass a Hat: A reflex and coordination game where Scouts pass a hat around using only specific rules.
• Pictionary Telephone – Team Building (Pen and Paper): A combination of Pictionary and Telephone, where a team of three Scouts coordinate drawing blindly.
• Public and Private (Paper): Scouts play a group game of peek-a-boo to emphasize “public” or “private” cyber safety education.
• Quick Questions (Ball): Scouts answer rapid-fire questions to spark creativity or laughter.
• Secret Identity (Pen and Paper): Scouts guess their own label identity based on asking other’s questions.
• Signatures – Team Building (Pen and Paper): Scouts collect signatures from others who meet certain fun criteria.
• Sit Down If / A Great Wind Blows: Scouts stand or sit based on shared traits or experiences.
• SPUD (Ball): Scouts toss a ball and follow instructions to avoid earning letters that spell “SPUD.”
• Steal the Bacon – Requires 10 Scouts Minimum: Scouts race to grab an object (“bacon”) before their opponents.
• Squares of Paper: Scout share the same number of facts about themselves as the number of squares they take.
• Tail Catch: Scouts protect their fabric tails while trying to grab others’.
• Tangled Up: Scouts tangle a partner in yellow crepe paper as much as possible within a time limit.
• Web We Weave – Team Building: Scouts create a “web” by passing yarn or string, sharing connections as the web grows.
• Whomp ‘Em: A fast-paced game where Scouts race to tag each other with a soft object in a circle.
• Who’s Who (Pen and Paper): Scouts guess which of the three called up scouts are telling the truth.

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