Watch Me Grow Handprints

crayola supplies

Markers
Washable Kid's Paint
Model Magic®

household supplies

toothpicks - wooden
rolling pin (optional)
plastic drinking straws
ribbon, string, or yarn

Why

With a little personal touch, you can capture your children's handprints in Crayola® Model Magic®. This keepsake wins hands down with parents, kids, and relatives!

Steps

1. Flatten Crayola® Model Magic® with a rolling pin or the palm of your hand, forming a pancake-like shape.
2. Gently press your hand evenly and firmly in the center of the flattened pancake to create your handprint.
3. Carefully carve the date and your name in the moist modeling material using a toothpick.
4. Poke a hole in the Model Magic while it's still moist, using a drinking straw, toothpick, or open paper clip. After the modeling material is dry, string a colorful ribbon or yarn through this hole and tie for hanging.
5. Optional: Add color or designs with Crayola Washable Kid's Paint or Crayola Washable Markers when the Model Magic is dry.

When & Where

"I knew this would be a real hit with the parents, but the kids absolutely loved it, too."
- Natisia R., teenage babysitter.

"I love hanging my grandkids' handprints for everyone to see. We made them at a family reunion."
- Alexander H., grandfather of 4 children ages 3 to 8.

Interesting Info

There are more than 60 different muscles in the human hand. How many do you think you use when you use Model Magic©?

Safety Guidelines

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points