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http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/game/palm_push-916.asp
Instructions:
Pair up scouts of similar sizes, from different patrols if this is a competition.
Opponents face each other with toes about 1 foot apart.
Put up both hands palm-to-palm with opponent.
Push and feint to force your opponent off balance so he moves one of his feet.
One point for each round won. Patrol with most points wins
Rooster Fights Game
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/game/rooster_fights-513.asp
Instructions:
Each scout hops on one leg, holding the other foot by the ankle up at his rear. To win, he must force his opponent to lose balance and let go of his ankle, fall down, or step out of the circle.
The only contact allowed is bumping shoulders - no grabbing.
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/game/hunker_down-439.asp
Required:
2 low pedestals about 1 foot square (a piece of plywood set on 2 bricks works)
15 foot rope
Preparation:
Place pedestals 6-8 feet apart
Instructions:
One scout stands on each pedestal, holding an end of the rope.
On the leader's signal, each scout tries to cause the other to step off his pedestal or let go of the rope, by pulling or pushing the rope.
Instead of a rope and pedestals, two scouts can stand on a plank laid across the two pedestals. Then, they try to get the other to step off by:
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hold a 2 foot stick or dowel with one hand and twist it around
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hold a short rope with a loop tied in each end
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hold each others right hand, then left hand
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push open palm of right hand against opponent's open palm
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place one hand open flat in the center of opponent's chest
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link pinkie fingers of right hand
Catch 10 Game
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/game/catch_10-368.asp
This Game is meant for Boy Scouts.
Required:
a ball
neckerchiefs or ribbons
Preparation:
define the playing field - basketball court size is good.
Divide group into 2 teams.
Put neckerchiefs on 1 team's arm for identification.
Instructions:
One team starts with the ball.
It is thrown to another teammate who yells "One!"
At each successful catch, the next number is yelled.
When a team reaches "Ten!" they receive one point.
The other team tries to intercept the ball or knock it to the ground.
On an interception, the scout yells "One!" and his team is now counting up.
When the ball hits the ground, the team that was last counting loses control and the other team picks it up and starts counting up.
The only physical contact should be incidental while going for the ball.
Set a time limit or first team to a specific score.
Wolf Elective Adventure: Digging in the Past  -
Play a game that demonstrates your knowledge of dinosaurs, such as a dinosaur match game.
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Create an imaginary dinosaur. Share with your den its name, what it eats, and where it lives.
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Make a fossil cast.
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Make a dinosaur dig.
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Make edible fossil layers. Explain how this snack is a good model for the formation of fossils.
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Be a paleontologist, and dig through the dinosaur digs made by your den. Show and explain the ways a paleontologist works carefully during a dig.
Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format
http://busybugs.co/2012/10/diy-dino-dig-kits.html
by Nicole Carney
When I asked M what kind of party he wanted for his upcoming 3rd birthday, he enthusiastically exclaimed, ‘DINOSAURS!’ so I’ve been busy brainstorming fun activities for him and his cousins to do for his big dinosaur party.
After looking on the Internet for Dino Dig Kits I found an awesome blog called Mallard Cove Mommy, and immediately became inspired to create individual dig kits for all the kids. For my first practice attempt I made the salt dough recipe for my base, as described on the Mallard Cove Mommy site, but I wanted the dig to be more challenging than just sweeping away some loose sand, so I came up with a way to harden the sand into a nice crusty top. I mixed 2 cups of water with 1 tsp of cornstarch on the stove until it thickened, and added it to 4 cups of sand. Then I spread 2 cups of the sand mixture on top of the dinosaur skeleton and salt dough mold, and baked it in the oven at 180 for 2 hrs. When I took it out, the consistency of the sand was perfect, but as I dug to the bottom I realized what I already knew to be true; the salt dough had become wet and gooey from the sand mixture, which meant I had to come up with a new plan.
I decided to do a base of a more concentrated sand/cornstarch mixture, rather than using salt dough.
I mixed 1/2 cup of cornstarch with 4 cups of water and thickened it on the stove.
Then I added the mixture to 8 cups of sand and mixed it well (I was making 8 kits, and each kit needs 2 cups of the sand mixture for its base, so I made a double batch). Once the ingredients were all incorporated, I pressed 2 cups of the sand mixture into the bottom of a small aluminium pan I had purchased from the dollar store, and pressed the dinosaur fossils into it (I made sure to rock my skeletons back and forth a bit in order to get a good impression so they would fit back into the mold later).
When I was satisfied with the imprints, I took the skeletons out of the pans and baked the sand molds for 2 hrs at 180.
When I took them out of the oven they were as hard as concrete, which is exactly what I wanted! I fitted the Dino skeletons back into their molds and sprinkled some loose sand on top of the fossils.
Then I made a more diluted version of the sand mixture for the top that the kids would actually be able to dig through. This time I only added 2 tsp of cornstarch to 4 cups of water, and stirred it while it thickened on the stove. Then I added the cornstarch mixture to another 8 cups of sand (again, I ended up making a double batch for my 8 kits). I shovelled 2 cups of the diluted sand mixture on top of each the dinosaur fossils, and smoothed it out. I baked the kits for another 2 hours at 180.
When they came out of the oven, I was really pleased with the consistency of the sand. It wasn’t too hard for the kids to break through on their own with the tools provided, and yet it would give them a bit of a challenge. The only thing I was disappointed with was that the base had absorbed the water from the top layer, and was no longer super hard, which meant that the fossil imprint would be lost as soon as the dinosaurs were excavated. Maybe if I had baked them longer the base would have hardened up again, but seeing that the sand was already at a good, crusty consistency, I decided to leave it as is.
I printed off the corresponding Dinosaur cards from the Dinosaur Train website, as suggested on the Mallard Cove Mommy blog, and glued them onto the insides of the lids.
Lastly, I sealed the containers, printed off some labels, and gathered some excavating tools for each of the kids to use (a plastic spoon and knife, a long wooden coffee stir stick, a magnifying glass, and a paint brush), which I purchased from the dollar store.
I’ll let you know how the excavation went in my next blog post about M’s Prehistoric Dino Party!
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