GATHERING ACTIVITIES
Note on Word Searches, Word Games, Mazes and such – In order to make these items fit in the two column format they are shrunk to a width of about 3 inches. Your Cubs probably need bigger pictures. You can get these by copying and pasting the picture from the Word version or clipping the picture in the Adobe (.pdf) version and then enlarging. CD
Sticker Stalker
Santa Clara County Council
Give each person that arrives a pack/sheet of 10 stickers. The object of this game is to get rid of all your stickers by sticking them on the other guests (One sticker per guest). However, if the guest you are "stickering" catches you, he/she gets to stick one of his/her stickers on you. If you are "caught", you must temporarily take your sticker back, and you can try to sticker that same person later (at your own risk). But if someone falsely accuses you of "stickering" him/her, then you can automatically put one of your stickers on that person. The first one to get rid of all 10 of their original stickers is the winner!
Chisholm Trail Word Search
San Gabriel, Long Beach Area, Verdugo Hills Councils
Information from “Along the Chisholm Trail” website
http://www.onthechisholmtrail.com/
Find the following words that describe the Chisholm Trail printed in the word search below. They can be upside down, backwards, forwards or diagonal.
Cattle Drive Chaps Chisholm Trail
Chuck Wagon Cowboy Duncan
Herd Indians Jesse Chisholm
Kansas Longhorns Oklahoma
Remuda Revolver River Crossing
Spurs Texas Trail Boss
Wrangler
Longhorn Maze
San Gabriel, Long Beach Area, Verdugo Hills Councils
Information from “Along the Chisholm Trail” website
http://www.onthechisholmtrail.com/
Cowboy Lingo Match up
Santa Clara County Council
1. |
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Wohaw |
2. |
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Tumbleweed |
3. |
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Chaparral |
4. |
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Flapjack |
5. |
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Boot Hill |
6. |
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Rustler |
7. |
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Pemmican |
8. |
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Bandanna |
9. |
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Dogie |
10. |
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Bowie |
11. |
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Pony Express |
12. |
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Levis |
13. |
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Ornery |
14. |
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Mustang |
A.Sheath knife with a blade usually 9” long. |
B.Term for dried meat, jerky. |
C.Cemetery where “bad men” were buried. |
D.Mail service from Missouri to California. |
E.Blue denim overalls. |
F.Dense thicket of thorny bush trees. |
G.Large weed which breaks off and blows away. |
H.Type of bread similar to pancakes. |
I. Cowboy word for something he doesn’t like. |
J. A neckerchief. |
K.A wild horse. |
L.A horse or cattle thief. |
M.Indian word for cow or beef. |
N.An orphaned calf, young steer. |
Answers: 1-M, 2-G, 3-F, 4-H, 5-C, 6-L, 7-B, 8-J, 9-N, 10-A, 11-D, 12-E, 13-I, 14-K
Signature Round-up
Santa Clara County Council
As each person arrives, hand him or her a sheet with the words CUB SCOUT ROUNDUP spelled out (and a pencil or pen).
Ask them to collect as many signatures as possible of persons whose first or last name starts with one those letters. The letters ‘V’ or ‘W’ can be substituted for the letter ‘U’.
A person may sign the sheet once.
Prizes can be awarded to those who complete the sheet or to the first one finished in various age groups.
Western Scramble
Santa Clara County Council
Unscramble the following western words:
1. SURPS |
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2. SDEDLA |
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3. ERHOS |
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4. OBAUFF |
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5. BOCYOW |
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6. SLOSA |
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7. ESTER |
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8. DOORE |
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9. SPACH |
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10. URROB |
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11. LSOHETR |
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12. ERLIF |
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13. LEDRIB |
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14. BIANC |
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Answers: 1-SPURS, 2-SADDLE, 3-HORSE, 4-BUFFALO, 5-COWBOY, 6-LASSO, 7-STEER, 8-RODEO, 9-CHAPS, 10-BURRO, 11-HOLSTER, 12-RIFLE, 13-BRIDLE, 14-CABIN
Ten Gallon Hat
Baltimore Area Council
Find the five-letter words that fill this Cowboy’s ten gallon hat. The R’s will give you a hint.
- Cowboy’s home
- Owner’s cattle mark
- What a cowboy rides
- Worn on a cowboy’s boots
- Needed on a desert trip
- What a cowboy sees overhead at night
- Growth on heads of cattle
- Path or route
- Cowboy’s circus
Answers: 1. Range, 2. bRand, 3. hoRse, 4. spuRs, 5. wateR, 6. staRs, 7. hoRns, 8. tRail, 9. Rodeo
Roundup
Baltimore Area Council
Upon entering the Pack meeting place, guests are handed cards bearing a particular cattle brand, (Number of brands issued depends on size of Pack.) Each group of brand cards contains one brand card with the extra notation “cowboy.” It is the duty of the designated “cowboys” to “round up” the stray cattle in a particular area of the meeting place. Until the cattle are gathered, they are bawling and mooing. The noise stops when the cattle are placed safely within their own corral.
