You will need: Cardboard, string, craft glue, scissors, hole punch,
aluminum foil, yarn/ribbon.
1. Cut a circle or other shape (star, square, pentagon, diamond, etc.)
for your medal, out of cardboard. Punch a hole near the top of
the shape.
2. Squeeze glue in a design on the cardboard shape. Then press
string into the glue (some design suggestions include: the
Olympic rings, “#1”, “1st Place”, etc.). Note: the string provides
a raised pattern that will show when covered with the foil—
making the medal look like it was made in a mold.
3. Wrap foil around the cardboard. Use your finger to gently press the foil
down around the string design.
4. Thread yarn or ribbon (red, white and blue) through the hole punched in
the top of the medal so that the medal can be worn loosely around neck.
Australian Aborigines used sticks in ceremonial
dances. With decorated paint stirrers, you
can be a one-man percussion section, clapping
along to your favorite music. The indigenous
people of Australia, or Aborigines, use dot
painting as a form of storytelling. With dots of
paint traditionally made from natural pigments,
they create patterns and images of plants and
animals that represent their culture’s creation
myths, which date back tens of thousands of
years.
What you’ll need:
•Four paint stirrer sticks
•Acrylic Paint (brown, white, black, and yellow)
•Paintbrush
•Cotton swabs
•Tacky glue
1. To make a set, paint one side and all the
edges of the 4 sticks with a base color (brown),
then let them dry.
2. Use other colors to paint on decorative
bands and animal motifs, like a lizard or a
snake. Use cotton swabs to add dot accents.
3. Once all the paint has dried, glue the sticks
together n pairs, painted side out so that you
have 2 double-sided sticks. Let the glue dry
before clapping them together.
Materials Needed:
- Straw
- Twine
- Old plastic or plastic drop cloth
- Set of clothing for each child.
- Hats
- Pantyhose
- Safety pins
Instructions:
Spread the plastic cloth on the ground. Break up the bale of straw. I do this before the children arrive. It helps keep the straw from becoming part of the yard.
Tie the end of each sleeve, the bottom of the waistband, and both legs with twine. This will help to keep the straw in the clothing. Have the children stuff straw into their clothing. When each article is stuffed, I use safety pins to attach the shirt and pants together. We make a ball with the straw and stuff the pantyhose top to make the head. You can use markers, paper, or squiggly eyes for the eyes.
I buy extra bales of straw and set them on my porch until the parents arrive to pick up their children. This has been a hit with my parents they love it. Most keep them from year to year.
Props: Snowflakes cut from paper
1 extra-large snowflake for Cubmaster
Individual smaller letters “I”— “N”— “T”— “E” — “R”
1 large W
6 parts are attached to the back of the letters
5 boys
Boys, as they receive their awards, also take a snowflake (previously cut) from the table and
attach it to their letter by that snowflake. They then read the part on the back of their letter and
stand in line to spell out a word. Cubmaster picks up the large ' W" last and goes to the front of the
line to spell out “Winter”. (If more than five boys, have two or three read one part together and
hold the letter together)
1. Icicles and ice
Cold weather too,
Winter gives us
Such fun things to do.
2. Neighbors out shoveling
Deep fallen snow
Got to shovel that
driveway
Before we can go.
3. Trees topped with
snowflakes Glittering
bright
Wow, what a beautiful,
Wonderland sight!
4. Everything is cold
Bundle up well
Temperature’s down
We sure can tell!
5. Rain and snow
Let’s go play
And make a bigger
snowman
Then we did yesterday.
Cubmaster:
Walking and helping
Lending a hand
How grateful we are
For this Winter Wonderland.
Reflect on your family’s holiday spirit.
What you’ll need:
• Newspaper
• Stiff Paper or Cardstock
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• White Glue
• Glitter
• Waxed Paper
• String
1. Cover your work surface with newspaper.
2. Cut your favorite shapes out of cardstock or stiff paper.
3. Punch a hole in the top of each window ornament.
4. Cover one side of the shape with a fine layer of glue.
5. Sprinkle glitter over the shape.
6. Place on waxed paper to dry.
7. Shake the loose glitter onto a sheet of wax paper. Flip the shape over and repeat the process for the other side of the shape. Once the glue is dry, thread string through the holes, and then hang your ornament in a sunny window.
What you’ll need:
• Coilless Safety Pin – 2 ¼”
• 4mm Round Beads
• “E” Beads
• Safety Pins, Size 2
• Pattern
• Long-Nose Pliers
Each row hanging down is a size 2 pin with “E” beads strung on it.
Open these pins and string beads following the pattern below.
Keep in mind that you are stringing the beads upside-down, so
you will start at the top of each row and work down.
Then turn the pin upside down. Use pliers to squeeze the pin head closed permanently.
Note: Glass beads are irregular in size.
It may look like the pins will not close, but as long as the tip shows, you can usually just press the point into the pin head opening.
The pin will bend out slightly to fit the beads snuggly into place.
Open up the coilless pin.
You will need to bend it open to at least a 60-degree angle to get the beads on.
Beginning with the beaded pin to the far right, thread the coil of that beaded pin onto the coilless pin,
around the bend, and over to the head of the pin.
Slide on a 4mm bead.
Then the next beaded pin, followed by another 4mm bead.
Continue until you have threaded on all pins and finished off with a final 4mm bead.
These beads help hold the pins in place and keep them from sliding around the coilless pin.
Supplies Needed: Large Angel
Sheer ribbon, 1-large (Ideal Clamps) butterfly paperclip, 1-20mm small wood round head, 4-8mm faceted glass beads rose
Small wooden dowel (about the size of two toothpicks, but a little longer), Hot glue gun (low heat)
Slide two beads on each arm of a paperclip. Bring ribbon through and around the center of a paperclip. Tie once (no knot). Thread ribbon up through wood bead using dowel and tie knot at end of the ribbon, leaving a loop for hanging angel on the tree. Glue rose on the front of angel with a glue gun.
Supplies Needed: Small Angel
¼“width sheer ribbon, 1--#2 size (Ideal Clamps) butterfly paperclip, 1-½ (12.7mm) small round wooden bead, 4-6mm pearl rainbow or faceted glass beads rose, Small wooden dowel (about the size of two toothpicks, but a little longer), Hot glue gun (low heat)
Slide two beads on each arm of a paperclip. Bring ribbon through and around the center of a paperclip. Tie once (no knot). Thread ribbon up through wood bead using dowel and tie knot at end of the ribbon, leaving a loop for hanging angel on the tree. Glue rose on the front of an angel with a glue gun.
Materials: one-gallon jar or large peanut butter jar, soil and an anthill, black
paper.
1. Fill a one-gallon far with soil. Find an anthill and put as many of the ants and
as much of the surrounding debris in the jar as you can collect.
2. Place some cotton over the dirt and pour a little water in the ant jar every
several days.
3. Put the lid with small holes in it back on the jar and cover the entire jar with black
paper. The ants will make tunnels and can be observed by the Cubs.
This unusual table centerpiece is ephemeral -- but it's beautiful while it lasts.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
- Large Rome Beauty apples (that will stand straight on the table)
- Candles
- Waxed paper
- Potato peeler
- Lemon juice
1. Using an apple corer, make a hole about halfway through the middle of an apple. Make the hole as straight as possible and remove the core piece.
2. Insert a candle into the hole. It should fit tightly; if the hole is too large, wrap the waxed paper around the candle's end.
3. Older kids can decorate the apples by carefully carving designs in the skins with the tip of a potato peeler (to prevent the designs from turning brown, rub them with lemon juice).
4. Arrange the candleholders in a circle on a plate or cutting board
Materials needed:
Apple,
lemon juice,
salt,
stick
jar or string,
long-necked bottle,
fabric,
felt,
cloves or black beads,
rice or small pearls,
sand.
Use any kind of apple. Leave the stem in place.
Peel it carefully. Use a knife or spoon to carve
the apple. Carve eye sockets, nose, and mouth.
As the apple dries it will shrink and the facial
features will look different. If you want wrinkles
in the forehead put a few cuts up there.
After carving, paint the head with a mixture of
lemon juice and salt to bleach the skin color.
For drying either attach a string to the stem
and hang or put a stick in the bottom of the
apple and place it in an open jar. Allow drying in
a warm place for a few weeks. When the head
is dry add cloves or black beads into the eye
sockets. If you want teeth, glue little pearls or
pieces of rice into the mouth area. Add color
to the face with makeup, or light watercolors.
Glue the head onto the bottle. A small dish
soap bottle filled with sand works well. Cover
the bottle with fabric and add arms and hands
if desired.
Materials:
- Empty butter or margarine tub
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Glue
- Calico or autumn-colored fabric
Instructions:
Dilute the glue with water. Apply the mixture onto the tub with a paintbrush; then place bits of the fabric on the tub. Continue adding glue and fabric until the container is covered. Finish by applying another coat of glue. Let dry. Fill the container with leaves and pine cones or dried nuts and fruits.