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Act Out Lines

Activity Description: Scouts explore different types of lines through movement and drawing.

Info Needed: Lines in art are like the building blocks of a picture. They help artists show shapes, movement, and feelings. Imagine drawing a happy face with a big smile. That’s using lines to show happiness! Lines can be straight, wavy, or zigzag, and each type can make the picture look different. They can make patterns. They help tell a story and make the art more interesting and fun to look at.

Items Needed:

  • One sheet of paper per scout
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20 min):

  1. Scouts use their arms or full bodies to “draw” different types of lines in the air (7 min)
    • Straight line: arms outstretched
    • Curved line: moving in an arc
    • Thick line: use full arm motion
    • Thin line: use just a fingertip or wrist
    • (Optional) Scouts hold hands and move together to form a zigzag, spiral, or long curve.
  2. Scouts draw one of each type of line on their paper (5 min)
    • Straight
    • Curved
    • Thick
    • Thin
  3. Scouts draw a group line based on the shapes they made together (8 min)
    • Use dots or circles to show where each scout stood.
    • Connect the dots with lines to recreate the group shape.
Tia Kennard