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Lion – Kindergarten
On Your Mark
Elective
Requirement 2

Lion Obstacle Course

Lion – Kindergarten
On Your Mark
Elective
Requirement 2

Lion Obstacle Course

Snapshot of Activity

Create and run an obstacle course.

Outdoor
5
5
4
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Once the items for this obstacle course are built, they can be used by other dens or the pack for years to come.   

  • 7 – 10ft. long 1” PVC pipes cut into the following lengths 
    • 9   – 3 ft. long 1” PVC pipes 
    • 6 – 2 ft. long 1” PVC pipes 
    • 10 – 1 ft. long 1” PVC pipes
  • 10 – 1” PVC 90-degree elbow connectors 
  • 10 – 1” PVC Schedule 40 S x S x S Tee  
  • 2   –  8 ft. long pressure treated 2”x4” 
  • 6   –  Hula Hoops™ 
  • Smartphone or stopwatch  

Before the meeting: 

  1. Construct 3 low hurdles for Cub Scouts to jump over. 
    • Connect a 90-degree elbow connector to each end of a 3ft. long pipe. 
    • Connect 2 ft. long pipes to each end of the 90-degree elbow connector of the 3ft. long pipe, forming three sides of a rectangle. 
    • Connect PVC schedule 40 S x S x S Tee to the bottom of the 2ft. long pipes. 
    • Insert the 1 ft. long pipes into the PVC schedule 40 S x S x S Tee to create a hurdle. 
  2. Construct 2 high bars for Cub Scouts to duck under. 
    • Connect a 90-degree elbow connector to each end of a 3 ft. long pipe. 
    • Connect 3 ft. long pipes to each end of the 90-degree elbow connector of the 3 ft. long pipe, forming three sides of a rectangle. 
    • Connect PVC schedule 40 S x S x S Tee to the bottom of the 2 ft. long pipes. 
    • Insert the 1 ft. long pipes into the PVC schedule 40 S x S x S Tee to create a hurdle. 
  3. Layout the obstacle course. 
    • Find a location that is level and free of tripping hazards to lay out obstacles.  
    • The layout of the course may be in a single line, or you may add turns to accommodate the space available.   
    • From the starting line place a low hurdle 10 ft. away, next place a high bar 10 ft. away, next place a low hurdle 10 ft. away, next place a high bar 10 ft. away, next place a low hurdle 10 ft. away. 
    • Place one of the 2”x4” on the ground 10 ft. away from the last low hurdle.  
    • Place the 6 Hula Hoops™ in a straight-line end to end 10 ft. away from the 2”x4”. 
    • Place the other 2”x4” on the ground 10 ft. away from the Hula Hoops™. 
    • Create a finish line 10ft. away from the 2”x4”.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts gather at the obstacle course. 
  2. Demonstrate how to run the course. Jump over the low hurdle, duck under the high bar, jump over the low hurdle, duck under the high bar, jump over the low hurdle, walk across the 2”x4”, go through the Hula Hoops™ by jumping from one to the next, walk across the 2”x4”, then to the finish line. 
  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.  

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