Description: Scouts make large cardboard letters for younger children to explore the alphabet through hands-on play. Younger children can touch, stack, and arrange the letters to reinforce letter recognition.
Items Needed:
- Cardboard (recycled boxes or sheets)
- Scissors
- Markers or paint
- (Optional) Craft knife (adult use only)
- (Optional) Glue or tape
- (Optional) Decorations (stickers, yarn, foam shapes)
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 25–35 min):
- Prepare cardboard and plan letter sizes (5–7 min)
- Scout chooses how big each letter should be.
- They decide whether to make the full alphabet or just a few letters.
- Cut out cardboard letters (10–15 min)
- Scout draws each letter on cardboard and cuts it out.
- (Optional) An adult may help with cutting thicker cardboard using a craft knife.
- Decorate the letters (10–12 min)
- Scout colors or paints each letter.
- (Optional) Add decorations like stickers or foam shapes.
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