Wolf Scouts lead happy, active lives! Catching, throwing, balancing, and stretching will help you run with your Wolf pack wherever you go. The more you move, the more you will improve! In this adventure, you will practice your Wolf athletic skills and show you know how to eat nutritious food to keep your body running in tip-top shape.
Rationale for Adventure
This adventure will promote physical fitness and good health through games and other fun activities.
Requirements
- Play catch with someone in your den or family who is standing 5 steps away from you. Play until you can throw and catch successfully at this distance. Take a step back, and see if you can improve your throwing and catching ability.
- Practice balancing as you walk forward, backward, and sideways.
- Practice flexibility and balance by doing a front roll, a back roll, and a frog stand.
- Play a sport or game with your den or family, and show good sportsmanship.
- Do at least two of the following: frog leap, inchworm walk, kangaroo hop, or crab walk.
- Demonstrate what it means to eat a balanced diet by helping to plan a healthy menu for a meal for your [den or] family. Make a shopping list of the food used to prepare the meal.
Takeaways
- Activities increase our level of fitness and make us feel better about ourselves.
- Good sportsmanship is just as important as skill in sports and active games.
- Choosing nutritious foods will help you live an active life.
- A Scout is friendly.
Historical Requirements
2015 Handbook Requirements
Wolf Handbook, page 110
Wolf Den Leader Guide, page 73
- Play catch with someone in your den or family who is standing 10
steps away from you. Play until you can throw and catch successfully at this distance. Take a step back, and see if you can improve your throwing and catching ability. - Practice balancing as you walk forward, backward, and sideways.
- Practice flexibility and balance by doing a front roll, a back roll, and a frog stand.
- Play a sport or game with your den or family, and show good sportsmanship.
- Do at least two of the following: frog leap, inchworm walk, kangaroo hop, or crab walk.
- Demonstrate what it means to eat a balanced diet by helping to plan a healthy menu for a meal for your [den or] family. Make a shopping list of the food used to prepare the meal.
