Best For: All Levels | Skill: Team Cooperation

How to play game

Step 1: Have the girls form a large circle, standing about arm’s length apart.

Step 2: Toss one ball into the center. The goal is for the troop to keep the ball in the air as long as possible.

Step 3: Count out loud together for every hit to build a troop record.

Step 4: For older girls, add a second ball or challenge them to only use their heads/shoulders.

Best For: Brownies & Juniors | Badge Link: Fair Play

How to play game
Step 1: Divide the troop into two teams. Give each team a flat bedsheet.

Step 2: Have each girl grab an edge of their team's sheet to pull it taut.

Step 3: Place the ball on Team A’s sheet. They must work together to "launch" the ball toward Team B.

Step 4: Team B must move as a single unit to catch the ball in their sheet without it hitting the ground.

Best For: Daisies & Brownies | Skill: Gross Motor Skills

How to play
Step 1: Place a hula hoop on the grass or floor about 5–10 feet away from the girls.

Step 2: Give each girl three chances to roll a ball, aiming to keep it inside the hoop.

Step 3: To increase the challenge, let the next girl try to "bump" other girls' balls out of the hoop while keeping hers in.

Best For: All Levels | Skill: Goal Setting

How to play game

Step 1: Line up 3–4 laundry baskets in a row, each further away than the last.

Step 2: Assign point values (10, 20, 50) based on distance.

Step 3: Have girls take turns bouncing the ball once on the ground before it lands in a basket.

Step 4: Total the points at the end to see whether the troop can reach a grand total.

Best For: Juniors & Cadettes | Skill: Inclusion

How to play game

Step 1: Break the troop into groups of three.

Step 2: Two girls stand 10 feet apart, while the third (the "interceptor") stands in the middle.

Step 3: The outside girls toss the ball back and forth while the girl in the middle tries to snag it.

Step 4: Once caught, the girl who threw the intercepted ball moves to the middle.

Best For: All Levels | Skill: Quick Thinking

How to play game

Step 1: Everyone sits in a circle. The leader picks a category (e.g., "Camping Supplies").

Step 2: The girl with the ball shouts one item (e.g., "Sleeping bag!") and tosses it to a another girl.

Step 3: The catcher must say a new item within 3 seconds and toss it again.

Step 4: If someone repeats a word or gets stuck, change the category to keep the energy high.

Best For: Brownies+ | Skill: The Buddy System

How to play game

Step 1: Pair the girls up and have them stand back-to-back.

Step 2: Place a ball between their shoulder blades. They must lock elbows to hold it in place.

Step 3: On "Go," the pair must walk sideways to a finish line without dropping the ball.

Step 4: If the ball drops, they must stop, reset, and continue from that spot.

Best For: All Levels | Energy Level: High

How to play game

Step 1: Divide the troop into two single-file lines.

Step 2: The first girl passes the ball OVER her head to the girl behind her.

Step 3: The second girl passes the ball UNDER her legs to the third girl.

Step 4: Continue the "Over-Under" pattern until the ball reaches the back. The last girl runs to the front to start again until the whole line has moved!

Best For: Juniors & Cadettes | Skill: Concentration

How to play game

Step 1: Stand in a circle and establish a specific tossing pattern (e.g., Mia always tosses to Chloe, Chloe always tosses to Sarah).

Step 2: Start with one ball. Once the pattern is smooth, the leader drops a second ball into the mix.

Step 3: See how many balls the troop can keep moving through the pattern before the "system" breaks down!

Best For: All Levels | Badge Link: Brownie Fair Play

How to play game

Step 1: Set up four bases in a diamond. Split into "Fielding" and "Kicking" teams.

Step 2: The pitcher rolls the ball; the kicker tries to send it into the field and run the bases.

Step 3: To make it "Girl-Led," have the girls rotate roles so everyone tries pitching, catching, and umpiring.

Best For: All Levels | Energy Level: High/Silly

How to play game

Step 1: Have the girls lie on their backs in a tight circle with their heads toward the center.

Step 2: Give the first girl a ball to hold between her feet/ankles.

Step 3: Using only her legs, she must pass the ball to the feet of the girl next to her.

Step 4: See if the troop can complete a full circle without the ball touching the floor!

Best For: New Scouts | Skill: Learning the GS Law

How to play game

Step 1: Stand in a circle. The leader starts by saying the first line of the Girl Scout Law (e.g., "I will do my best to be...") and tosses the ball.

Step 2: The catcher says the next line ("...honest and fair") and tosses it again.

Step 3: Continue until the entire Law is recited.

Step 4: Speed it up each round to see how fast the troop can "record" the Law!

Looking for even more ways to keep your troop active and engaged?  For more ball games and scout meeting inspiration, go to the Ball Games for Kids Pinterest Board!