Compass Point Exchange Activity

This Activity is meant for Scouts BSA.

(optional) 8 staffs or straight poles

Lay staffs in a star shape radiating out from a center point, or draw lines in the dirt or with chalk. These are the N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW points of a compass. Mark one pointer as NORTH.

One scout stands at the end of each point, noticing their location.
A leader calls out two points, such as NorthWest and South. The two scouts at those points must immediately leave their spots and run around the outside of the circle of scouts to their new location.

A scout that does not move when they should or one that moves when they should not is out. The last two scouts win.

You can run 3, 4, or more compasses at once, having one or two patrol members from each patrol on each compass. The last two scouts on a compass get points for their patrol.