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Webelos – 4th Grade
Art Explosion
Elective
Requirement 3

Watercolor

Webelos – 4th Grade
Art Explosion
Elective
Requirement 3

Watercolor

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts make a watercolor painting.

Indoor
2
4
2
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  • Watercolor paper, several sheets per Cub Scout
  • Watercolor paint set with 8 colors, one for each Cub Scout
  • If the water color paint set did not come with a small craft paintbrush for each Cub Scout
  • Assortment of different size paint brushes, bristle and sponges
  • Large fall foliage leaf, either real or purchased (or any leaf with a variety of shades)
  • Pencil, one for each Cub Scout
  • Water cup, one for each Cub Scout
  • Plastic tablecloth
  • Paint shirt for each Cub Scout
  • Water
  • Washbasin

Before the meeting:

  1. Familiarize yourself with watercolor painting by viewing this YouTube video, How To Paint With Watercolor (for kids.) (duration 16 minutes)
  2. Gather supplies.
  3. Set up meeting space with brushes, sponges, watercolor paint, and water cups on a covered table.
  4. Fill wash basis with water for washing tools and hands.

During the meeting:

  1. Share with Cub Scouts that they will be painting with watercolors. To use watercolor, you dab it with a wet brush. Watercolor paint won’t hide a color you’ve already painted, but it lets the white of the paper show through, adding light to the color.
  2. Demonstrate how watercolors can blend into one another.
  3. Tell Cub Scouts that they will be painting a leaf. Point out that the leaf has a variety of colors.
  4. Allow time for painting.
  5. Have Scouts sign and date their artwork.
  6. Once Cub Scouts are done painting, have them clean their hands.
  7. After cleaning up, have time for Cub Scouts to look at each other’s artwork.

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Webelos – 4th Grade

No Brushes Needed

Indoor
3
3
3

Cub Scouts explore painting without using traditional paint brushes.

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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.