Feedback

Please provide feedback on your experience of this adventure or activity

Report Quality Assurance

If there are errors or issues with this adventure/ activity, please go to the Report Quality Assurance Page.

Adventure/Activity Feedback Form

This feedback helps identify things den leaders like and opportunities for improvement.

Cub Scout Adventures >

Webelos >

3D Sculpture

Webelos – 4th Grade

Art Explosion

Elective

Requirement 4

3D Sculpture

Webelos – 4th Grade

Art Explosion

Elective

Requirement 4

3D Sculpture

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scout create a mixed medium 3D sculpture using wood, wire, paint, and beads.

Indoor

If you want to know more about The Adventure Activity Key click here.

Supply List

4” x 4” wood blocks, one for each Cub Scout (cutting a 2” x 4” board will work)
Wood spool, one for each Cub Scout
16-gauge flexible wire, 2-3 feet for each Cub scout
Plastic tablecloth
Paint shirt for each Cub Scout
Heavy-duty paper plate, one for each Cub Scout
Water cup, one for each Cub Scout
Watercolor or acrylic craft paint, enough to share
Scissors or wire cutters, enough to share
Pliers
Small to medium paint brushes, one for each Cub Scout
Wood glue
Permanent marker
Beads with holes in the middle, enough for each Cub Scout to have a approximately 5 to 10 wooden beads
- Large unfinished wooden beads, grape size
- Smaller unfinished wooden beads, blueberry size
- Miscellaneous plastic beads, pony beans

Directions

Before the meeting:

Familiarize yourself with 3D art by viewing this YouTube video, Easy Art for Kids: Wire and Bead Sculptures. (duration 3 minutes)
Gather supplies.
Cut 2” x 4” board into 4” x 4” small blocks.
Set up meeting space with supplies on a covered table. Set out cups of water for brushes.
Fill wash basis with water for washing tools and hands.

During the meeting:

Share with Cub Scouts that art can be 3 dimensional. Paintings and photos are 2 dimensional, sculptures are 3 dimensional. Today they will be making 3 dimensional, or 3D art.
Have Cub Scouts write their name on the bottom of the block of wood with the permanent marker.
Have Cub Scouts select and paint their wooden beads. They may choose to have all the same size or various sizes.
While the beads are drying, prepare the base of the sculpture by threading an 18-inch length of wire through the wooden spool creating a large loop. Do not twist the ends together yet.
Using wood glue, attach the wooden spool to the center of the wood block with the wires coming out the top of the spool.
Paint your wooden base with a paintbrush.
Thread beads along the wire. Twist the ends of the wire together to hold them in place. Use pliers if needed.
Now start bending and twisting your wire and beads into whatever shape you want. Keep playing with it until you are happy with the shape. If you like, add additional wires and beads to make a more elaborate sculpture.
After cleaning up, have time for the scouts to share their sculptures and share what they like about this activity.