Youth Activity Archive

Activity Description: Youths sculpt clay creations using tools and a skewer support to display their work.

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Items Needed:

• Modeling Clay
• Cookie cutters or clay tools
• Skewers

1. Prepare clay and tools. (3–4 min)
   • Set out clay, cutters, tools, and skewers.

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–25 min):

1. Shape clay sculptures. (8–10 min)
   • Youth use cutters or toys to create shapes.
   • They can sculpt freely with their hands.
2. Support with skewers. (3–4 min)
   • Insert skewers carefully to help sculptures stand upright.
3. (Optional) Display creations. (5–7 min)
   • Place finished sculptures in a designated area.

Step-by-Step Tutorials:

• Alternate Instructions: Learn Play Read: Clay Sculptures

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Leaders – please be aware of double dipping and make your own informed choice.

Info Needed for Art and Design Brownie Step 2 and Junior Step 3: Texture in a drawing helps us imagine how things would feel if we could touch them. For example, a drawing of a fluffy cat looks soft and furry, while a drawing of a rough rock looks bumpy. When you touch a 3D sculpture, you can feel if it’s smooth, rough, bumpy, or soft. This helps you understand what the artwork is supposed to be, like a rough tree bark or a smooth, shiny car.

Brownie Art and Design Step 3 requires focus on Shape and Form, Space, Patterns, or Symmetry.

• Fulfills Steps 2 and 3 of GSUSA Brownie Art and Design badge requirements.
• Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Junior Art and Design badge requirements.

This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements