Give the order: "When I applaud, you applaud--when I don't, you don't Go through several false motions to see if you can catch the group napping.

Flip your thumb as though flipping a coin, then catch it and slap it on the back of your hand.

That was great! HONEST!

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh what a relief it is.

With hands far apart, bring them rapidly together but miss just before meeting each other.

A-M-E-R-I-C-A, Cub Scouts(or Boy Scouts), Cub Scouts, USA!

Shout- Countdown, 10 - 1 !! BLASTOFF! then with your hand gain orbit and even out. Then say, "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP."

Announce to the group that when you raise your right hand, everyone is to applaud. When you raise your left hand, everyone is to yell or cheer. When you raise both hands, everyone applauds and cheers.

Leader divides group into two sections. Each section claps only when leader points to it. Start slowly and build up speed. Wind up by pointing to both sections.

Mimic shooting an arrow, then call out, "Bull's Eye!"

Yucca, yucca, yucca

Begin applauding slowly in unison and gradually increase the speed. Then slow down until finally, the hands are not brought together at all.

Point a forefinger and shout, "Ding, Dong!"

Ask everyone to stand and raise his right hand? then his left. Now have him raise his left leg and close both eyes. After a few seconds, when everyone is trying to balance on one foot, say, "It's dark, isn't it?"

When the ball is in your hands, everyone is quiet. When the bail leaves your hands, everyone cheers. Try bouncing the ball, faking a throw, etc.

Pretending to blow a big balloon, you put your hands to your mouth and puff labouriously. You spread your hands slowly apart at each puff, then fling your arms out, yelling 'BANG'.

Clap hands as a barber strops his razor first rubbing your palms together, then stroking the back of your right hand across your left palm. Don't forget the barber's flourishes and, finally, the first downward stroke on your face accompanied by a harsh scraping noise.

Showtime, Showtime!

Pretend to throw a ball up and hit it with the bat. After you hit the ball, shout, "Home run!" or swing three times and holler, "You're out!"

Be Prepared, Be Prepared,
Shout it out, Shout it out.
Pioneer, Voyageur,
Pathfinder Scout !

Growl like a bear four times, turning halfway around each time.

Put your arms around your own shoulders and give yourself a big hug.

Cut a tree by tapping front teeth together, slap your tail by slapping a palm against your thigh, then yell, "TIMBER!"

Start by yelling, "Papa Beaver:' and clap hands with straight arms and large swing for the beaver's tail hitting the water. Then announce, "Mama Beaver:' and put base of each hand together and clap. Finally yell, "Baby Beaver:' and bring thumb and forefinger together.

Put arms straight out and pretend to fly, while going "Buzz-z-z-z, Buzz-z-z-z."

Hold both hands out in front of you as if flying a kite. Jerk back suddenly while saying, "Zap, Zap, Zap." (Lightening)

Pump, Pump, Pump.

Leader says, "let's give them a big hand" everybody in the audience holds up one of their hands with the palm up.

The cheer leader says: "Alright ! Let's give that skit a Big Hand."
Upon which, everybody silently holds one hand, palm open, up in the air.

To simulate rain, have everyone pat one finger of his left hand with one finger from his right hand. Gradually increase the intensity of the storm by increasing the number of fingers hit together. Hold Up the desired number of fingers as the signal. Decrease the number of fingers tapping as the storm passes.

How sweet it is.

Cup hands in front of nose and sneeze in hands. Having nowhere to put it, wipe your hands in your hair. 

Hold out a hand at arms length, make a fist with the thumb up. Variation- Add, "GREAT JOB!!"

Clap with only index fingers. That's why we call it the bikini applause. Because there's nothing to it.

Stand. Tuck hands under armpits, flap 3 times while doing the sound of your faviorate bird.

Pretend to have black powder in your hand. Pour powder down the barrel. Stamp it down, raise the gun and fire saying, "Click, BANG!"

Start counting backwards from 6 to 1. Bend the knees a little more on each count until you are in a squatting position. Then, while saying, "BLAST OFF!", jump straight up in the air. 

Stand and give a loud "Meow" three times.

Boomalacka, Boomalacka,
Bow-wow-wow.
Chingalacka, Chingalacka,
Chow-chow-chow.
Boomalcacka, Chingalacka,
WOW ! WOW ! WOW !

Using a golf ball (preferably) Have the group yell 'Pow' every time the ball hits the floor when dropped initially from an outstretched hand above the head, or thrown up.

Make motion as if shooting an arrow and say, "Zing, Zing, Zing." Pretend to release an arrow with each zing. Variation- Slowly draw arrow from quiver on your back. Place arrow against string of bow, pull back, release and say "pffft."

Pretend to throw the ball down the alley, and then yell, "Strike!"

"What's the best patrol/den?" All the patrols/dens yell back the Boy/Cubby winner's patrol name/den name.

Rip, Rap, Rap! Rip, Rap, Ree! Loyal Happy Boy/Cub Scouts are We!

The cheer leader says: "That deserves a Bravo ! We'll do this in a circle."
He then proceeds to have one end of the circle start with the 'BRR' sound and proceeds to point around the circle while they do the 'AVOOOO' sound. The sound level should rise as more of the circle comes in.

Spell out the letters B R A V O O O Then yell together BRAVO
When given as a cheer, it is traditional for the people being cheered to reply in the same way, and try to be louder than the group who cheered them.

Be Prepared! Be Prepared! Shout! Shout! Shout! Tenderfoot! Second Class! First Class Scout!

Stick arm out in front of you with the lower arm and hand dangling. Swing lower arm and hand back and forth in a limp manner.

Pull the bell rope as if ringing a bell, repeating "CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK."

Bonzo
Buffalo bonzo
Buffalo buffalo bonzo
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo !

Make bull horns with fingers while shouting "El Toro, El Toro !"

Hold down cape and move to in appropriate motion while shouting "OLE!"

Cheer leader: "I think we had better bury that skit. Alright, everybody stand up and dig a big hole with your shovel
(suitable grunting sounds and shovelling actions),
now throw the skit into the hole (thump)
and cover it up (more shovelling and grunting),
now, jump on it to keep it in there. (Everybody jumps up and down three times.)

"Yucca, yucca, yucca!"

SOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEE, SOOOOOOOO, EEEEEEEE!!!!!!! PIG PIG PIG PIG!!!

"Clap your hands, stomp your feet, Camp can't be beat!"

Cheer and applaud as cover is removed from can and become quiet as lid is replaced.

Put hands on opposite shoulders, while opening and closing elbows, say, "Here, kitty, kitty."

Laugh loudly when lid is taken from a can, and become quiet when lid is replaced.

A variation of the "Watermelon". Cup your hands for the cantaloupe and shorten time and noise for spitting out the seeds. Variation- Hold a piece of cantaloupe in one hand, take a fast bite, turn head and spit out seeds.

Pretend to be holding a hammer in one hand and a nail in the other. Start pounding the nail with the hammer while saying, "Bang, Bang, Ouch". 

Close fist and make circular motion while saying, "Chug a chug a chug" followed by "Whooo, wooo!"

You're the cats MeeeeOOOOW!!! (to person receiving applause)

Hold out left hand, palm up, and make flopping, gasping motions with the right hand on the palm of the left hand.

Group stands and yells- Ninety-nine THUMP!! Ninety-nine THUMP!! Ninety-nine THUMP!! This wooden leg is murder!!! Variation- MY FEET ARE KILLING ME!!! Variation 2- My shoe bill is outrageous!!!

Have the group pair off. On signal, each person is to look his partner in the eye and start humming a tune. Continue until one laughs or has to take a breath. Each winner finds another winner until one person is the "champion hummer"

Ask everyone to stand up and applaud. Then, with heads thrown back and chests puffed out, shout the number of their (pack, troop, or post) ... (number) BSA. (At a pack meeting, Cub Scout dens shout their den number.)

Cheerio-Cheerio-Cheerio.

Pick a cheery, roll in your mouth, then spit the pit out with a loud "P-TUU."

Grate, grate, grate

How! How! How! Phooey, Phooey, Phooey.

Stand, fold your arms, bow from the waist while saying, "Ah Phooey."

Pretend to hold a bell rope, then get the left side of the audience to say "DING" on the downstroke and the other side of the audience to say "DONG" on the upstroke. Repeat three times.

Try this get-acquainted mixer. Give everyone five Christmas seals. On signal, he introduces himself to five others and leaves a seal with each of them.

Have the group form a circle, facing in. Tell them each person will be given a chance to meet every other person. Select a "guest" in the circle and ask the person to his left, "A:' to shake hands with him and introduce himself. Then A takes a position to the right of the guest. Player "B" repeats A's actions and takes his place to the right of A in what now becomes a reception line. Other players follow, introducing themselves to every person in the line.

Fold hands together, interlocking fingers. Make noise by pressing palms together.

The cheer leader says: "O.K., do you know the sound a clam makes ? Alright then, put your hands together at the wrist and hold them away up in the air like this (demonstrates).
Now, move your hands together like a clam shell. (Everybody moves curved hands open and closed five times.)
Thank you.

Ask everyone to roll up his sleeves in preparation for this strenuous applause. Double up your fists with your left arm in front of your face and right arm overhead. Then silently open and close y6ur right fist.

Hold hand up with the thumb on the bottom, and the palm and four fingers above. The "yell", silent of course, is done by rapidly "clapping" the thumb against the four fingers

Clap rapidly in the following rhythm- 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3-4...(pause)..One big clap.

Just like the Class A except that on the last clap, you come back with your hands and make one big clap.

Just like the class B except that after missing the clap, you come back with your hands and make one big clap.

Pretend to shinny up a coconut tree,(Place arms out front as if hugging tree, move one hand and arm up a time and then the other), pretend to pick the coconut, let it fall to the ground(whistle as if a bomb was falling), hits the ground with a bang!! Shinny down (reverse your climbing motion), pretend to hit the coconut to open it, then say- THIS SURE IS A NUTTY APPLAUSE!!!

Put hands up like you're holding a telescope and shout "Land Ho".

"Does not compute!"

We the people, APPROVE!

Everyone nod their heads up and down and say- "COO-COO" as many times as you tell them, as if you were striking the hour.

Crumby, crumby, crumby

Everyone takes a big bowl in their arms. In bowl, dump ingredients to make cookies, such as- flour, sugar, salt, chocolate chips and dill pickles (have the boys tell out the ingredients and you'll get some odd cookies). After the ingredients are in the bowl, you take a big spoon and with stirring motion yell "Crummy, Crummy, Crummy".

Have everyone raise his hands above his head. Applaud by clicking the nails of the thumb and forefinger on each hand.

Pretend to milk cow saying- "Squirt, squirt, squirt, moo."

MOOOOO!!! MOOOOO!!! MOOOOO!!!

Have the everyone stand, cup their hands around their mouth and say- "YIP, YIP, YIPEEEE!!!!!" VARIATION- Add- "ARC, ARC, AROOOOOOOOO!! GEE, It's lonely out here."

Have the group stand- Have them pretend to be on a boat, by swaying back and forth, and from side to side, have them grab hold of a rope as if they are hauling in their trap, have them grab the trap box and say- "THIS IS THE BIGGEST KING CRAB I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!"

Have everyone slap his knees twice, clap his hands twice, then grasp his left ear with his right hand and his nose with his left. Slap and clap again, this time reversing hand positions. Increase the speed, alternating the hand positions each time.

The player extends both arms straight forward, crosses one hand over the other, and interlaces the fingers of the two hands. The palms should be together, the little fingers on top, and the thumbs down. He brings the hands in to his chest and turns them upward, holding them close to his chin. Now the leader points to any one of the fingers (without touching it) and directs the player to move it. The player may find it difficult to do so, and will probably move the wrong finger.

Call out in unison ONE TWO THREE WOOF
When given as a cheer, it is traditional for the people being cheered to reply in the same way, and try to be louder than the group who cheered them. 

"Do Your Best! Be Prepared! Shout! Shout! Shout! Wolf Cub! Bear Cub! Webelos Scout!"

Pretend to put on your diving suit, adjust your helmet, pretend to close face door, and screw the locks in place. Then pretend to jump into the water by jumping one step ahead, pretend to be sinking to the ocean floor, mumbling, "BLUG, BLUG, BLUG!!!" VARIATION- Add the following when you reach the "bottom"- walk around very stiffly in a circle, then slowly bend over and pick up something and yell- "I found the TREASURE!!! I found the TREASURE."

Clutch throat and say- "HOW, HOW, HOW, WATER, WATER, GLUG, GLUG, GLUG." Wipe your mouth and sigh "AHHHHhhhhhh, I sure feel and look better.!!!" Variation- Same as above except when you get the water, take a comb out of the back pocket, dip it into the wa

"Yucca, Yucca, Yucca !!"

Pretend to get under the hood of your car, find the dip stick, pull it out, and say, "OH, NO, YOU'RE A QUART LOW!!!" Variation- Add to the above- You could sure use an oil change and pretend to put it back, close the hood with a SLAM!!!

4. Ask those with the same color suit, dress, or tie to assemble.

Open mouth, stick out tongue, say Ahhhhhhhhh!

How come? (Build up on the HOW COME? Build up on the HOW to a big volume and then cut it off with a soft "COME?")

Pretend to snore and wake up. Stretch and say- WOW, that was a Great Dream !!!

On legs make a rat-a-tat sound 3 or 4 times, then hit the stomach two times and say "Boom, Boom".

On legs make a rat-a-tat sound 3 or 4 times, then hit the stomach two times and say "Boom, Boom".

Have one-half of group holler out a cheer, and the other half be the echo, giving the cheer repeatedly, fainter and fainter.

Let arm act as a trunk, wave it brokenly in front of your face. Raise your forearm up and down and say, "Peanuts, peanuts anyone?"

Brrrrr-rrr, Brrrrr-rrr.

How TIRED? (Build up a loud HOW, with a soft TIRED and a stretch.)

Hold one hand above the eyes as though looking into the distance while slowly waving the other hand.

Move right arm in a large circle, on the upswing say- "OHHHHH!" On the downswing say- "AHHHHH!" Variation- Insert the following between the ooh and aah above- when you are at the top, hold arm in place and rock back and forth and hold other hand over the

Divide the group into four sections- (1) Rings the bell fast, DING; (2) Honks the horn, HONK, HONK, HONK; (3) Sounds the siren, Rrrr, Rrrr, Rrrr; (4) Clangs the clangor, CLANG, CLANG, CLANG. Have all four groups do their parts together.

Strike a match on the leg, light the firecracker, make noise like fuse "sssss", then yell loudly "BANG!!"

Water, Water, Water! More, More, More !

Take match, strike it (scratching sound), light fireworks ("sssshh"), takes off ("whoosh"), explodes ("boom"), impressed by the pretty sight ("aaaahh").

Pretend to a fish by it's tail with one hand with one hand and plug your nose with the other and say- "PEEE-U-EEEEE!!!!" Variation 2- Suck in your cheeks, form an "O" with your mouth, move it as if you were a fish, without making a sound!!! Variation 3-

Pretend to reel out some line, let it drift, yank your pretend pole back and start to reel in the fish. Struggle with it for a short time and say- "I'VE GOT IT!!! I'VE GOT IT!!!"

Place a basketball on the floor and instruct a player to sit on it while balancing his right heel on his left toe. Now see if he can perform some simple function such as lighting a candle, tying a square knot, or threading a needle.

Bend down, attach pump to tire, lift and push on pump three times, then say, "BOOM!" and jump back in surprise.

Applaud by clicking the nails of the thumb and finger together.

Flick your middle fingernail with your thumbnail.

Shake hands over the head and say, "Yabba-dabba-doo".

Tell everyone to put his forefingers together on the tip of his nose. Then have him move them away from his face, at eye level, while keeping his eyes fixed on some distant object. A sausage, floating in midair, will appear.

Like a flower blooming, raise part way in your chair, look around and thumb jump up yelling, "Sproooooong!"

Pretend to be playing the flute and give two big toots.

"RAW, RAW, RAW !!"

Make a fist thumbs pointing up with each hand in front of you and say "Aaaaaayyyy."

Cheer Leader: Give me an OFER !
Circle: OFER !
Cheer Leader: Give me an OFER !
Circle: OFER !
Cheer Leader: Give me an OFER !
Circle: OFER !
Cheer leader: What have we got ?
Circle: OH FER GOODNESS SAKE !

Cheer Leader: That calls for a High Flying Cheer. Was it a ONE ?
Circle: NO !
Cheer Leader: Was it a TWO ?
Circle: NO !
Cheer Leader: Was it a THREE ?
Circle: NO !
Cheer Leader: Was it a FOUR ?
Circle: YES ! FOR THE BIRDS !

Divide the Scouts into three groups. Have the first group say, in high voices, "Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes:' The second group, in deeper voices, says, "Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes." The third group, in deep bass voices, says, "Fried bacon, fried bacon, fried bacon." After rehearsing each group, turn them loose at once; continue until signal for silence.

Wrap arms around body and say, "Err!"

Wrap your hands around yourself and say "Brrrrrrr".

Eat a large piece of pretend watermelon, spit out the seeds, pretend to have a piece of cantaloupe, spit out the seeds, then have a cherry, place a finger in your cheek and give one small pop, as if spitting out the pit of the cherry.

Lift lid off garbage can, pinch nose, and say "P~U.

Cup your hand around the mouth and yell- "GEE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!" Variation- Insert the persons name after gee. Variation 2- Insert the persons name as in variation one but also substitute a different phrase honoring the pers

Wave hands like a ghost and say- "WHOOOO, WHOO, WHOOOOOOO!!" Variation- Wail, "BOO! BOO! BOO!" three times and then yell- "YAHHH!!"

Boo

Tell the group to buzz like a bee. When your hand is raised, the volume should increase. When you lower your hand the volume should decrease. Practice this at various levels.

Tell the group to buzz like a bee. When your hand is raised, the volume should increase. When you lower your hand, the volume should decrease. Practice this at varying levels.

Divide group into thirds. Group 1 Says, "Ahhhhh", Group 2, "Ahfihhhh"; and Group 3, "Choboo. At the end the leader says, "Bless you," or "Gesundheit."

Hold up hand

Stand up with legs bent at right angles, put hands in front of you as if steering and say, "BAAARRROOOOOMMM!" Variation- Add, "Look at me go! BARRRROOOMM!!

Divide the group into three sections. Ask the first to call in cadence: "Gold! Gold!" Have the second call out: "Give us water! Give us water!" And the third section: "Pick and shovel! Pick and shovel!" Practice with each section, and then have all begin together softly. As you raise your hand, the volume should become higher until everyone is shouting at the top of his voice.

Shout "FORE" and pretend to hit the ball, place hand over above eyes to follow where the ball went. Variation- Add- Duck and cover your eyes saying- "OH NO! I HIT SOMEONE!!"

Make a motion as if polling a boat, singing out- "O, SOLE MIO"

The Cheer Leader says: "Let's give this something really GOOD. Repeat after me."
Cheer Leader: Good.
Circle: Good.
Cheer Leader: Good
Circle: Good
Cheer Leader: Good Heavens ! What next ??
Circle: Good Heavens ! What next ??

Stand up and turn around.

Ask everyone to hold his right ear with his left hand and his nose with his right hand. On the command "Change!" each person is to switch, unwinding his arms a6d grasping his left ear with his right hand, his nose with his left. Give the commands slowly at first, then increase their speed. Secret: Grab your nose first.

Everyone is sitting down in their chairs. All stomp their feet three times loudly, then slap leg three times, then clap hands 3 times. Then stand up all together and shout "Ra, Ra, Ra!"

HOW! HOW! HOO-O-OO-OOW!

"A-h-h-h Chooooo! Three times, each time getting louder.

Everyone is sitting down in their chairs. All stomp their feet three times loudly, then slap leg three times, then clap hands 3 times. Then stand up all together and shout "Ra, Ra, Ra!" 

Hold one hand out as if holding a bunch of grapes, with the other hand pick a grape, chew it and spit out the pit.

Use in conjunction with Watermelon and Cantaloupe in this section. Hold an imaginary grape between thumb and first finger. Pop grape into mouth with appropriate sound.

Every one stomps around as if stomping grapes, then reach down with one hand dipping with a glass and drinking it, saying, "AAAAAhhhhh."

Leader starts quietly starting with GRRR and goes around circle to complete word

Have one half of the audience say, "Great" and the other half say, "Going." Alternate each side.

Pretend to wind a crank pulling the blade up, tie it off, take an imaginary axe and cut the rope. Knife your hand down like a blade, saying "Slooosh". Then roll one over the other while saying "Thud, flop, flop, flop." Variation- Insert persons name after getting applause on last flop and say- "Haven't you got those heads of lettuce chopped yet.

Suck in both sides of your mouth and make a kissing noise three times.

Hold up one hand with the palm open, with the other hand, cover the open hand so only half shows. Variation- Add a phrase such as you are handy to have around.

HUH, UGH!!!

HUH !!!

Make a hamburger patty by clapping hands turning left hand on top, then left hand on the bottom.

Applaud with striking hand on foot.

Throw a handkerchief in the air with instructions for the audience to clap and cheer until you catch it or it falls to the floor: Vary the length of the noise with a long throw, a short throw, and no throw at all.

Upon arrival, each person is instructed to introduce himself and shake hands with all the others with his left hand and to use only his left hand for any activity until everyone is present.

Put your hand behind your neck like you are holding a hangman's noose, then roll eyes and stick out your tongue.

Drop hankey, applause only while hanky is in the air

Divide the group into two sections, tell one group that when you point to them they are to yell, "HAY". Tell the other section they are to yell, "STRAW" !!! Vary the speed in which you point to the different groups. Variation- When the leader yells hay o

Explain that when you call out, "Hay!" or "Straw!" the group is to respond with the opposite word: "Straw!" or "Hay!" For more fun, mix them up fast.

Slap heart and sole of shoe.

Slap heart, and then sole of shoe.

Group stands and cheers, "Great job! Great JOB! GREAT JOB!" Getting louder each time.

Simulate swinging a bat, then shade your eyes with your hands and yell, "Thar she goes."

Make galloping noises and whinny.

Get your hot dog and put it in a bun. Pick up the mustard bottle and squeeze some mustard on the hot dog, then take a big bite and say, "Yummmmm!"

gasping, "Water!"

How, How, How, Brrrrr!

How, How, How, You'all!

Raise arm to fullest extent and yell- "HOW!"

HOOOOW DDD DEEE PARRRD!!!!

HOOOOW DDD DEEEE!!!

"Coool:'

Stomp feet three times, beat chest three times, 5 Indian yells with hand over mouth.

Swing hand and arm back and then forward simulating the snapping of a whip. Snakes, it would have to be snakes.

I've made it, I've made it, I don't know what it is, but I've made it.

Hold hand as if close over a javelin, raise arm above shoulder and pretend to throw the javelin forward, wait a couple of seconds and say "Thud".

Hold arms to cover face (Hands holding elbows) yell "AAAAAH, HELP!"

Chomp, Chomp, Chomp.

Swish your hand across the front of you like a jet and clap your hands twice, real fast to simulate the sonic boom.

HO, HO, HO!

Lay a pencil on the floor and ask someone to stand close to it. Tell him to bend over, grasp his toes, and jump over the pencil.

slap back of other hand

Everyone makes a fist with their left hand and slaps the side of their fist with their right hand, as if trying to coax ketchup from a bottle. Six quick slaps and then the ketchup comes out in one big noised dolled: Slap-skip-slap-slap-skip-slap-balloons!

Kneel and place your right hand on your left shoulder, then on your right Shoulder, while saying, "I dub thee Sir Knight." Can also be done with partners.

Hold hands together and straight out in front of you. Slowly turn to the right, with a fast return to the left, while making sounds like a sprinkler, "Spsss, spsss, spsss" Leaky tire OR Snake

Tell everyone to ask the name of the person sitting at his right. On signal, everyone is to shout this name. If you can't detect a single name, the audience wins. They should be told to conspire against you by yelling in unison to blend all the names into one. Retaliate by making false starting signals, hoping to trap one or two into shouting names.

HISS

Have everyone shake hands with the person on his right, then his left. Then tell everyone on the word "go" to turn around and shake hands with the person behind him. At this point, if everyone has followed directions, there will be no one behind to greet, for he, too, will have turned.

Put hand to ear, as if listening.

Ding, Ding, Ding, Dong! Let freedom ring!

With one hand draw a zig-zag in the air in front of you saying, "ZAP, ZAP, ZAP."

Look up in the star to find the stars, then say, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle".

Grab onto a live electrical wire and shake the whole body.

Begin on the he heels of your hands, slowly and together. Gradually increase speed, working towards the finger tips and finally over the ends of the fingers. The last part is raise your hand over your eyes as a gesture of looking in the distance.

"I like Cub (or Boy) Scouts; yes, I do! I like Cub (or Boy) Scouts; how about you?" And point to the group that is to respond in the same way.

Pretend to be chopping a tree then shout "Chop, Chop, Chop, TIMMMMBERRRR!"

"Skip it!"

Scalpel, sponge, sponge, sponge, oops.

Pretend to hold a test tube in one hand. Pour something into it; then something else, then shout "Boooommm!"

(Sway hips) "HIP, hip, hooray", "Hip, hip, hooray."

Pretend to strike a match on the seat of your pants, it lights on the second try. Look at it burn, shake your hand and yell "YEEEEEEEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOO______OOW!"

Pretend to light a match on the seat of your pants, say Yeeoooooooww!!

Put hands on feet and stamp feet while turning around in a circle.

Shake contents in a shaker bottle, slurp the drink.

You need two people for this one. One person holds arms out in front, fingers interlocked and thumbs down. The other person takes a thumb in each hand and does the motion of milking a cow.

Pretend to honk your horn and say "Ooooga, Ooooga, Ooooga".

Place open hands by ears to form antlers and call "OOOOO-AAA-OOOO."

Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z
(Trace flight of mosquito with finger)
Clap hands once for the swat saying 'Gotcha'

With hand, slap yourself on the neck, arms, legs, while saying "Oooo, Aaaah." This can also be done by taking one finger and moving it around in the air as a mosquito flying (making a buzzing sound at the same time), letting it land on your arm, slapping

Rapidly slap face, neck, shoulders, etc.

Mother, Mother, She's the one. If Mother can't do it, it can't be done.

Flutter your hand in front of you while your tongue flutters.

Flutter tongue on roof of mouth.

Lift up the left foot and slam it down starting the engine with your hands pretending to hold handlebars and saying "V-V-r-a-a-a-a-m-m-m-m."

Raise foot and kick down three times while making a sputtering sound. Hold hands like gripping handlebars. On third try, the engine starts. Say, "Varroooom."

WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, LINCOLN, ROOSEVELT !

Make fists out of both hands and put them together. Make the sound of steam building "ssssSSSS", the sound builds; then when the mountain erupts yell "POP as hands and arms extend over the head.

Pretend climbing on mountain. A rock slips off. Put your had over your eyes, look down and yell - Look OUT BELOW !

Announce the name of a well-known song such as "Yankee Doodle" or "Dixie" and ask everyone to clap to its rhythm. For a novel finish, tell everyone to miss the last note. Someone always forgets.

Start the nail, drive it in and hit the thumb yelling, "OOO-UUU-CCC-HHH!"

Crude, crude, crude

Join hands, raise them over head and shout, "Go for the Gold!"

Circle hands, at bottom of circle clap palm of one hand and back of the other hand together.

Yell the word "HOW" loudly. Can be built up to more how's as needed.

Ask if anyone can rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word. Give everyone a chance to try, and then write on a chalkboard: O-N-E W-O-R-D.

"CRUDE, CRUDE, CRUDE."

This is just plain hand clapping. Some people would say this is used by those: who lack imagination. But it always gets a good response and forces the group to participate.

Everyone yell together, "Clap your hands," then clap hands together two times. Then yell "Stomp your feet," then stomp feet three times on the floor. Then say, "PACK(TROOP) _____ can't be beat."

Razzle, dazzle, never frazzle, not a thread but wool. All together, all together, that's the way we pull.

Paintbrush is the hand with the fingers hanging down loosely. The clapping is done by "brushing" the palm of the other hand. 

Pretend to be holding a frying pan and a spatula in your hands. Pretend to put the spatula under the pancake and flip the pancake into the air. Look into the air as though watching the pancake flip in the air. Catch the pancake with the spatula, and flip

Make motions to simulate opening a paper bag., forming neck, blowing it up and pop it, saying "POP" loudly.

As everyone arrives, give him a small paper bag and a rubber band to hold the bag on. Tell him to put it on his right hand and shake hands with everyone while wearing the bag.

Do this in a group. One person puts hands on the side with the palms up for the right hand and palms down for left hand. Then the next person places his hands on them, palms together. Then proceed to clap with each other.

Throw hands in the air and say, "Confetti, Confetti, Confetti."

Have the group form a circle with all but one wearing a paper hat. The hats can be made in advance of the meeting or by the group, using old newspapers.) On signal, each player reaches to his right, removes the hat from that person, and places it on his own head. Gradually speed up the action and then abruptly have everyone stop. The player without a hat drops out. Start again (with one less hat) and continue until only two are left. Change directions from time to time.

Everyone pat the back of the left shoulder with their right hand.

Pretend to be riding a horse while moving up and down and saying, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

Draw right fist back to shoulder, then throw punch while yelling P U.

Stomp feet three times and shout personal name.

Pretend to hit pinata, say "Swoosh" (Miss), "Swoosh" (miss), "Swoosh" (hit) "HOORAY."

Start with a hand up above the head and then with a crying motion swoop the hand down saying, "Swish, Thud."

Clap little fingers together.

"Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of Sprite. Variation- Avast Ye land lubbers! Walk that plank! Glub, Glub, Glub. Variation 2- "Hoist the Jolly Roger! We're off to find the treasure! Yo Ho Ho !!

Stand two fingers of one hand on the other arm like legs. Have them run down the arm to the wrist and then leap into the air, as the hand comes down, CLAP!

pat your self on the back

Clap your hands together, then slap your leg with each hand to simulate a pony trot.

Have everyone gallop in place and shout, "YIPPEEEEEEEEEE".

1st group yells- "Where's my spinach! Where's my spinach! 2nd group yells- "Toot, toot! You're Popeye the sailor man! Here's your spinach! 1st group- "well, blow me down, I love my spinach! Toot, toot!

Explain to audience that when you call out, "Pow:' they are to respond, "Wow:' and vice versa.

Salute and say- "Hail to the Chief."

Just plain old clapping for those who lack any imagination.

Have everyone get out their bucket, hang it on the end of their pump, back up a step or two, then pretend to take hold of the pump handle and start to pump. Do this for about ten pumps and say- "The bucket is full."

Say "Varoooom" five times starting quietly and increasing in loudness each time while shifting gears with right hand.

To simulate rain, have everyone pat one finger of the left hand and one finger of the right hand. Gradually increase the intensity of the storm by increasing the fingers hitting together. Decrease the number of fingers as the storm passes.

Hisssssssssss

Make a fist with the thumb extended, put thumb to lips and pretend to blow, open hand and extend fingers gradually with each puff. Hold up hand when fully extended.

First person in row claps next person's hand and so on down to the end of the row.

Start at one side, have each row slap the hand of the person next to them, so on down the line.

First person in row claps next person's hand and so on down to the end of the row. 

Move hands away from each other.

Beep-Beep-Zoom."

Walk stiff legged with arms in place saying in a monotone voice, "DOES NOT COMPUTE, DOES NOT COMPUTE!"

Count down, "10, 9, 8, ... 3, 2, 1, ... blast off!" Blast off with your hand, gain orbit, and say, "Beep-beep, beep-beep."

Placing your thumbs in your armpits, wave the arms up and down while crowing.

Clap while moving hands in circular motion.

Put thumbs to your head with fingers up, forming antlers. Wrinkle your nose, saying. Blink, Blink, Blink."

Put thumbs to your head with fingers up, forming antlers. Wrinkle your nose, saying. Blink, Blink, Blink."

Hold both fists out in front of you and raise up the thumbs. Gradually increasing the number of fingers hitting together. Decrease the number of fingers as the storm passes.

Reach out and hold stomach saying loudly, "HO, HO, HO" three times. Variation- Add- "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

Pretend to be driving your sleigh, say- "Whoa!" (pulling up on the reins), get out of the sleigh, pretend to climb into the chimney, begin to slide down and struggle, say- "Wheeze, grunt, rattle, clank, oh, no," move hands as if falling trying to grasp the sides of the chimney, then yell- "Craaaasssshhhh and then put your finger to your mouth and say, "Shhhhhhh!"

Put your right hand over your head, making a circular motion with the right hand, opening and closing the right fist, while saying "Gleep, Gleep, Gleep". Variation- Begin with a countdown from 10, at zero, yell, "BLASTOFF! stretch arm over head saying "G

Pretend to get a piece of lumber, measure it, pretend to draw a line, place pencil behind the ear, pick up your pretend saw and begin to saw holding your lumber with one hand and sawing with the other, while making your best sawing impression.

Extend arms, cross hands at the wrist and flap hands several times.

Put your thumbs in your armpits, then move arms up and down like a seal moving its flippers and say "Arf, Arf, Arf" several times. Variation- Add- Pretend you are balancing a ball on the end of your nose.

Remain seated and pull an imaginary sombrero over face while snoring loudly.

Make a fist with one hand, point the index finger, hold it close to the chest, then with a circular motion, begin to slowly raise your arm, keeping the finger extended until it is high over your head.

Raise both fists to level with hand and shout without any sound while shaking both fists. Or else have everyone stand in unison and open their mouths and scream without making any sound.

Point finger in the air and say "BANG" six times, then blow smoke from the end of the gun.

Stand up and move top part of body from one side to the other as if trying to keep balance and say, "Zoooommm."

Make a motion of striking a match on your pants, lean over to light your rocket. Make a "SH, SH, SH" sound, point from the floor to the sky as if you were following it in flight with your finger. CLAP hands and say "BOOM" spread arms wide and say "AH____AH____AH".

Have everyone pretend to strike a match on his trousers or dress and pantomime lighting a rocket. Watch the rocket go up and say, "Sssssssssssss, BOOM, Ahhhhhhhhhhhh:' Flutter your fingers to represent falling debris. Then place your right hand over your eyes and peer out, exclaiming, "Isn't it lovely?"

Say "Ding-a-ling" three times.

Cheer and applaud in slow motion.

Reach down and pick up some snow, and pack it into a ball. Pull arm back, throw, and yell, "Splaaaat."

Walk the four fingers from one hand up the other arm. When you reach the top yell, "Eeeeeeeeek!"

Pound the palm of your left hand rapidly with your right fist. For another version, throw a handkerchief or cap in the air, have the boys stamp their feet until the cap hits the floor.

Pretend to lick stamp and place it on your heel.

Give everyone a balloon when he arrives. Open the meeting by having the group pop their balloons all at once or blow them up until they burst.

Use both hands to make large rotary motion as if they were paddle wheels. At the same time say "Chug-achug-chug". Then reach up with the right hand and pull down saying "Toot, Toot".

Ask how many can stick out their tongues and touch their noses. Have them try. Then show how it's done by sticking out your tongue and touching your nose--with your finger.

When you raise your right hand, everyone stomps feet rapidly. When you raise your left hand, everyone slaps thighs rapidly. When you raise both hands, everyone stomps and slaps.

Faster then a speeding bullet, more powerful then a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. It's Super-scout!

Silently wave arms, open mouth as if cheering wait several moments, then yell loudly

Put both hands out in front of you and slap your hands together once. Look both ways and say, "Where's the water, where's the water."

Suueeee, Pig! Pig! Pig!

Pretend to have a sword in your hand. Swing it across the body three times saying, "Swish, Swish, Swish."

How! How! Howdy pardner!

Secretly give a member of the group an ample amount of candy for him to dole out to every seventh person who shakes hands with him. If children are present, they soon discover the holder of the candies and gather around him. The adults then watch the handshaking continue until the candy supply is exhausted. If only adults are present, quarters or dimes may be used instead of candy to make the stunt more interesting.

To silence faultfinders tactfully or to illustrate a point, explain to the group that it's easy to criticize, find fault, or complain about somebody or something. Ask everyone to point their "pointing fingers" at you and to think the meanest and nastiest thoughts they can. Then make your point by saying, "How many fingers are you pointing at me? One. But how many are you pointing at yourself?"

Clap hands, but miss completely.

Give everyone a blank piece of paper and challenge them to fold it in half eight times.

"Howl! Howl! Howl! Ugh!"

Turn head to the side sharply while saying, "Strike!" Do these three times and end with, "You're out!"

Shout, "Grrrreat! Thrust fist upward Tony Tiger style.

Have your arms out as if balancing on a tightrope. Lean to one side and say "Aaaiiiii" as you simulate falling.

When you point to one half of the group, they yell, CHIP !
When you point to the other half, they yell, CHOP!
Then alternate CHIP! CHOP! CHIP! CHOP! faster and faster, ending with a loud "TIMBER!"

Announce, "Let's give a Heap Howl for__On signal, all yell sharply, "Howl! Howl! Heap Howl!"

Leader says "Where does Tonto take his trash?" The audience yells in reply, "To de dump, to de dump, to de dump dump dump," to the rhythm of a running horse in a sing-song manner while clapping hands on thighs. (Like Lone Ranger)

Slap both hands together, alternating one hand and the other >from top to bottom. On every fourth clap, shout, "OLE!"

Hold hands in front of mouth, simulating a bird opening its beak, several times while saying "TOUCAN, TOUCAN, TOUCAN! A CUB(SCOUT) CAN TOO!!!"

Divide audience into groups to make different train sounds, get faster and faster until a bell rings.

da-da-da-da-dada-da-da-CHARGE!

Say "Gobble, gobble,," then rub stomach saying "Yum, yum".

Fold arms in front of face with face hidden.

Fold arms, place in front of face, spread arms and stick head out, saying, "Nerk! Nerk!"

Instead of UGH, use a tired slow UUUUUUHHHHHH. For a variation, try the contented HOW, giving a sigh instead of the UGH.

Yell "How, How, Ugh!!" (as this is done emphasize each How with your fist in front of your body. On Ugh, yank your arms back to the side of your body. Do it more rapidly and bit off each word more quickly each time.

"Okay, okay, ohhhh!"

Everyone pairs off into two's. Each pair sticks their hands out with their thumbs up. Alternately grab each other's thumbs until all four hands are each holding a thumb. Move arms and hands back and forth as if sawing.

Stee-rike!

Attack! Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.

See who can successfully walk a chalk line after being spun around four times.

Webelos are great, they can't be beat! So let's give a yell, Webelos are swell!

Attempt to lift bar-bell and say "AAAaagh!" as you get the weight up above the head, then drop it to the floor saying, "THUD!"

Stamp feet three times, slap knees three times, whip hand around head three times, and yell "YIPPI-I-A."

The orders are "When I bring my hands together, you do. When I do not, you must not." Then go through several false motions to see if you can catch the group napping.

Pretend to holding a whip and make the motion of snapping it in the air while saying "YWAH, YWAH, YWAH".

Tell the group to stand. Then ask, "How many of you can wiggle your tummy?" Try for some response. Then show the group by holding up your thumb and wiggling it.

Say in witchy voice- "Heee, Heee, Heee."

Wolf, wolf, wolf, then give wolf howl.

Announce that no one is to say "yes" or "no' Then give half of the group ten peanuts and the rest ten beans. Allow everyone a specified time in which to collect counters by obtaining one from each person who answers "yes" or "no" to any question. The person with the largest number wins.

Yodelers

Cup hands around mouth saying, "Yodel, ley, lee, who."

Zig-A-Mala

In this yell, the leader shouts ZIG-A-Mala three times, each time increasing the volume and each time the campers answer Z-E-E-E. After the third Z-E-E-E, the leader throws up his hands, and all shout together, WHA.

Ziggy

Ziggy, ziggy, hoy, hoy, hoy
Ziggy, ziggy, hoy, hoy, hoy