ItsBrian 284 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 We are camping this weekend and canoeing for most of Saturday. I know some games you can play in canoes such as tag and infection. Any other games anyone knows of? Link to post Share on other sites
cyphertext 60 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Canoe jousting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagledad 2777 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Orienteering Link to post Share on other sites
TWCub 17 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 With kayak we play bobber tag. Use a fishing bobber, try to toss it into another persons boat. If you miss the bobber is up for anyone to grab and re-throw. 1 point for each time you get the bobber into another boat. We did try it once with a beach ball, but teenage boys with a large ball and paddles...the ball never made it in any kayak. Link to post Share on other sites
ItsBrian 284 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Should’ve included this... it’s around 6 scouts first time. Link to post Share on other sites
Jameson76 1481 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Canoe relay without paddles is always good Canoe waterskiing is good times, but getting the canoe up on a good plane is a challenge, also don't try to slalom, stick with two skis 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cyphertext 60 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 5 hours ago, ItsBrian said: Should’ve included this... it’s around 6 scouts first time. Makes jousting even more fun! Good practice to learn how to get back into the canoe. Link to post Share on other sites
cyphertext 60 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Jameson76 said: Canoe waterskiing is good times, but getting the canoe up on a good plane is a challenge, also don't try to slalom, stick with two skis When there is a will... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ2kdy3lTz8 Link to post Share on other sites
ItsBrian 284 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 26 minutes ago, cyphertext said: Makes jousting even more fun! Good practice to learn how to get back into the canoe. We’re trying to not get the scouts wet since it was going to be cold, we didn’t plan on it going from 20 degrees to 80 degrees in a day. If we knew it was going to be like summer, we would’ve planned with bathing suits, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
ItsBrian 284 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Update: A leader ended up finding a somewhat inflated soccer ball in the lake and we ended up playing catch, whoever can get the ball first, and more. Everyone had a fun time, and the new scouts learned how to canoe. FYI: we ended up throwing out of the soccer ball after using it for the weekend 1 Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4342 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 6 hours ago, ItsBrian said: ... FYI: we ended up throwing out of the soccer ball after using it for the weekend True resourcefulness would have been cutting apart the sections of the ball, stamping them with your troop # and date, and handing them out as temporary insignia to all of the participants. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle94-A1 2686 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Sorry I missed this until today. Second canoe orienteering. Sailing canoe i.e. rigging a sail was fun. If you have 4 canoes, forming a megacanoe is fun. Stern walking, aka Deck walking, aka Swamp walking in which a person stands on the aft deck and uses an up and down motion to propel a canoes is challenging and fun. With a kayak, we would island up/raft up and play Duck, Duck, Goose. Rules were 1) No running 2) could not pick the person in the canoe next to you. THAT. WAS. FUN! Link to post Share on other sites
ItsBrian 284 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, qwazse said: True resourcefulness would have been cutting apart the sections of the ball, stamping them with your troop # and date, and handing them out as temporary insignia to all of the participants. Only if any of us were logical enough to think about that. Edited April 17, 2018 by ItsBrian Link to post Share on other sites
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