5 Fun Games With Cotton Balls To Play With Your Troop

This is a hilarious relay that tests speed and a little bit of silliness.

• Setup: Divide the girls into teams. Place a bowl full of cotton balls in front of each team and an empty bowl at the other end of the room.
  
  

• The "Secret" Ingredient: Have each girl put a small dab of petroleum jelly on the tip of her nose. (Warning: some girls will go overboard and have it dripping off!)
  
  

• The Race: On "GO," the first girl in line dips her nose into the cotton ball bowl to get as many to stick as possible. Without using her hands, she must hurry to the empty bowl, drop them off, and run back.
  
  

• Winner: The team with the most cotton balls in their finish bowl after everyone has had a turn wins!

A fast-paced game that challenges fine motor skills under pressure.

• Set up: Scatter cotton balls all over the floor. Give each girl a spring-type clothespin and a brown lunch bag.
  
  

• The Game: Give the girls exactly one minute to collect as many cotton balls as they can.
  
  

• The Catch: They can only pick up the cotton balls using the clothespin—no fingers allowed!
  
  

• The Fun: Once the round is over, have them throw the cotton balls back out and try for a "best of three" championship.

This game is all about teamwork and steady hands.

• Set up: Form two teams and have them stand in a close zigzag formation. Give every girl a spoon, except for the first girl (who gets a bag of cotton balls) and the last girl (who gets an empty bag).
  
  

• The Race: The first girl places a cotton ball onto the second girl's spoon. The second girl must then drop it onto the third girl's spoon, and so on, until it reaches the end and is placed in the bag.
  
  

• The Rules: No hands allowed! If a cotton ball drops, it stays on the floor, and the team must start a new one from the front of the line.
  
  

• Pro Tip: Try a "steady flow" version where multiple cotton balls are moving down the line at once for a more hectic, high-energy challenge.

This is a great one-on-one game that usually has the rest of the troop cheering (and laughing) from the sidelines.

• Setup: Two girls sit at a table facing each other, both blindfolded. Place a bowl of cotton balls and an empty bowl in front of each girl.
  
  

• The Goal: Give each girl an extra-large spoon. They have one minute to scoop cotton balls from the full bowl into the empty one.
  
  

• The Twist: To make it harder, have them hold the "collection" bowl on top of their heads while they scoop! Because cotton balls are so light, they won't even be able to feel if they've successfully caught one in the spoon.

A classic test of pucker power and aim.

• Set up: Use masking tape to create lanes down the center of a long table or on the ground, marking a clear start and finish line.
  
  

• The Game: Each girl gets one cotton ball and one straw.
  
  

• The Race: Girls must blow through the straw to propel their cotton ball across the finish line.
  
  

• Tournament Style: Run several heats and have the winners face off in a grand finale to crown the "Ultimate Puffer."