Charade Champions

Before the meeting:

1. Familiarize yourself with the game of charades by reading the document “How to Play Charades” in Additional Resources.
2. Set up meeting space with room for Cub Scouts to play charades.

During the meeting:

1. Explain to Cub Scouts that charades is a game in which a person describes a person, place, or thing without talking
2. Divide Cub Scouts into two teams.
3. Select a word from the following list or create your own. Whisper the word to one of a Cub Scout on one of the teams.
   • Rocket ship
   • Baby
   • Flashlight
   • Hat
   • Toothbrush
   • Hammer
   • Phone
   • Spin
   • Hike
   • Boot
4. Set a timer for 2 minutes.
5. To their own team, Cub Scout acts out the word using hand signals and body motions but no spoken words. Cub Scout has 2 minutes to do this.
6. When the timer dings, their time is up. If their team guesses correctly, they get a point.
7. Repeat with team 2.
8. Players from each team take turns pantomiming for their teammates. If the team guesses the word or phrase, the player or team gets a point. Play until each player has a turn to pantomime or set a time limit for the game.
9. Keep track of the points earned by each player or team. The one with the most points at the end of the game wins.