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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
3
4
2
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  • 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

Before the meeting:

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

During the meeting:

  1. 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.
  2. Have Cub Scouts write their name on the bottom of the block of wood with the permanent marker.
  3. Have Cub Scouts select and paint their wooden beads. They may choose to have all the same size or various sizes.
  4. 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.
  5. Using wood glue, attach the wooden spool to the center of the wood block with the wires coming out the top of the spool.
  6. Paint your wooden base with a paintbrush.
  7. Thread beads along the wire. Twist the ends of the wire together to hold them in place. Use pliers if needed.
  8. 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.
  9. After cleaning up, have time for the scouts to share their sculptures and share what they like about this activity.

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Webelos – 4th Grade

Mixed Medium Madness game

Indoor
3
4
2

Cub Scouts will create a completely original work of art with random art mediums and supplies.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.