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Bear Marble Madness Adventure: Cub Scout Helps and Documents

Marble Madness is one of the Bear elective adventures. For the Marble Madness adventure, Bears learn all about marbles and play a variety of games with them, from ringer to marble mazes.

Requirements for the Bear Marble Madness Adventure

Complete requirements 1–4. Requirement 5 is optional.

  1. Discuss with your family or den the history of marbles, such as where and when the game began. Talk about the different sizes of marbles and what they are made of and used for.
  2. Learn about three different marble games, and learn to play one of them. Learn how to keep score. Learn and follow the rules of the game. Play the game with your family, friends, or your den.
  3. Learn four or five words that are used when talking about marbles. Tell what each of the words means and how it relates to playing marbles. Share this information with your den.
  4. Complete one of the following:
    4A. With your den or family, make a marble obstacle course or marble golf course. Share what you create. Invite everyone to go through your course.
    4B. Create your own game using marbles, and design rules for playing the game. Share the game you created with your den, family, or friends. Explain the rules and how to play the game.
    4C. With your den or family, create a marble race track. Have at least two lanes so you can race your favorite marbles against each other.
    4D. Make a marble maze.
  5. With the help of an adult, make a marble bag to hold marbles.

Resources for Bear Den Leaders and Parents

Marbles Terminology

To explain how to play marbles, you should know the terminology. See some of the basic marble terms.

Rules for Ringer

When you think of kids playing marbles, you are probably picturing Ringer in your mind – a circle on the ground and kids shooting at the marbles within.

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    Thank you for taking the time to put this together! You just made a perfect then meeting for us in Maryland! pack 1634

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