Popcorn Race

What You'll Need:
Plastic or paper cups
tack or small nail
thick rubber bands
paper clips
lots of popcorn or packing peanuts seperated into 2 bags
2 shallow boxes or bowls (of the same size)

Prep:
Use a tack or small nail to poke a hole in the center of each cup bottom.
Push one end of a thick rubber band through the hole and into the cup.
Slip a paper clip on the end of the band, inside the cup, and gently pull the other end of the band until the end of the band rests on the inside of the cup. (The rubber band, worn around the ball of the foot, holds the cup in place atop a player's shoe.)
Set the 2 boxes or bowls about 5 yards beyond the starting line, oppisite the teams.

To Play:
Form 2 teams. At "GO", one boy on each team must fill the cups on their shoe with popcorn. Then, sprint down to their box and dump the popcorn into the box, trying to lose as little popcorn as possible along the way. The racers run back to tag the next teammate in line.
The race continues for 2 minutes, until one team has used all of their popcorn, or until each boy has gone al teast once.
The popcorn is then measured with a ruler or by cupfuls. The team with the most popcorn is the winner!

*Word of Caution*

If your husband is in charge of the Cub Scout activity,

ask him to do this race outside or in the garage,

before leaving the house!

OR

you could come home to

THIS!

*taken from the Cub Scout Program Helps book*

After Easter?

Here are some things to do with all the leftover plastic eggs:

Egg Race
First, establish a race course with your runners.

When you're ready to start, separate the players into two or more teams and divide the eggs equally between them.
(Tip: You can use fewer eggs for younger players or increase the challenge by using more eggs for older racers.)
Have the teams line up with the first kid in each group holding his team's eggs in his arms.
At go, the egg holders must navigate the course, then return to start and pass their eggs to the next player in line.
If a runner drops any eggs along the way, he must stop and pick them up (a tough task with an already-full armload!). The first team whose runners have all completed the course wins.
If you only have a few runners, just have them all be on the same team and time each race.
With each new race, they can try to beat their old record.

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
Start by numbering all but one of the plastic eggs that will hold your clues with a permanent marker.
Decide how long & difficult you want your hunt to be and choose that many eggs.
Probably around 6.
Write a clue to the #1 egg's location and place it inside the empty egg.
Then, hide the egg with the #1 on it, in it's respective location.
Continue in this fashion until you've hidden all but the egg without a # on it.
Hand this egg to your child to begin the hunt.

All games were found and then adapted from: www.familyfun.com