Wild Skateboarding Monitor Lizard

crayola supplies

Pointed Tip Scissors
Model Magic® Fusion™

household supplies

craft eyes
chenille sticks
recycled cardboard
recycled gift wrap or paper towel roll

Why

Who is perched on or near your computer? This Monitor lizard, riding a skateboard, adds fun to your desktop!

Steps

1. Design your own Monitor companion! You’ll start by choosing an armature on which to build your lizard. Find something recycled (perhaps a water bottle) or bendable (such as wire). Here’s how we made this skateboarding lizard.
2. Twist two chenille stems together and curl the end to form a head. Twist two more stems onto the body, spaced to form arms and legs. Add another one on the end to form a tail.
3. Prepare your Crayola Model Magic® Fusion™ modeling compound. To make a greenish Monitor lizard color, mix Terra Cotta, Alien-Skin Green, and a little Furry White for texture. Knead the colors together. Cover the entire armature. Use your fingers to get the desired thickness and shape.
4. Create a pointed head with long jaws. Press on two craft eyes, or make eyes with Fusion bits. Use different colors to add detail to your lizard, real or pretend. Add claws, a spine, a forked tongue, or polka dots. Maybe top it off with a hat or sunglasses.
5. With Crayola Scissors, cut four rounds from a cardboard tube to form the skateboard wheels. Cover them with a bright Fusion color.
6. Cut cardboard into an oval for a skateboard. Make it large enough for your lizard to stand on! Cover the skateboard with Fusion, both top and bottom. Invent your own wild designs on the skateboard!
7. Press the wheels on the bottom of the skateboard. Place your lizard on top. Press firmly. Model Magic® Fusion™ dries to the touch overnight and dries completely in 2 to 3 days. Where will you perch your lizard? Is your Monitor on?

When & Where

"What fun, a skateboarding lizard! My son loved making this to put on a shelf in his room. It took us a while to get the play on words!"
- Melissa B., mother of 11-year-old.

"My daughter needed a replica reptile for a school project. The Furry White Fusion compound really gave her Monitor lizard a scaly look. "
- Hank G., father of 10-year-old.

Interesting Info

The Komodo dragon, a Monitor lizard, is the largest of 24 lizards in the genus Varanus. Monitor lizards vary in size. A tiny Australian lizard is only 8 inches long, while Komodo dragon lizards can weigh up to 365 pounds (165 kg) and stretch up to 10 feet (3 m) long.

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.

Recycled Cardboard Tubes—Use paper towel tubes, gift-wrap tubes, or long cardboard tubes that can be cut to any length. Health professionals caution against using recycled toilet paper tubes for arts & crafts projects because of the potential fecal contamination.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.