Life-Size Frogs & Dragonflies

crayola supplies

Markers
Washable Watercolors
Watercolor Brushes with Plastic Handle
Model Magic®
No-Run School Glue
Blunt-Tip Scissors
Giant Marker and Watercolor Pad

household supplies

recycled newspaper
paper towels
Hallmark tissue paper
container(s) of water

Why

Your children will leap into this life-size frog and dragonfly project. Make an even bigger splash by planning a family trip to discover local pond life!

Steps

1. Shape frog and dragonfly bodies and body parts out of Crayola® Model Magic®.
2. With Crayola Washable Markers, draw and color paper wings for the dragonfly. Cut out with Crayola Scissors. Press wings into the dragonfly. Dry.
3. With Crayola Washable Markers add color and features to both creatures.To create pond and lily pads: 1. Cover your work area with newspaper. With Crayola Watercolor Brushes and Crayola Washable Watercolors, create a pond on white construction paper. 2. Use Crayola Scissors to cut tissue paper for lily pads. Mix water with Crayola School Glue to create a paper maché-like texture. Attach lily pads to the pond picture by gluing the back and front of tissue paper. Cut strips of tissue paper and glue on top of lily pads for a watery effect. Dry. 3. Pose your frog and dragonfly on their lily pads.

When & Where

"Our beautiful pond scenes remind us of the trip we took to local wetlands. We were delighted with our finds, plant and animal."
- Emil L., home school parent.

"For a community beautification project we built a real pond. We thanked businesses that donated materials by making pond scenes."
- Arness T., scout leader.

Interesting Info

Dragonflies are the world's fastest flying insects, reaching speeds up to 60 miles (100 kilometers) per hour. Although today's dragonflies are only small in size, extinct species had wingspans of almost 3 feet (1 m).

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.