GAMES
Tree Decorating
York Adams Area Council
Players are seated
in rows with an equal number in each row. They are numbered consecutively from
front to back and each No. 1 is given a piece of chalk. On signal, No. 1
players run to a blackboard and draw the base for a Christmas tree. (can use
poster board) They return to their seats and hand the chalk or crayon to the
No. 2 player, who must draw the branches. No. 3, the candles. No. 4, certain
number of ornaments. No. 5, add star to top of the tree. No. 6, write Merry
Christmas under the tree. Team to complete their picture first wins.
Santa’s Bag
York Adams Area Council
(Touch and tell)
Number 10 paper bags from 1 to 10. Put a familiar article in each bag
(preferably an article related to Christmas). and staple bag shut. Each Cub
Scout is given pencil and paper on which he lists numbers 1 through 10. He
tries to guess what is in each bag by feeling through the paper, and records
on his paper. Cub Scout with greatest number of items guessed correctly wins.
Snowball Throw
York Adams Area Council
Use a large
Styrofoam ball. The boys are seated on the floor. “It” sits in the center of
the circle. The boys throw the snowball to each other while “it” tries to
intercept. When he succeeds, the boy who threw the snowball becomes “it”.
Mailing Uncle Henry’s Package
York Adams Area Council
Begin by saying that
Uncle Henry cannot come home for the holidays and his gift must be mailed.
Have the Cubs form a circle and place their hands behind them. With eyes
blindfolded, pass the articles needed to mail the package around the circle.
Begin with the gift (gloves or tie) and then the box, wrapping paper, ribbon,
mailing paper, string, sticky tape, mailing label and stamp. After all things
have been passed around, put them away. The boys are unblindfolded and asked
to write down all the things they remember that they felt. The one remembering
the most is the winner.
Icicle Hunt
York Adams Area Council
Needed are pieces of string in different
lengths. Hide the icicles (string) have the boys look for them. The winner is
the player whose strings form the longest icicle when laid end to end, not the
player who collects the most string.
Hanukkah Peanut Hunt
National Capitol Area Council
Buy package of
peanuts. Write K on 4, H on 4, N on 4, U on 4 and A on 4. Hide all the
peanuts, lettered and unlettered, hunt for 5 minutes.
10 points for
greatest number
5 points for each
lettered peanut
20 points for a Cub
finding enough to write Hanukkah
Snowball Relay
National Capitol Area Council
Players divide into
two teams and line up behind starting line. Give each team a "snowball",
either Styrofoam or cotton and a piece of cardboard. On signal, first player
on each team tries to move ball across floor and back by fanning it with
cardboard. Player may not touch snowball with hands or cardboard. First team
to finish is winner.
Merry Christmas! A Pantomime Game
National Capitol Area Council
Players sit in a
straight line. "It" stands in front of one player. This player asks
"It", what would you like for Christmas?" "Can you guess" answers
"It". He then makes some motion that will show what he wants for
Christmas. He may pretend to blow a horn, pat a kitten or puppy, or kick a
football. If the player guesses correctly, "It" says "Merry Christmas"
and that player becomes "It". If he guesses incorrectly, "It"
stands in front of another player.
You can say "Happy Hanukkah", "Happy Birthday" or whatever happens to be
appropriate when you play this game.
Snowshoe Relay
National Capitol Area Council
Divide den into two
teams. Give each team two show boxes, and set up a chair across the room for
a turning point. On signal, the first player on each team puts on his
"snowshoes" and races around the chair and back to the starting line where the
next player dons the boxes and races. Continue until all have run. Have an
extra "shoe" on hand if any break
