Make a Model Magic Bus

crayola supplies

Paint Brush
Washable Kid's Paint
Model Magic®

household supplies

craft sticks
plastic dinnerware (optional)

Why

This Model Magic® creation definitely makes the grade. Watch the wheels go round and round as kids create and catch this bus.

Steps

1. Shape yellow Crayola Model Magic into a rectangular bus frame.
2. Add a smaller square for the engine compartment if you want.
3. For windows, flatten blue Model Magic. With a craft stick or plastic dinnerware, cut out rectangles and squares. Place windows on both sides of the bus and on the front for a windshield.
4. Create four or more black circles for the tires and attach to the bus frame. Add smaller yellow circles of Model Magic in the center for the wheels.
5. Using black, red, and white Model Magic add front and back bumpers, flashing lights, and headlights. Dry overnight.
6. Optional: Add the name of your school and your bus number with Crayola Washable Paint and Brushes.

When & Where

"Making this bus helped us answer my son's questions about starting school."
- Jarita T., mom of 5-year-old.

"Kids painted their bus and route numbers on their vehicles. Then we went over safe loading and unloading procedures."
- Geraldo Z., after-school club adviser.

Interesting Info

The correct name for the color of U.S. school buses is chrome yellow. At one time many school buses were painted Omaha orange.

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.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points