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Council's Own Awards
Cadette / Senior Interest Projects
Clowning Around
Requirements: Complete a total of seven (7) activities including (2)
Skill Builders; (1) Technology (1) Service Project; (1) Career
Exploration and two (2) other activities chosen from any category. Girls
and Troops from other councils are welcome to use these requirements and
purchase the patch online.
Skill Builders:
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Learn the
difference between White Face, Auguste and Tramp clowns.
Find several pictures of each type of clown. List what you like about
each clown’s make-up. |
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Learn
about clown costumes. Assemble a clown costume for yourself that
suits your personality. Explain why you chose the costume you did. |
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Clowns
wear lots of make-up so their faces can be seen clearly. Learn about
clowning make-up. Apply clown make-up to your face that best
expresses your own personality and feelings. |
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Juggling
is a skill used by many clowns. Balls, scarves, rings and clubs can
be used for juggling. Learn to juggle at least one of these items
that you have not juggled before. |
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Mime, or
the art of expressing yourself with your face and body rather than
words, is important for every clown. Prepare a skit in mime and
share with your troop or group. If possible, watch a video of
Charlie Chaplin, Red Skelton, Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Lewis or other
mimes in action. Incorporate some of their moves into your skit. |
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Write and
perform at least three skits that can be used while clowning. |
Technology:
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Find web
sites with information about clown make-up, clown skits, clown
training and clown supplies. |
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Learn to
do three (3) magic tricks that you can use in your clown act. |
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Many
clowns incorporate technology into their performances. Observe a
clown performance and list all of the technology used in it. |
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Search
the Internet for information regarding the History of Clowning. One
web site with some information is
http://www.clown.org. |
Service Projects:
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As a
clown, entertain the residents in a nursing home or at a children’s
ward in a hospital. |
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Teach
younger Girl Scouts some Clown techniques. |
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Teach
something to Daisy, Brownie or Junior Girl Scouts through clowning. |
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Do “walk
around” clowning at a community event. |
Career Exploration:
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Find out
about Clown Camps, Clown Conventions, Clown College and other places
that offer clown training. Give a report on one that you might like
to attend. |
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Read a
biography/autobiography of a famous clown, i.e. Emmett Kelley, Red
Skelton or Charlie Chaplin. |
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Talk to a
professional clown about training, business opportunities, etc. |
Reading Resources:
The Book of Clowns by George Speaight
Bring On the Clowns by Beryl Hugill
The Clown in Times: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the History of
Comedy and Clowning by Bruce Johnson
Clowns by Douglas Newton
Clowns by John Towsen
The History of American Clowning by Bruce Johnson
The Tramp Tradition by Bruce Johnson
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