Webelos craftsman - four useful items requirement?

[SSScout]

**Bicycle panniers made from plastic buckets, specifically cat litter buckets. Rethink this into other baskets on bikes, old folks walkers, crutch carriers, motorized wheelchair carriers, etc. See http://www.instructables.com/id/KITTY-litter-pannier/ for one example.

 

Perhaps too simple, but rebend wire coat hanger to hang your Christmas wreath on a storm door.

 

I like the rope trivet idea. See http://www.designsponge.com/2009/06/diy-wednesdays-knot-trivet.html for one example. there are others, most notably the "Irish Love Knot" or "Celtic Knot" which is usually only a drawing, but with some effort, a flat trivet type item can be created using the pattern as a guide. A little judicious use of Goop or hot glue to hold things together.

 

 

 

[OwntheNight]

Duct tape, can be used for quite a few objects. Wallet, hat, etc...

 

http://duckbrand.com/Duck%20Tape%20Club/ducktivities.aspx

[83Eagle]

For what it's worth:

 

Marshmallow shooter: made with PVC piping. Relatively cheap, just complex enough requiring a variety of hand tools, and lots of fun. Definitely do this one.

 

Paracord bracelet: made with paracord (obviously) and plastic clasps that you can buy. You can also do a button or tie closure. This craft was a HUGE hit because these are so popular right now. The added bonus is the knots in the bracelet are essentially square knots, over and over.

 

"Mexican lantern." Found this one in an old Baloo's Bugle and it looked good. Would not do it again. It's not complicated enough (just punch holes in a tin can) and it does not work well, unless we did it wrong. Essentially you end up with a very hot, very dim, little lantern. Did you ever do the cooking gimmick where you cook a pancake on top of a coffee can? That's what this is, with a smaller can.

 

The fourth "non-woodden" craft is still in the research stage.

 

Incidentally, for the wooden crafts, one of the things made was a rubber band shooter. Pistol grip handle, doweling barrel, clothespin release mechanism. Then you make a shooting target range--wood base, doweling supports, a clothes hanger wire spanning across, and clothespins suspended with little targets. Not sure if that violates G2SS somewhere but it sure is cool.