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Fun & Easy Carnival Games for Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts are mainly boys from the first to third grade who are members of a worldwide youth movement. When planning a carnival for a group of cub scouts, plan a few carnival games that are easy and fun. Some supplies and a few game ideas are all you need to create entertaining carnival games for cub scouts. Awarding carnival-themed prizes like plush animals and candy to all game winners will keep the children ready for the next game.

Hoop Games
- Scatter several prizes on the ground, such as small and medium plush toys. Place one or two large plush toys in the mix. Mark a line 15 feet from the toys. Use wood or metal rings for the kids to toss. Wood and metal rings are available in many sizes at your local craft supply store or online. The hoop must barely fit around the large toys. Kids have three chances to ring a plush animal. If they ring a plush animal, they win it. For another variation, place several extra large plush animals on the ground and have the children try to toss hula-hoops on the plush animals to win them.
Balloon Games
- Write prizes on small slips of paper and place them inside inflated balloons. Some examples of paper slips include a small plush animal, sorry no winner this time, a large plush animal, an inflatable toy or a piece of candy. Place all the balloons in a large box. Children can select one balloon from the box. They must sit on the balloon to pop it and reveal their prize. Award each child the corresponding prize. For another common balloon game, pin several balloons to a corkboard and have children try to pop the balloons by throwing darts at them. Children must pop three out of 10 balloons to earn a small prize or five out of five balloons to earn an extra large prize.
Coin Games
- Scatter a few beach pails on the ground and write a point value on each one. The kids must try to toss coins into the pails to earn prizes. Award small, medium and large prizes according to how many points the children earn. For another easy coin game, take a metallic silver marker and draw a dot on several pennies. Mix the pennies up with other pennies in a large bucket. Without looking, the children must reach in and pull out a penny. If they grab a penny with a silver dot, they win a prize.
Bowling Games
- Set up 10 plastic kids' bowling pins 20 feet from a standing line. Give the children a small plastic bowling ball to roll at the pins. The children must knock down all the pins in one try to win a large prize or all the pins in two tries to win a medium prize. If you do not have plastic bowling pins, make your own bowling pins using empty two-liter soda bottles. Pour some play sand in the bottom of each bottle to keep them from falling over too easy.

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