Games Tigers Play

This adventure will help Scouts develop appropriate emotional responses and engage in shared decision making in group settings, and will encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.

Takeaways

  • Learning how to respond when they win or lose
  • Seeing the value of teamwork
  • Developing problem-solving skills
  • Playing cooperative games
  • Learning how to build teams
  • Creating new games
  • A Scout is friendly, brave

Requirements

Complete requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

  1. Do the following:
    1. Play two initiative or team-building games with the members of your den.
    2. Listen carefully to your leader while the rules are being explained, and follow directions
      when playing.
    3. At the end of the game, talk with the leader about what you learned when you played the
      game. Tell how you helped the den by playing your part.
  2. Talk with your den or family about why good nutrition helps you to be strong and active.
    Bring a nutritious snack to a den meeting. Share why you picked it and what makes it a
    good snack choice.
  3. Make up a game with the members of your den, and play it with den members. After
    playing the game, talk with your den about the experience.
  4. Make up a new game, and play it with your family or members of your den or pack. Then
    talk with the group about the experience.
  5. Do the following:
    1. Attend a sporting event with your den or family.
    2. Before or after the event, talk with a coach or athlete about what it is like to participate in
      the sport. OR find out more about the sport and share what you have learned with your
      den or family members before or after the event.