Puffy Picture Frame

crayola supplies

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

household supplies

recycled newspaper
paper towels
cardboard (optional)
recycled tissue box
container(s) of water
plastic dinnerware

Why

Children feel especially important when they create useful crafts. Fill this frame with their art or picture-it's perfect for gift giving.

Steps

1. Carefully unglue the ends of a recycled tissue box that has an oval opening. The cardboard will lie flat. With Crayola® Scissors, cut a picture frame in an oval, square, or rectangle.
2. Design a frame that will complement the picture you plan to put in your frame. Use either side of the tissue box-the design or plain cardboard-for your frame.
3. Use white Crayola Model Magic to add dimension to the flat frame. Make patterns by pressing the modeling material with plastic dinnerware, roll coils and braid it, make swirls, and be creative. Glue the Model Magic to the frame with Crayola School Glue. Dry.
4. Cover your work area with newspaper. Paint the frame base and/or the Model Magic with Crayola Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes. Dry.

When & Where

"The kids sank their teeth into this meaty craft. Many promised to bring back the frames next year with their camp photographs."
- Giovanni H., camp counselor.

"Our theme was recycling so we encouraged teachers to make these frames. We received so much cooperation in collecting tissue boxes!"
- Nancy C., PTA leader.

Interesting Info

"Red eye" - when blue or green-eyed people appear to have red eyes in photographs -- can be avoided by taking the picture in a well-lit room and having the subjects look away from the flash.

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.

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.