Statue of Liberty

Before the meeting: 

1. Cover the workspace with a covering. 
2. Print one copy of the Statue of Liberty template for each Cub Scout. 

During the meeting: 

1. Tell Cub Scouts that they will be building their own Statue of Liberty. 
2. Hand out colored pencils, a pair of scissors, a toilet paper roll, and a Statue of Liberty sheet to each Cub Scout. 
3. Ask Cub Scouts to color the toilet paper roll and the pieces on the Statue of Liberty Sheet. 
4. Remind Cub Scouts to color the fire yellow or orange. 
5. Have a discussion while Cub Scouts paint about the Statue of Liberty such as: 
   • Do they know which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States ? France. 
   • Mention that the Statue of Liberty was given on July 4, 1884, as a birthday gift to the United States .  
   • Did they know that the Statue of Liberty was shipped to the United States   in crates and rebuilt in New York. 
   • Can they guess how tall the Statue of Liberty is? It stands 15 stories high without the pedestal. There are 354 steps to lookout from the 25 windows in the crown. 
   • Discuss the seven points of Lady Liberty’s crown. Each point represents one of the seven continents and the seven seas. 
   • Discuss how the torch represents the light that guides people to freedom. The tablet in her left hand is a replica of the one found at the base of the statue that bears the date of American  Independence – July 4, 1776. 
6. Ask Cub Scouts to cut out their pieces.  
7. Ask Cub Scouts to use their black pen to draw a face on their circle. 
8. Ask Cub Scouts to decorate the crown and tape the crown to the circle. 
9. Tape the yellow torch to the top of one of the rectangles to create the torch. 
10. Tell Cub Scouts to tape the face on the end of the toilet paper roll. 
11. Ask Cub Scouts to tape the rectangles to the side of the toilet paper roll making sure that the rectangle with the torch is higher than the other rectangle.