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Lion – Kindergarten
Build It Up, Knock It Down
Elective
Requirement 1

Gingerbread House

Lion – Kindergarten
Build It Up, Knock It Down
Elective
Requirement 1

Gingerbread House

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts work with their adult partner to make a gingerbread house.

Indoor
2
4
2
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  • A gingerbread house kit for each Cub Scout 
  • Handwashing station 
  • Hand soap 
  • Paper towels 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Check with every parent, legal guardian, and adult partner to identify any food allergies and make any necessary adjustments.  
  2. Purchase a gingerbread house kit for each Cub Scout. 
  3. Set up the meeting space so Cub Scouts and adult partners can complete the activity together. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners. Share with them that each Cub Scout will work with their adult partner to make a gingerbread house during this activity.  
  2. Have everyone wash their hands. 
  3. Share with the den that buildings are not built by one person, it requires a lot of people who can each do something different.  Some people know how to make walls, some know how to paint, and others know how to put in windows and doors.  They all work together to make the building.   
  4. Have Cub Scouts work with adult partners to make their gingerbread house. 
  5. When everyone is done have each Cub Scout give a tour of their gingerbread house. 
  6. Once everyone has given their tour ask Cub Scouts and adult partners what they like about the project.  Ask them to share how they worked together and if there was a time when it was good to have two people working on the building instead of just one.  

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.