Cub Activity Ideas

Each participating section is responsible for planning an activity station.  See How to Contribute a Great Activity for best practices. This page provides the seeds of ideas from previous years, so that you can take ideas to your youth to build on, in case they have no ideas of their own.  

To sign up for a game, or ask to have a new game added to this page, please fill out the form on the Cub Activity submission page

1. Snowshoe Races  (reserved by the event team) - 

Equipment: 

• Snowshoes for Each Youth

• 2 Ropes or Pylons

Instructions

• There is a start point and end point about 10 meters apart

• Each team will be behind the starting line with their snow shoes on.

• One youth from each team will snowshoe from the start to the finish and back again.

• The next youth will then repeat this.

• The team who has all their youth cross the line first will win.

2. Fire Building  -

Equipment

• Pie plates

• Kindling

• 8 tripods for twine

• Twine

• matches

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• Cubs split into groups of 2 or three depending on group size

• A fire is built to burn through the twine that is strung over the pie plate from the tripods approximately 20 inches above the pie plate 

• First group to burn through the twine wins

• All embers must be placed into a can using caution.

3.  Log Hauling  - 

Equipment

• 2 Sonotubes

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• Each six stands in a line.

• The cub at the back of the line will pass the sonotube over their head to the person in front.

• They then will go to the front of the line at catch the sonotube from the person at the front of the line.

• You are not permitted to around around while touching the sonotube.

• You are not permitted to touch the ends of the sonotube.

• If the sonotube is dropped then the team must start again from the starting line.

• This will continue until one pack reaches the pylon. This first group to pass the pilot wins.

4. Log Sawing  - 

Equipment

• Two saw horses or frames to hold a log

• two logs secured to the frame

• 2 long bow saws

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• The youth divide up into groups of 2.

• They work together to saw a slab off the log.

• The first team to cut through wins.

• If more youth on one team cut through first then that team wins.

5. Ski Board Racing  - 

Equipment

• Ski boards with foot holds for youth

• Pylons or rope

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• The two groups get into place at the start line.

• They work as a team until one group crosses the

• finish line.

6. Walk and Scream  - 

• Equipment

- 8 Bean Bags

• Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• Each pack get 4 bean bags.

• All cubs behind starting line.

• On the signal start the first cub takes a deep breath and while walking down the coursescreams/yells “at the top of their lungs” (typically

• 15-20 seconds).

• Once they cannot yet anymore (runs out of air) they drop the bean bag.

• The next cub repeats the process and if they go farther than the last bean bag they drop theirs and pick up the other one.

• The process is repeated until all cubs have a turn.

• If a cub fails to scream as loud as they can - they must repeat the process

7.Bean Bag Flow  - 

• Equipment

- 6 Bean Bags

- Bean Bag Throw Board

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• Each pack get 3 bean bags.

• All cubs start  behind the starting line.

• On the signal start the first cub throws the 3 bean bags at the throw board and tries to score the highest they can.

• The next cub repeats the process.

• The team with the highest score wins

8. Airplane Walk  - 

Equipment

1. Youth

Instructions

• Divide Cubs into 3 or 4 equal teams

• All Cubs behind starting line.

• On signal to start one Cub lays on their stomach and four other Cubs pick him/her up at the elbows and knees.

• They then walk down the course to the turnaround point where they gently place the  Cub being carried on the ground and another Cub takes his/her place lying face down.

• Other four Cubs then carry the new Cub back to the start.

• The process is repeated until every Cub has had a chance to be the airplane

Notes

• If there are unequal teams, the team(s) with a short number must repeat with one Cub so that the same numbers of Cubs have been an

airplane.

• First team to have all Cubs carried is the winner

• Cubs must hold their body stiff while being carried (No sagging airplanes)

9. Animal Tracks  - 

Equipment

• One set of cards with animals

• One set of cards with animal tracks

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

Instructions

• Two cub packs compete against each other.

• Each six will try and match the animals to the cards.

• Whichever teams does it correctly first wins.

10. Do Your Best - 

Find the pieces of the promise and then put them together in correct order 

11. Snow Fort Tug of War - 

Build a wall of snow at least chest high, split into two teams with hands on opposite ends of a rope and start pulling. The losing team crashes through the wall of snow.

12. Snow Soccer - 

Normal soccer rules, 1 ball, use pilons to mark out the goal posts. Get everyone moving and warm. 

13. Snow Golf - 

Cubs will try to putt into a tuna can buried in the snow using hockey sticks