GATHERING ACTIVITIES
School of
Fish
Santa Clara County Council
Pin pictures of fish on people as
they arrive. Have cutouts of swordfish, tuna, trout, catfish, etc. On a
signal, they are to see which “school of fish” can assemble first.
GUESS THE
FISH EGGS
Circle Ten Council
As they enter, have participants
guess the number of "fish eggs" (small jelly beans) in a jar. The winner is
awarded the jar during the closing ceremony.
FISHY APPLAUSE
Circle Ten Council
Have each person reach into a
large tub covered with Blue saran wrap (slit cut in middle for hand to go
in) and catch one fish. Write names of several different fish on the back of
the fish cutouts “ bass, swordfish, tuna, catfish, trout, flounder, squid,
rockfish, salmon. Tell everyone to find other "fish" of the same kind. Have
each "school" create an applause about their fish, to be performed at
appropriate times during the pack meeting.
Ocean
Objects Word Search
Santa Clara County Council
Find these things that can be
found in or on the ocean. Look up, down, across, backwards and diagonally:
BOAT OCTOPUS BREEZE
PELICAN CORAL SALT
CRAB SAND EEL
SEA FISH SHARK
FLOTSAM SHIP FOG
STORMS GULL SUB
ICEBERG WAVES LIGHTHOUSE
WHALES
The remaining 13 letters, in
order, spell the name of a beautiful sea.
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Mink in a Maze
Santa Clara County Council
Every wild animal must live in its
chosen habitat. The mink prefers a riparian habitat. Can you help it find
its way to the pond at the center of the maze?
You may wish to copy this maze down and enlarge
it CD