A Fun Cub Scouts Activity

Yule Love It: a Fun Cub Scouts Activity at Christmas

Kim from Eight Mile Plains is a Scout Master. This is her story.

I took my Laser Tag in a Box (which was actually two boxes) to my nine-year-old's Cub Scout end-of-year breakup party.

It was a surprise treat for the kids.

O. M. G.

You know that look your kids get at Christmas when they are unwrapping presents? That was the look on 15 shiny faces when they discovered what was in the boxes.

Some of the kids actually refused to go swimming so they could spend more time on laser tag!

The staff were great when I picked up the boxes, with the girl in the shop giving me a thorough run-through on how the guns worked, and what settings I could change to ensure we got the best experience out of it.

The boxes are fairly large - the pair filled my empty Honda Jazz boot without leaving much room, so make sure you've got the space in your car if you're picking them up.

It's also worth considering where you will run the party. We used the laser tag guns in an open backyard environment from dusk to early night. Because there weren't many obstacles for the kids to hide behind, they quickly got deactivated. In hindsight, getting some inflatables would've made the missions a bit more interesting.

My son can't wait until his next birthday; he's already decided that he wants a laser tag party. If they could find a way to combine it with Minecraft, he'd be in heaven.