Colorful Cornucopia

crayola supplies

Model Magic®

household supplies

plastic dinnerware

Why

The fine details involved in making this decorative horn boost children's concentration. Showcase this harvest centerpiece on your holiday table.

Steps

1. Roll a large piece of Crayola® Model Magic® into a long coil and wrap it into a horn shape. Fold up the pointed end.
2. Make the plentiful foods of harvest by shaping colored Model Magic into squash, grapes, pumpkins, carrots, and other foods. Add trim and details with contrasting colors for a colorful and realistic or fanciful array.
3. Use a plastic dinnerware or a craft stick to etch marks and designs on the fruits and vegetables.

When & Where

"What a great way to learn about the fall harvest while creating a decorative keepsake."
- DeeAnn S., home-school parent of children ages 6 and 8.

"The kids built their fine motor skills as they created detailed vegetables."
- Solana P., family child care provider.

Interesting Info

At the legendary first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621, pumpkin pudding may have been served, not pumpkin pie, as is the custom today. Oysters were also on the menu. The Native American guests brought several unknown delicacies for the European colonists to try.

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.

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.