Fall Harvest Centerpiece

crayola supplies

Paint Brushes
Washable Kid's Paint
Model Magic®
No-Run School Glue

household supplies

recycled newspaper
paper towels
container(s) of water
plastic dinnerware

Why

Kids dress up the table and have food for thought with these beautiful harvest centerpieces. When the weather turns chilly, warm things up with some fall art.

Steps

1. Form a flat base out of Model Magic® for your harvest centerpiece. You might use a Native American motif.
2. Form Model Magic into natural shapes found during the fall harvest season, such as pine cones, acorns, and corn husks.
3. Using plastic dinnerware, or craft stick, etch designs and textures into these shapes.
4. When the Model Magic is dry, cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Paint your centerpiece in realistic or imaginative colors using Crayola Washable Kid's Paint and Brushes.
5. Optional: Mix a glaze of equal parts Crayola School Glue and water. Brush over your harvest centerpiece for a pottery-like effect.

When & Where

"We made several centerpieces to give as gifts."
- Amber D., teen-age babysitter.

"I made different pieces with each grandchild. We showed off our handiwork on Thanksgiving."
- Gladys H., grandmother of 7 children ages 6 to 15.

Interesting Info

At the legendary first Thanksgiving dinner at Plimoth Plantation, perhaps the Pilgrims and Eastern Indians filled baskets with wild grapes, nuts, and plums as centerpieces. In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving.

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.