Baloo the Builder

Baloo the Builder, a Bear Elective Adventure

The Bear Cub Scout handbook says, “Learning to build things that are useful or fun is an important skill. You might grow up to build houses as a career or models as a hobby. Or you might just learn some skills that will help you in everyday life.

Building materials may include wood, cement, plastic, steel, or a combination of all these things. For this Adventure, we will focus on wood. You will learn about hand tools and how to use them safely. You will learn how to choose the right type of wood for a project and follow project instructions. And before you’re finished, you will use your new skills to make two projects from wood.”

Requirements:

1. Learn about some basic tools and the proper use of each tool. Learn about and understand the need for safety when you work with tools.
2. Practice using four of the tools you learned about in requirement 1.
3. Choose a project to build.
4. Determine the tools and materials needed to build your project in requirement 3.
5. Build your project.