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Lion – Kindergarten
Ready, Set, Grow
Elective
Requirement 2

Sunflowers and Sunshine

Lion – Kindergarten
Ready, Set, Grow
Elective
Requirement 2

Sunflowers and Sunshine

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Decorate a small pot and plant sunflower seeds. 

Indoor
2
3
2
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  • 1 packet of sunflower seeds for growing 
  • 2.16″ small mini clay terracotta pots, one for each Cub Scout and adult partner 
  • 25 qt. bag of potting soil 
  • Craft paint brushes , enough to share 
  • 16 oz bottle of blue acrylic paint 
  • 16 oz bottle of yellow acrylic paint 
  • 16 oz bottle of black acrylic paint 
  • Jars of water to wash off paintbrushes 
  • 1 roll of paper towels  
  • Plastic table and floor covering 
  • Water for watering the seeds. 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with planting sunflower seeds by reading the seed package. Watch this YouTube video, “How to Garden With Sunflower Seeds : Planting the Seed” for more information. 
  2. Using acrylic paint, decorate one of the pots to use as an example.  Make a Cub Scout design with blue and gold. 
  3. Set up the meeting location so Cub Scouts can work with their adult partners to complete the activity.  Make sure to cover table tops and floors to protect from paint spills. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that in this activity they will decorate a pot and then plant sunflower seeds. 
  2. Have Cub Scouts work with their adult partners to paint their flowerpot. 
  3. When they have painted their pot have them fill the pot with potting soil then lay three seeds 2 inches apart and then cover with about ½ inch of soil.  Have them water the seeds. 
  4. Explain to them that in a couple of days, they should see the seed germinate and start to sprout.  It will take several weeks for the sunflower to grow.   
  5. Remind them to water their sunflower every other day and keep it in a sunny location. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Each meeting after this one you should ask Cub Scouts how their herb garden is doing.  After several weeks they should have good growth of their plants.  Ask for photos of plants so they can share with the other members of the den. 

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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.