American Flag Tie
3 parts white glue to 1 part
jar or bottle with screw top lid
balsa wood or
1/2" length of 5/8" PVC pipe
or picture from a magazine
- Combine glue with water in jar or bottle. Shake
until well mixed. This glue may be stored indefinitely.
Cut a piece of balsa wood or cardboard large enough to hold the
- Brush a thin layer of glue to the back
surface of the picture. Lay the design onto the cardboard or
wood and smooth out all air bubbles and wrinkles. Let dry.
Glue the ring of PVC pipe to the back to the form the
Liberty Bell Slide
York Adams Council
In celebration of the theme and the holiday, why not
have the boys make neckerchief slides of the liberty bell.
can get small wooden and plastic bells from a craft store. Cut these
2. Using a 1-1/2 inch hole saw, cut the background
plates out of 1/8-inch plywood or paneling. (Check with the local
luber yard to see if they have a broken/damaged piece they can give
3. For the neckerchief loop, use 1/2-in PVC plumbing pipe.
You can cut this with a saw easily, but there is also a tool
specifically designed to cut PVC pipe. Check with the people in the
den or a local plumber and someone should be able to come up with
the loops pretty easily.
4. Hot glue the bell half and the loop
to the background. Paint the background and the bell.
This slide was made by a member (maybe Delores) of
the Greater St. Louis Area Council many many years ago, and given
out. This slide might be a nice giftie to give to your Cubs. The
wooden hearts and paint can be found at craft stores. The pictured
wooden heart is 2 inches at the widest point.
coat the heart with white paint. Then paint red stripes appox. 1/4
inch wide. Paint the left upper corner of the heart blue. Use the
rounded tip of a paint brush to make the *stars* in the field of
blue. My slide has a red piece of heavy suede as the backing.
Although PVC pipe or taigon can be used as the backing for this