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Bear – 3rd Grade
Whittling
Elective
Requirement 4

Potato Printing Press

Bear – 3rd Grade
Whittling
Elective
Requirement 4

Potato Printing Press

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts carve a pattern into a potato and print a design.

Indoor
3
3
2
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  • Large potato for each Cub Scout
  • Pocketknife for each Cub Scout
  • Several sheets of paper for each Cub Scout
  • Paper towels
  • Tempera paint
  • Small containers for tempera paint
  • Paintbrush for each Cub Scout
  • Covering for work area
  • Paper towels

Before the meeting:

  1. Cover the work area with newspapers, set out small containers of tempera paint and other supplies.
  2. Cut potatoes lengthwise in half.
  3. Establish an area for Cub Scouts to safely do their potato carving. Remove all obstacles and allow for plenty of room for Cub Scouts to carve.

During the meeting:

  1. Hand out potatoes to Cub Scouts.
  2. Tell Cub Scouts to use their pocketknife to cut out a design. Have them cut away all parts that they don’t want to print.
  3. Have Cub Scouts blot the surface of the potato with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
  4. Tell Cub Scouts to brush the design with tempera paint and stamp on a newspaper or paper towel to remove the excess paint. Explain that if there are ragged edges on the first imprint, they should cut away any uneven parts of the potato that cause this.
  5. Have Cub Scouts print the design on paper until it begins to fade, then add more paint and repeat.

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Indoor
3
3
2

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Bray Barnes

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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
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national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
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and has two U.S. presidential appointments

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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.