Very Versatile Vase

crayola supplies

Washable Watercolors
Watercolor Brushes with Plastic Handle
Model Magic®

household supplies

recycled newspaper
paper towels
textured items (optional)
container(s) of water

Why

Handmade gifts are a delight to make and receive! Kids arrange dry or silk flowers, feathers, or other lovely items in their Very Versatile Vase.

Steps

1. Roll Crayola® Model Magic® into a long coil. Create a flat base and then wrap the coil into a vase. Mold the neck and poke your finger into the vase to enlarge the opening.
2. If you like, roll thin coils or shape bits of Model Magic to decorate your vase. Press objects into the vase to add texture. Dry.
3. Cover your work area with newspaper. Paint your vase with Crayola Washable Watercolors and Watercolor Brushes. Dry.
4. Fill your vase with a beautiful arrangement of dried items such as flowers and feathers.

When & Where

"We filled my daughter's vase with handmade paper flowers. Now all of her friends are making them, too."
- Sandria M., mother of 6-year-old.

"My kids made a vase and a ring holder for their mother's birthday. She was so pleased."
- Daniel G., father of 8- and 10-year-olds.

Interesting Info

In the Tewa language, spoken by people who live in six Pueblos near Santa Fe, New Mexico, there is no word for art. Making pottery, painting pictures, dancing, cutting wood, and baking bread are all seen as work, thoughts, and expression.

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.