Activity Description: Scouts create a landscape art piece using natural items they collect outdoors.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Brownie Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Junior Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Cadette Collage Artist badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Brownie Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Junior Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy Outdoor Art Maker badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Brownie Outdoor Art Creator, Junior Outdoor Art Explorer, Cadette Outdoor Art Apprentice, Senior Outdoor Art Expert, and Ambassador Outdoor Art Master badge requirements.
- Leaders – please be aware of double dipping and make your own informed choice.
If you add in pattern creation:
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Brownie Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Junior Art and Design badge requirements.
Info Needed for 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.
Info Needed for Daisy Step 3, Brownie Step 4, and Junior Step 2: An art piece can be based on any subject the artist chooses (like a portrait, landscape, inspiring item, feeling, still life, mood, or abstract idea). Artists use drawing, painting, collage, or digital tools. Their art should show what the subject means to them, using color, shape, or texture to express it. It doesn’t need to look real, just creative and thoughtful.
Info Needed for Brownie Step 3, and Junior Step 4: Patterns are the repetition of a design element, such as lines, shapes, or colors, to create a decorative effect. Patterns make art interesting because they create a rhythm, just like a song has a beat. Artists use patterns to help our eyes move around the artwork.
Info Needed for Cadette Step 3: Collage art can be made from everyday or unusual items (like wires, napkins, or old parts). The surface can be something unexpected, like a shoe or piece of wood. Safely attach items while exploring materials and expressing ideas.
Info Needed for Outdoor Art: Art with Nature means the scout uses nature directly in the process: through materials (like rocks, leaves, or soil), outdoor spaces, or natural forces (like sunlight or wind). The art may be built outside, designed for nature, or shaped by it.
Items Needed:
- Nature items in different colors
- Pencil
- Glue
- Index card
- Tweezers
- Paper
- Paper plate
- Small plastic bag
- (Optional) Twigs for a frame
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 30–40 min):
- Go on a nature walk and collect colorful leaves, flowers, grass, or weeds. (10 min)
- Scouts can use a plastic bag or paper plate to carry items.
- Draw the outline of a landscape on a piece of paper. (5 min)
- Include hills, trees, rivers, or other outdoor shapes.
- Fill in the drawing using glue and the nature items. (10 min)
- Use tweezers to place small pieces if needed.
- Choose a title for the artwork and write it on an index card. (5 min)
- (Optional) Glue twigs around the edge of the paper to make a frame. (5–10 min)
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