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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Air of the Wolf
Elective
Requirement 4

Paper Kites

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Air of the Wolf
Elective
Requirement 4

Paper Kites

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts make and fly a paper kite.

Outdoor
4
2
2
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  • 8 ½” x 11″ piece of paper for each Cub Scout, colored paper makes the best kites
  • Bamboo skewer for each Cub Scout
  • Tape
  • Cotton string
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • Party streamers (optional)

Before the meeting:

  1. Break off the pointed end of each skewer.
  2. Prepare meeting space to allow for making kites.
  3. Identify an area free of obstacles to fly kites.

During the meeting:

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to fold their piece of paper “hamburger” style so that the paper is 8 ½” by 5 ½”.
  2. Have Cub Scouts fold one side of the paper on an angle. Then have them turn the paper over and fold the other side at an angle.
  3. Have Cub Scouts unfold one side. Leave the folded side facing up.
  4. Ask Cub Scouts to tape down the folded edge.
  5. Have Cub Scouts tape the skewer to the wider end of the paper, across the fold.
  6. Ask Cub Scouts to pick up the paper and hold the kite by the folded part under the skewer.
  7. Ask Cub Scouts to punch a hole through the double pages right below the skewer.
  8. Have Cub Scouts run a length of string through the hole and tie it to the kit.
  9. If they want, Cub Scouts can tape streamers to the narrow end of their kites.
  10. Take Cub Scouts outside to fly their kites.

Tip: This YouTube video, How to Make a Simple Kite, from Inner Child Run Media, LLC, shows exactly how to make a simple kite.

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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.