Each Beaver is given two pipe cleaners and five minutes in which animals, or any living creature, can be made from these.

Have You Seen My Sheep ?

The Beavers stand in a circle. One Beaver runs around the outside and stands behind any Beaver saying, "Have you seen my sheep ?" That Beaver asks, "What does it look like ?" The first Beaver describes any one of the Beavers who, as soon as he recognizes himself as the Beaver described, tries to tag the describer before he can run around the outside of the circle and get back to his own place in the circle. If 'It' is tagged he is 'It' again; if not, the tagger becomes 'It'.

Alligator

Two teams line up on opposite sides of a large open space called the river. The Beaver playing the alligator points or calls to a Beaver on one side to cross the river. This Beaver calls or points to a Beaver on the opposite side. They try to cross the river and change places without being tagged by the alligator. If a Beaver is caught he becomes the new alligator.

Squirrel in the Tree

The leader divides the group into threes. In each group of three, two Beavers join hands and form a tree for the third Beaver (the squirrel), who will stand between them. The leader calls, "Squirrels change trees." Then all the trees raise their arms while the squirrels run to find a new tree. If there are extra squirrels the challenge is to get to a free tree.

Partner Tag

All of the Beavers, except two, hook arms as partners. Of the two who are separate, one is 'It'; the other Beaver is the runner. The runner may save himself by locking arms with either member of any team he chooses. When the runner has chosen a partner the third member becomes the new runner and the game carries on. For large groups have more than one runner and chaser.

Hug Tag

The only way to be safe in this game of tag is to be hugging someone else. Beavers can try hugging two, three, or more Beavers. It this gets too much for the Beaver who is 'It', a few other Beavers can be 'It' too.

Wink

An uneven number of Beavers is required for the game. For example, there may be 21 Beavers. Eleven chairs are placed in a circle with 11 Beavers standing behind as guards. Ten Beavers are seated in the chairs. The object of the game is to avoid being the guard of an empty chair. All the seated Beavers look toward the Beaver who is guarding the empty chair. He winks at someone who is seated. At once, that Beaver jumps up and runs across to fill the empty chair. He may not escape if his guard lays his hands upon the Beaver's shoulders. Each guard must keep his hands at his sides and must not touch the shoulders of the Beaver he is guarding until the Beaver is winked at.

Oranges under the chin

Two teams line up with their hands behind their backs. An orange is placed between the chin and shoulder of the first person in each team. At the word 'Go' the oranges are passed without using hands to the next person in the line. If the orange drops, it has to go back to the beginning of the line.

Rainstorm

Everyone sits quietly in a circle, with their eyes closed, waiting for the leader's first movement. The rain slowly starts as the leader rubs his palms together. When the Beaver on the leader's left hears this sound, he makes it, too, and each Beaver starts upon hearing the Beaver to the right. Once everyone is rubbing palms, the leader increases the sound of the rain by snapping fingers, and that sound in turn is passed around the circle. Then the leader claps both hands together, and that sound is passed around the circle. The leader then switches to thigh slapping, and the storm comes with feet stomping as the rain becomes a hurricane. To indicate the storm will start to subside, the leader reverses the order, beginning with thigh slapping, then hand clapping, finger snapping, palm rubbing, and finally passes around silence as the storm dies away. During the game, Beavers have their eyes closed.

Touch One, Touch All

Like touch tag, when 'It' touches someone, that one joins 'It', then two try to touch others, until all are caught and there is nobody left to chase. The first one touched becomes 'It' for the next game.

Ball Tag

'It' must throw the ball to hit one of the runners. If no one is hit, 'It' must run after the ball while the others get as far away as possible.

Dragon tag

Four Beavers link their arms together, forming a chain. They are the Dragon and must remain linked at all times, even when running. The aim of the game is for the Dragon to run and catch as many Beavers as possible by forming a circle around them. A Beaver who is captured must link arms with the others forming the Dragon and help to capture the remaining Beavers. The game goes until everyone has been tagged and is part of one long Dragon.

Hit the Penny

This is a game for two Beavers. They stand facing each other about five feet apart. In the middle a penny is placed on the ground. The Beavers take turns throwing a ball at the penny. A hit counts one point; if the penny is turned over (heads becomes tails or vice versa), score two points. The penny stays wherever the ball moves it throughout the game. Eleven points wins.

Follow chase

The Beavers stand in a circle with arms extended sideways, resting on each other's shoulders. The runner starts in one of the spaces between Beavers; the chaser does likewise, but on the opposite side of the circle. At a given signal they both start, the runner weaving in, out, and across, and the chaser trying to catch him. The chaser must follow the route set by the runner. If a runner is caught, he joins the circle, the chaser takes his place, and a new chaser is chosen. If the chase becomes too long, you can set a time limit, after which a new runner and chaser are chosen.

Knee-bend race

Each Beaver crouches in a knee-bend position, with hands on hips, and jumps or walks along.

Hot Potato

The Beavers stand in a circle and pass around a ball or some other suitable object. One Beaver stands outside and faces away from the circle. Suddenly he cries 'Stop !', and whoever has the ball may not pass it. The idea, of course, is not to be caught with the hot potato when the passing stops. Each time the passing stops, whoever is caught is out and must step out of the circle. Last one in becomes the caller for the next game.

Cat and Mouse

The Beavers join hands to form a circle. One Beaver inside the circle is the mouse; one Beaver outside is the cat. At a given signal the cat tries to catch the mouse by getting into the circle, but the Beavers should help the mouse by raising their hands to let him under, and by trying to prevent the cat from getting through. When the mouse is caught, he becomes part of the circle, the cat becomes the mouse, and a new cat is chosen.

Nut race

This is a relay race in which the Beavers must transfer nuts (in shells) from one bowl to another by carrying them on the back of the hand. Only one hand may be used. Each Beaver, in turn, scoops up - on the back of his hand - as many nuts as he thinks he can safely carry, runs to the far bowl and deposits the nuts. Any nuts dropped or thrown outside the bowl my not be retrieved; they are lost. Each returning Beaver taps the next Beaver in line to start him off. As soon as the first team is finished, the game ends, and the team with the most nuts deposited in the bowl wins.

Horse's Tail

Beavers line up in threes, the two rear Beavers in each line holding on to the Beaver in front. One Beaver is chosen to be the chaser. The object of the game is for the chaser to try to attach himself to the rear of any line - thereby becoming a new 'tail' for the various lines - or 'horses' - to prevent the chase from doing this by dodging and turning so as to keep him in front of them. If the chaser succeeds in becoming a new tail, the head of the line he has attached himself to becomes the new chaser.

Spot tag

The Beaver who is 'It' tries to tag one of the others, the Beaver tagged then becoming 'It'. This new chaser, however, must place either hand on the spot where he was tagged and must do all his running and chasing in that position until he has tagged someone else with his free hand. This game is a lot of fun, especially when 'It' aims for a spot that will be particularly awkward for the new chaser (the foot, for example).

Bell Catch

All the Beavers are blindfolded except one, who carries a bell so that it will ring on every step. The others try to catch him, and the first one to do so changes places with him, giving up the blindfold and taking the bell.

Blast Off

Have Beavers in a squatting position. Begin by counting with ten down to one, then 'Blast Off'.

Four-way pull

Four ropes are tied together at one end. Each Beaver takes one end. About two feet behind each Beaver is an Indian club or similar object. The idea is to pull the other three Beavers in your direction, enabling you to pick up your club. First one to pick up his club, of course, wins. This game may be played with any number, provided each Beaver has a rope.

Tug of war

Each team takes hold of one end of a sturdy rope. A line is drawn in between them and at a given signal each team tries to pull the other over the line. You can rule that a team must pull the entire opposing team over the line to win, or you can mark the middle of the rope (with paint or a rag tied around it), set a time limit on the pulling (one minute, for example), and the rule that the team with the middle of the rope on its side of the line when the pulling stops is the winner.

Animal Blindfold

One Beaver is blindfolded and given a stick. The others move around, staying fairly close to him, until he taps the stick three times on the ground. Everyone then stops moving, and the blindfolded Beaver points his stick. The Beaver pointed at must take the other end of the stick and imitate, with sounds, an animal specified by the blindfolded Beaver. The latter then tries to guess who is making the noise. If he is right they change place; if wrong, the game starts again with the same Beaver wearing the blindfold.