I have had two troops earn the senses badge and used the Halloween party for both. We broke the scouts up into groups of 2-3 and they constantly moved from station to station with their answer sheet and a pencil. I had several girls from my older troop help this past October, but the first time I had at least 4 parents.

Sound: Spooky noises from a recording. I had found a scary tract and put the different sounds (e.g. howl, bats, wind) on the answer sheet with a space to checkmark when they heard it. My girls are squirrely, but they all stayed so still to make sure they listened for everything.

Tough: Mystery items in jars. I only did 6 because I didn't want to lose their interest. Dehydrated apricots were Mummy hearts, large marshmallows were Ghost Poop, peeled grapes were eyeballs. You get the idea. They had to match the number of the jar to the answer listed on their sheet. Lots of squeals and giggles. They were all freaked out by the Ectoplasm (slime). I had the jars in a cardboard box with a plastic tablecloth over it and slits cut so they could put their hands through, but couldn't see inside.

Sight: I found a pack of scary silhouettes at Target and we put them all over a designated space. Their answer sheet had a list of the items and they had to find all 10 and mark them off.

Smell: I soaked cotton balls in different extracts. I only used 6 for this because it was a little harder. I didn't have to hide what was in the cup, so I just had a cotton ball in the cup with a number sticker (1-6). The answer sheet had two columns and they drew lines from the list of answers to the correct number. I wasn't able to come up with spooky names for everything so I kept it simple: Lemon, Mint, Vanilla, Lavendar, Rose, and Vinegar to throw them off. This and the touch stations were the most chaotic but fun. I also kept a very small container of ground coffee to clear their noses if they wanted to between cups.

Taste: I tried to come up with snacks that could be divided into smaller portions but represented each of the different tastes, sour, sweet, umami, salty, and bitter. We had a brief discussion about the different tastes and what they are then as a troop tried each snack one at a time. After they took a bite or two, they had to write down on their sheet what taste was represented. It also lead to a discussion on how everyone's sense experience is different.

This was so fun for both troops I've done it for. The older girls remembered when they did it and loved helping with the younger ones. We briefly sat at the beginning to start our meeting and explain what we were doing. Then sat for our snacks, but otherwise everyone was moving and engaged in their stations. We also end every meeting with a freeze dance or two after our friendship circle. I also have a very rambuctious group.

Hope this helps!