Wacky Spider Pencil Toppers

crayola supplies

Colored Pencils
Markers
Blunt-Tip Scissors
Model Magic® Fusion™

household supplies

chenille sticks
rubber band

Why

Don’t look now, but there’s a HUGE spider on your pencil! Drawing, writing, and homework are more fun with Wacky Spider Pencil Toppers. See how they’re made on Crayola CreaTiVe™ Workshop.

Steps

1. Use Crayola Scissors to cut chenille stem in half. Cut each piece in half to make four short stems. Gather the stems together and wrap a rubber band around the middle.
2. Roll two small pieces of Crayola Model Magic® Fusion™ together enough to marble the colors. Wrap the ball around the rubber band and form into a spider shape using your fingers. Bend and separate the legs on each side of the spider’s body.
3. Squeeze the body onto the end of a Crayola Colored Pencil. Model Magic Fusion dries to the touch overnight and dries completely in 2 to 3 days.
4. When the spider is dry, give it two eyes and a smile with a Crayola Marker. You’re ready to draw!

When & Where

"We put our Wacky Spider Pencil Toppers with other prizes in Spin-a-Web Treat Bags (also on Crayola.com) and gave them out at our Cub Scout Halloween Days event as awards for the pumpkin-decorating contest. "
- Rod Z., scout leader.

"I had so much fun making these with the kids at my last babysitting job! I brought a new box of Crayola Colored Pencils and a pack of neon Model Magic Fusion. We made Wacky Spider Pencil Toppers for all of their friends! "
- Angelica G., teenage babysitter.

Interesting Info

While many spiders spin webs to catch prey, Nursery Web Spiders spin webs in low plants to care for their young.

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.

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.