Tawny Star
Creative Expression
The Tawny Star Activities will give you a whole variety of creative activities. Try as many as you like and let your imagination go wild! To earn the Tawny Star, choose and do any six of the A requirements and any three of the B requirements. These activities can be done by yourself, or with your six, pack, family or friends.
A. Requirements (do any six)
- Show how to safely use simple tools, including a pocket knife.
- Make a simple article such as a puppet, toy or game, papier-mache item, woggle, etc.
- Type a simple message, letter, story or poem.
- Make a working model and demonstrate its operation.
- Build and fly a model airplane or kite.
- Make and play a simple musical instrument.
- Make and use a simple periscope.
- Write a story, skit, poem or limerick.
- Produce an original and imaginative piece of art such as a mobile, sculpture, driftwood article, display of sketches or photographs, picture puzzle, or collage.
- Send and receive a message in code, such as morse code, semaphore or a secret code you made up yourself.
B. Requirements (do any three)
- Tell a story using photographs, slides, video tape, or puppets.
- Make and set up something related to the environment, such as a weather vane, nest box, bird feeder, or composter.
- Paint a mural or do a poster for an event such as Fire Prevention Week, Scoutrees for Canada, National Wildlife Week, Scout-Guide Week or any other special occasion.
- From scrap material, make equipment for games: tetherball equipment, bean bags, rope rings, a slide, swing, trapeze, etc.
- Without hurting nature, make a decorative piece such as a wall plaque, framed picture, lamp shade or lamp stand from a collection of natural articles. Recite, sing or perform a skit from a story you have read or written, such as the life of Baden-Powell.
Badge Activities
If you enjoyed doing these activities and want to create exciting things, here are some challenging activities you might like to try. These activities can be done by yourself, or with your six, pack, family or friends.
 Artist |
Carpenter |
Collector |
| Computer |
Entertainer |
Handicraft |
| Musician |
Photographer |
Reader |
 Canadian Arts Award |
