Requires: A wellington boot
This game must be played outdoors. Line the Beavers up behind a line. Ask each Beaver in turn to throw an old wellington boot and see who can throw it the furthest.
To have a variation on this game blindfold the Beaver and ask them to throw the Welly. Remember to stand well back!!
Item throwing
Requires:
This can be played either indoors or outdoors, depending on the type of items that you choose. Choose 3 or 4 different things that can be thrown, for example a sponge, feather, piece of cloth and ball of paper. Ask each Beaver to throw the
item from behind a line. See how far they go. Discuss with the Beavers why certain things went further than others, the sponge and paper should go furthest. Ask the Beavers how they could get the paper to travel further. The answer could
be by making a paper aeroplane.
Ball clock
Requires: A ball
This is a team game. Divide the Beavers into 2 equal teams. Take 1 team into the centre of the den and the other team at the edge of the hall. The team at the centre should be placed in a circle, with a leader standing in the middle. The leader should have the ball. The leader should pass the ball to each Beaver in the circle, passing from one Beaver to the next. Count the number of times that the Beavers can return it to the leader without dropping it. If the ball touches the floor, the count starts again from 0. The team at the edge of the hall provides the clock. Each Beaver in turn has to run around the edge of the hall When all
the Beavers have run around the edge, the clock stops. The team at the centre shouts out their score when the clock was stopped. The teams swap places, with second team trying to better the first ones score.
Ball Bounce
Requires: Different balls, such as tennis balls, footballs, squash balls.
Using different balls see how many times the Beavers can bounce them without stopping. See if the balls behave differently in how they bounce. Ask the Beavers if they know why differences may occur. You could run a sponsored ball bounce for a fundraising activity if you wish.
Target
Requires: 6 soft balls or bean bags, 6 boxes - 3 different sizes and 2 of each size. Have a line on the floor as the start line. Place the boxes at different distances from the chalk line in two lines and in size order. Score 1, 3 and 5 points for the nearest, middle and furthest boxes respectively. Divide the Beavers into 2 teams Each team member bets 3 ball / bag and chooses a box to aim for.
The balls or bean bags must stay in the boxes to score. The team with the highest score after each team member has taken a turn is the winner.
Hoopla
Ball through holes in a wooden board.
Ask a Parent if they can help you make a Hoopla board. It could be repainted, with or without the Beavers help to have different designs each year.
