Activity Description: Scouts explore art books, choose a favorite piece, and reflect on the styles and materials used to inspire their own creativity.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Daisy Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Brownie Art and Design badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Junior Art and Design badge requirements.
Info Needed: Artists and designers use different materials (called mediums) to create all kinds of art. Makers may draw, paint, build, sculpt, or even create art on a computer. By exploring the styles and materials they use, we can better understand what creativity looks like around us, and how it can inspire our own art.
Items Needed:
- Art books with lots of pictures (borrowed from the library or printed pages)
- (Optional) blank paper
- (Optional) pencils, crayons, or markers
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 10–30 min):
- Explore art books (5–7 min)
- Scouts browse through art books individually or in small groups.
- They notice different art styles, colors, and materials used.
- Find a favorite (3 min)
- Each scout picks one piece of art they really like.
- They prepare to share why they chose it.
- Describe and discuss (5–8 min)
- Scouts take turns sharing their favorite art piece.
- What do you see in this art?
- What colors or materials do you think were used?
- Does it look realistic or abstract?
- Scouts take turns sharing their favorite art piece.
- (Optional) Create inspired art (10–12 min)
- Scouts draw their own picture inspired by the artwork they chose.
- They can borrow a color, theme, or idea and make it their own.
Bonus Challenges:
- Scouts compare two artworks in the books and describe how they are similar or different.
- Scouts look for one of each: a painted design, a sculpture, and a patterned object
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