Cub Scout Crafts

For the upcoming April Core Value of Faith, I found this craft in the April Pack Meeting Resource Guide. This craft is a great aide in presenting boys with their Religious Emblem award. It is relatively simple to create, and as a bonus, you could very easily create different versions to aid in presenting other award knots, such as leader knots.

Materials:

• Plywood (or other wooden board)
• Purple craft felt
• Rope
• Silver spray paint
• Adhesive spray
• Wood glue
• Hot Glue gun

Instructions:

• Cut a 6″ x 12″ piece of plywood and 6″ x 12″ piece of purple craft felt. (Knot awards measure 1.75″ x .875″; a 2:1 ratio. Plus the craft felts I had came in 9″ x 12″ pieces)
• Once cut, sand down the edges and corners of the board for a smoother, polished look

• Cut a small triangle from the plywood and glue it to the back center of the board to help it stand upright

• Cut two 20″ pieces of rope (be sure to fuse the ends) and spray paint them silver

• Cover the board with spray adhesive and attach the craft felt. Be careful with this step, you may only get one chance at it.
• Tie the two pieces of rope together in a loose square knot
• Arrange the knot on the board before attaching. Remember when attaching a knot to the uniform, the pieces that exit on top of the loop go to the right.

• Using the hot glue gun, glue the rope to the felt in all the places that it touches as well as any places that the ropes cross.

Achievements Fulfilled:

• Wolf Elective #3e
• Wolf Elective #9b
• Wolf Elective #17a (1/2)
• Bear #20b (substitute)
• Bear #22b (1/5)
• Webelos Craftsman #2
• Webelos Craftsman #3

This post is tagged under: Award Knot, Bear, Core Values, Craftsman, Elective, Faith, Pack Meeting, Webelos, Wolf, Woodworking

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