Bouncing Eyeballs

crayola supplies

Model Magic®

household supplies

paper clips
rubber band

Why

This eyeball pops out! Kids bounce their bloodshot eyes at Halloween or April Fools' Day, then hang them up the rest of the year to gross each other out.

Steps

1. Attach a rubber band to a paper clip. Shape a Crayola® Model Magic® eyeball around the paper clip, leaving the rubber band sticking out. Blend Model Magic colors to add an iris and make a tiny black pupil in the middle if you like.
2. Want to get gross? Add yellow and red Model Magic to make a puss-filled, bloodshot eye. Or make the eyeball a distorted shape. Maybe add some jagged cuts, or hair caught on your eye. How else could you make your Bouncing Eye look truly disgusting?
3. Dry for at least 24 hours before gently bouncing your pretend eye.
4. Think up Bouncing Eyeball tricks for April Fools' Day! Gross out trick or treaters at Halloween!

When & Where

"This craft was the hit of the neighborhood guys! Even the dads pitched in with ideas."
- Tessa R., mother of 7- and 9-year-olds.

"My kids used their bouncing eyes at Halloween to give their friends a scare."
- Dawud M., father of 5- and 8-year-olds.

Interesting Info

Genes determine the color of your eyes' irises. Each iris controls the amount of light that enters your pupil through the lens. The white part of the eye (sclera) is a tough outer covering.

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.