A favorite of most boys because it offers the opportunity to use real tools and feel the satisfaction of making something useful. 

OBJECTIVES

To introduce boys to possible life-long hobbies. To increase boys' proficiency in the handling of tools. To increase boys' knowledge of tool terminology and safety. To develop WEBELOS Scouts' creativity.

GAMES

Toothpick Castle Building - Give each boy ten flat toothpicks. Boys take turns placing one toothpick on top of an open soda bottle. The boy whose toothpick causes the "castle" to fall gives his remaining toothpicks to the boy behind him. The one with the most toothpicks at the end wins.

Tool Box Sort Out - Use an egg carton for the tool box. Have an assortment of nuts, bolts, screws, etc., to be sorted. The first boy to sort by size in the proper places in the "tool box" wins.

Twenty Questions - Each boy has five minutes to write down twenty things it takes to BUILD a house. First one to get 20 items wins.

Nail Driving Contest - Into 4x4's. Individual or relay race style. Fewest number of strokes, not the "fastest". Safer.

ACTIVITY

Suncatchers - Draw design on paper, trace on heavy plastic sheet and cut out. Tear tissue paper in colors appropriate for design into small pieces. Brush Elmer's Glue-all on a small area on the back of the plastic shape. Place a piece of tissue on the moist glue and then brush a thin coat of glue over the tissue. Repeat with more tissue overlapping as you go. Add details on the front with a marker. Punch hole, insert string, and hang in window. Especially good with new Craftsman requirements.