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Lion – Kindergarten
On Your Mark
Elective
Requirement 2

Playground Obstacle Course

Lion – Kindergarten
On Your Mark
Elective
Requirement 2

Playground Obstacle Course

Snapshot of Activity

Use a local playground to create an obstacle course.

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify a local playground that has a variety of equipment.   
  2. Go to the playground and develop ideas for making an obstacle course. Here are some examples: 
    • Determine a starting line and a finish line 
    • Slide down the slide 
    • Go around the merry-go-round three times 
    • Cross the monkey bars 
  3. Do not create obstacles that use the playground equipment in any other manner other than designed.  
  4. The day before the meeting confirm with the Cub Scouts, parents, legal guardians, and adult partners of the time, date, and location of the den meeting. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts gather at the obstacle course. 
  2. Demonstrate how to run the course. 
  3. Give each Cub Scout a turn to run the obstacle course and record how fast they did it. 
  4. Allow each Cub Scout to run the course at least twice to see if they can improve their time.

Other Activities Options

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