Date: 2014-10-22 (4:00pm – 5:30pm)
Location: LDS Church
Description (The PLAN):
Pounded Leaf Prints;
Model Airplanes with Clothespins
Related Badges
Artist Badge[#7]
Handicraft Badge[#2]
Tawny Star[#A5]
DATE: October 22, 2014
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TIME
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ACTIVITY
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED
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BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
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3:45
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Gathering Activity:
First Aid Word Search
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4:00
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Opening Ceremony
- Opening
Prayer: _____________
- Grand Howl
-Attendance:
________________
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4:05
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GAME:
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4:15
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BADGEWORK:
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4:20
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THEME ACTIVITY: Pounded
Leaf Art
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- flowers or leaves to
print
- watercolor paper
- selection of hammers
- hard work surface
(cutting board, slab of wood, etc.)
- paper towels
- scissors
- a pen
- tweezers or toothpicks
- tape (optional)
- acrylic finishing spray
(optional)
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Artist #7
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4:40
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GAME:
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5:00
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THEME ACTIVITY: Model
Airplanes
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• Popsicle sticks
• Clothespins
• Elmer's School Glue
• Paint or markers
• Craft foam (if you want to add that bit on the tail)
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Tawny Star 5A
Handicraft #2
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5:10
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BADGEWORK:
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5:15
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SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP
-Spiritual
Thought: __ __________
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5:20
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Closing Ceremony
-Cub Promise
(review line 2)
-Closing Prayer
-Badge
worksheets or other information
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5:30
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Dismiss and Go Home
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THEME ACTIVITY: Popsicle Stick Airplanes
You will need:
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Popsicle sticks
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Clothespins
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Elmer's School Glue
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Paint or markers
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Craft foam (if you want to add that bit on the
tail)
Allow the kids to paint or color their pieces and set them
out to dry. Then, glue one stick to the bottom side of the clothespin on the
end that opens. Glue another to the top to make a bi-plane. Glue another to the
top of the end that you squeeze. Add the tail fin, if you wish. Let the glue
dry.
Once these are done, the kids will have so much fun playing
with their creations!
THEME ACTIVITY: Pounded Leaf Art
Picture of Assemble your materials
For this project, you'll need:
- flowers or leaves to print
- watercolor or other rough,
acid-free paper
- selection of hammers (including
ball-peen or cross-peen, if you have them)
- hard work surface (cutting board,
slab of wood, etc.)
- paper towels
- scissors
- a pen
- tweezers or toothpicks
- tape (optional)
- acrylic finishing spray
(optional)
Gather your materials and set up your work surface. You want
a smooth, hard surface that you can hammer on and not worry about denting or
getting messy. I used a plastic cutting board covered with a paper bag.
A note on safety: please help kids with hammering. Smashed
fingers hurt! Safety goggles are a good idea, too.
1.
Trim any chunky or squishy bits off of the
plants and arrange them on your watercolor paper. You can tape them down if you
like (I didn't and it worked out fine). Just make sure that the tape doesn't
get between the plant and the paper.
2.
Cover the plant with 2-3 layers of paper towels.
You can also cover it with another piece of paper, but the paper towels work
better because they absorb excess plant goo.
3.
On the paper towels, sketch the borders of the
area you'll need to hammer. Unless, of course, you want to vent some frustration
and plant to hammer the whole thing.
4.
Start by making small, even taps using the flat
side of one of the hammers. This will set the flowers or leaves in place. Then
go carefully over the entire area with a ball- or cross-peen hammer. Start by
going in rows up and down (see the arrows in the previous picture), then do
another pass from side to side. You'll need to hit every single bit of the
plant, so be patient. It can take a while.
5.
Peel back the paper towel to check your
progress. If the pattern on the towel is filled in, then you're probably done.
If not, replace the paper towel and start again.
6.
Now peel away the leaf to reveal the print. If
it sticks to the paper, just let it dry for a bit and you'll be able to brush
it off.
