Starry Stones Bowl

crayola supplies

No-Run School Glue
Air-Dry Clay
Hassle Free Watercolors

household supplies

recycled newspaper
modeling tools
natural materials (stones, shells, dried plant sprigs)

Why

Looking for a unique gift for someone special? This handmade craft is easy to create, colorful, and practical, too!

Steps

1. Cover your craft area with newspaper or sculpt and paint on a paper plate. Knead a handful of Crayola Air-Dry Clay into a large ball. Flatten it into a disc using your hands or modeling tools. Raise the edges of the disc to form a bowl.
2. Roll "snakes" with additional clay. Coil one snake under the center of the bowl to form a base. Press other snakes on the surface to create decorative relief designs. Use a bit of water and score the surfaces if needed to get the clay to stick to itself.
3. Impress patterns into the clay with modeling tools or other textured objects. Decorate a border or etch designs in the bowl if you like.
4. Press and glue colored glass stones into your bowl.
5. Paint colorful flourishes on your bowl with Crayola Hassle Free Watercolors. Use several coats and mix colors to make sure your bowl is one of a kind! Air-dry the bowl for about 3 days.
6. These bowls are great to exhibit seashells, wrapped treats, hold keys, or display other items.

When & Where

"We made these dishes at the beach in the sand to add texture. The children pressed in pieces of sea glass, seashells, and other found objects. What unique vacation mementoes they have! "
- Oliver M., father of 5- and 8-year-olds.

"Some children made the bowl with coiled snakes. They smoothed the coils with a bit of water for an even surface. They make great gifts! "
- Melissa R., children’s craft club coordinator.

Interesting Info

A mineral is a naturally occurring element or chemical compound often formed through geological process into a crystalline solid. While there are more than 4,000 different minerals, there are only about 20 common rock- forming ones.

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.

Modeling Tools—Use the least dangerous point or edge sufficient to do the job. For example, craft sticks, plastic knives and forks, and cookie cutters can cut or carve modeling materials.