After each patrol decorates their barrel, stack the barrels one on top of the other to build an impressive troop totem pole. And keep a few barrels to organize your games equipment. You can even use the barrels in games, perhaps as goal posts or bases. Or try the game where one Cub stands on top of a barrel and wields a long stick to deflect a ball thrown at the barrel by the other Cubs arranged in a wide circle around him. A Cub who hits the barrel with the bail swaps places with the Cub on the barrel, and the game continues.
Scouts can use the barrels as jousting pedestals.
Set two barrels about two metres apart with a Scout standing on top of each. With a padded staff, each Scout tries to push the other from his perch. Venturers at camp can fill a barrel with water and carry it along an obstacle course. A guiding twine threaded through the barrel's handle defines the route they must follow. The objective is to complete the course in the fastest time with the most water left in the barrel.