Island Escape Sculpture

crayola supplies

Markers
Model Magic®

household supplies

none

Why

Young castaways will maroon themselves on their own island - deserted or not! Dream up exotic adventures with this idea from The Crayola FACTORY®.

Steps

1. What kind of island would you like to create? Do you prefer palm trees and tropical fruit, thatch huts, fishing villages, volcanoes, beaches for surfing, or snow and ice floes?
2. Shape a large piece of white Crayola Model Magic for the base of your island. Blend Crayola Washable Marker colors into the white Model Magic to create the island's soil or sand (unless it is all white beaches or an ice floe). Apply the marker color and then knead the Model Magic to blend colors.
3. Choose marker colors to blend in the Model Magic for trees, hotels, or volcanoes-whatever you picture in your imagination. After you have the color you want, shape the Model Magic into the plants, buildings, and landforms on your island. Firmly press Model Magic seams together. Press shapes firmly into the island's base. Dry.
4. Use your island as a setting for adventures and stories that you create or as a decoration for your desk or room!

When & Where

"The kids named their islands and wrote about the terrain and wildlife during Science Week."
- Crystal G., PTA volunteer.

"Our kids use their island as a setting for action figures and dolls. They made boats, too. Such imaginative play!"
- Frank C., father of children ages 6 and 10.

Interesting Info

Islands are small bodies of land that are completely surrounded by water. They are constantly subject to the effects of moving water, which is the primary way in which land is eroded. Rain storms and glaciers move soil and rocks downhill. Ocean waves undercut cliffs, wash away beaches, and hollow out caves. Of course, islands can also be formed by volcanic eruptions.

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.