Super Simple Marble Bag

This is  a great sewing project for a beginning seamstress or tailor.  A marble bag was among my first projects as a 4-H girl.  I remember working with my mom in her sewing room making a beige with blue plaid flannel bag, entering it in the county fair, and getting a blue ribbon for the project.  I wanted to teach my group of Webelos scouts a little bit about sewing for their craftsman activity badge, so I simplified the construction even more than the one that I made those many years ago, and planned a day for crafting and a day for playing marbles. And yes, they enjoyed sewing just as much as the playing!

Project cost is less than $1/bag.

Estimated time:
10-15 minutes for an experience seamstress
1 hour for a group of six 10 year old children under the guidance of 2 leaders using 2 sewing machines and 1-2 irons.

Materials list per bag:
1-shoestring
2- fabric rectangles:10 3/4 inch by 5 inch
Thread

Printable instructions:
Simple marble bag

You'll want to follow up the project with instructions on shooting marbles and a game such as ringer.

Here is a website about marble games:
Land of Marbles

Have fun!

Webelos Scout Safety Notebook

I changed an already published blank Webelos Safety notebook to more fully meet the Webelos requirements in the Webelos handbook.  Here is my scribd description:

This is a word doc for a Webelos cub scout safety notebook.  It has pages to cover the following Webelos activity badge requirements:

Fitness # 2
Readyman # 2,3,6,8,9,&14
Traveler # 11

There are also pages for first aid notes and other family information.  Print each page double sided, and fold in half with the title page facing out.  Make a cover from construction paper that the boys can decorate as a gathering activity at your den meeting.

This is my first time uploading a document, so I hope that it uploaded correctly and downloads properly again for you.  If you'd like to make changes, feel free to do so.  The half page opposite "My Personal Online Safety Rules" is the first First Aid page, and is probably the one you should change to meet your needs first.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/217722201/Webelos-Safety-Notebook