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Clay Pots and Swords

May 12, 2011 by colbylobrien Luke’s Bear Scout group is blessed to have an art teacher as one of their leaders.  She’s a sweet lady too!  This teacher has to be one of the most creative people I have ever met, and she loves sharing her creativity with kids.  As an end-of-the-year activity, she wanted to do some clay pottery with the Cub Scouts, and she invited my American Heritage Trailblazers to join in on the fun–and I appreciate that!

She taught the kids how to make a heart-shaped pot using the coil technique.  My kids had never done anything like this, so they absolutely were thrilled with the whole process.  I think they were most impressed by how much the kiln firing changed both the clay and the glazes.  I kept telling them that the dull colors of the glaze would come out in bright colors, but they just didn’t grasp that until they saw it for themselves.

Brock also used these last few meetings to show Luke’s friends how to make his duct tape swords. Brock has refined his techniques a little bit, and his latest creations have come out really neat.  There is a Cub Scout day camp coming up in June that has a space theme.  Brock’s swords might just have to turn into light sabers with different colored duct tape!





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