The Badge Archive

2011 – D/B/J Art and Design – Activity List

All levels have similar requirements. Find the projects that appropriately challenge your troop and have fun.

This Activity List covers: Daisy Art and Design, Brownie Art and Design, and Junior Art and Design badge requirements.

Activity Ideas

Listed under each requirement

Step 1 – Look at Art

Daisy/Brownie: Look at art (around you, art studio/gallery/museum, or talk to an artist/designer); Junior: Look at art (around you, person/place/thing, OR talk to a maker)

RECOMMENDED: Library Art Search

  • Art Around You – Scouts explore different types of art and design around them, learn about materials and styles, and reflect on what inspires their own creativity.
  • Art Explorer – Scouts explore everyday art and design, identify materials and styles, and reflect on what inspires their own creativity.
  • Art Hunt – Scouts explore an art collection using a scavenger hunt to notice colors, styles, and materials.
  • Field Trip to See Art – Scouts visit a space where art is displayed or created, observe different styles and materials, and reflect on what inspires their own creativity.
  • Library Art Search – Scouts explore art books, choose a favorite piece, and reflect on the styles and materials used to inspire their own creativity.
  • Maker Guest Art Show – Scouts meet a maker (guest speaker), explore their art style and materials, and reflect on what they learned and created.
  • One Medium, Many Ideas – Scouts explore a single type of art and create their own response through drawing or writing.

Step 2 – Art Elements

Daisy: Explore art mediums (new or mixed) and make an art piece; Brownie: Explore art elements (color/lines/texture) and make an art piece; Junior: Explore art elements (line/texture, color/saturation, OR shape/form) and make an art piece

RECOMMENDED: Line Experiment

Daisies must explore mediums, which covers Brownie/Junior requirements:

  • Mediums – Crayons, colored pencils, and markers are types of art materials called mediums. Mediums can be things like clay, wood, or fabric. 

Brownie/Junior troops have more options:

  • Color – Using colors in art helps make the pictures more interesting and tells a story.
  • Lines – Lines can be straight, wavy, or zigzag, and each type can make the picture look different.
  • Shape and Form – Shape refers to 2D objects, like circles, squares, and triangles. Form refers to 3D objects, like spheres, cubes, and pyramids.
  • Texture – Texture in a drawing helps us imagine how things would feel if we could touch them.

Step 3 – Art Composition

(Daisies do not need this step) Brownie: Explore art composition (shape/form, space, patterns/symmetry) and make an art piece; Junior: Explore art composition (scale, light/shading, OR perspective) and make an art piece

(Note: Some of these listed are technically an Art Element, but GSUSA booklets call them Art Composition)

RECOMMENDED: Symmetrical Patterns

  • Patterns – Patterns are the repetition of a design element, such as lines, shapes, or colors, to create a decorative effect.
  • Perspective – Perspective is a way of drawing or painting that makes things look like they are far away or close up. 
  • Scale – Scale in art means how big or small something is compared to other things. 
  • Shading and Light – Shading is when you add darker colors to show where the light doesn’t reach, like shadows. Light is where the bright colors show where the light hits.
  • Shape and Form – Shape refers to 2D objects, like circles, squares, and triangles. Form refers to 3D objects, like spheres, cubes, and pyramids.
  • Space – Space refers to the area around, between, and within objects in a piece of art. 
  • Symmetry – Symmetry is when something looks the same on both sides.

Step 4 – Subject Art

Daisy: Make an art piece using a specific subject (inspiring item or topic); Brownie: Make an art piece using a specific subject (portrait, landscape, inspiring item); Junior: Make an art piece using a specific subject (feelings, landscape, still life, capture a mood, abstract art, OR use digital art)

RECOMMENDED: Masking Tape Collage

  • Abstract Art – Abstract art is a type of art that doesn’t try to look like real things.
  • Artist Inspired Projects – Creating a project based on an artist or an illustrated book involves studying their style and using it as inspiration for your own artwork.
  • Dioramas – Miniature scenes that tell a story, capture a moment in nature, or imagine a world from their own perspective.
  • Inspired Art – Scouts create a piece of art based on something they enjoy or imagine.
  • Landscape Fieldtrip – Scouts create a piece of art based on a location they visit and observe.
  • Landscape Photos – Scouts create a landscape drawing based on a photo that inspires them.
  • Mini Guidebook – Scouts create a mini guidebook about local places using photos and drawings.
  • Mosaics – Scouts create a mosaic using paper, beans, or fabric based on the version they choose.
  • Murals – A mural is a large artwork directly onto a wall, ceiling, or other expansive surface.
  • Painted Canvas Bags by Adventures of a DIY Mom – Personalize plain old canvas bags with paint.
  • Portrait Art – Scouts create a portrait of themselves, someone they know, or someone they admire using art materials.
  • Still Life – Scouts create a still life drawing or painting based on a real object they can see.
  • Texture Collage – Textured Collages use materials with tactile surfaces (like fabric, foil, fuzz) to create depth and sensory interest.
  • Shadow Puppets – Scouts create and test shadow puppets using cutouts and a flashlight.

Step 5 – Share

(Daisies do not need this step) Brownie: Share your art (display, show, or gift it); Junior: Display your art (event, portfolio, OR merch)

RECOMMENDED: Mini Art Gallery

  • Art Show and Tell – Scouts take turns showing and talking about a piece of artwork they created.
  • Create an Art Display – Scouts choose one of their art pieces and create a display to share it with others.
  • Frame Artwork – Scouts frame one of their completed art pieces using either a store-bought or homemade frame.
  • Gift Artwork – Scouts prepare one of their art pieces as a gift and create wrapping and a card to go with it.
  • Host an Mini Art Show – Scouts plan and host a mini art show to share their artwork with others.
  • Make your own Merch – Scouts turn one of their finished art pieces into a custom product using a digital image.
  • Mini Art Gallery – Scouts display their finished artwork in a mini gallery for others to view and enjoy.
  • Mini Art Portfolio – Scouts create and decorate a folder to hold and organize their completed artwork.

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Misc. (Resources that are not for a specific Step)

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For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Daisy Art and Design, Brownie Art and Design, or Junior Art and Design Badge page.

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