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Lion – Kindergarten
Build It Up, Knock It Down
Elective
Requirement 2

Pillow and Blanket Fort

Lion – Kindergarten
Build It Up, Knock It Down
Elective
Requirement 2

Pillow and Blanket Fort

Snapshot of Activity

Build a pillow and blanket fort. 

Indoor
3
3
2
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  • Various pillows 
  • Various couch and seat cushions 
  • Various blankets 
  • Kitchen table chairs 
  • Various heavy books 
  • Various lengths of string 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify a meeting location that has couches and chairs such as a large living room. 
  2. Become familiar with ways to build a pillow fort by watching this YouTube Video “How to Make a Pillow Fort.” 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners. Share with them that they are to work together using the supplies provided to build a pillow fort that everyone in the den can fit into. 
  2. When done building ask the Cub Scouts what are some things they learned about making a pillow fort?  Ask them if they were to do it again, what would they do differently?  

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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.