Bike Streamers & Plates

crayola supplies

Fine Line Markers
Erasable Colored Pencils
Gel Markers
No-Run School Glue
Glitter Glue
Pointed Tip Scissors

household supplies

cardboard
chenille sticks
clear adhesive tape
plastic drinking straws

Why

Give your bike a personal touch. With these decorations, your handlebars and seat stand out whenever you ride!

Steps

1. Come up with a clever name plate for your bike. Use a combination of letters, numbers, and maybe a code name or nickname. On construction paper, draw a rectangle with Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils about as wide as your bike seat. Design your name plate with Crayola Classic Fine Line Markers. Color it using Crayola Gel Markers. Add sparkles with Crayola Glitter Glue. Dry.
2. Cut out your name plate with Crayola Scissors. Trace around it on cardboard. Cut it out. Glue the paper plate onto the cardboard with Crayola School Glue. Dry.
3. With a hole punch, make two holes in the plate. Run a chenille stick through them. Attach to your bike. To Make Handlebar Decorations:
4. Use Crayola Washable Markers to create stripes of bright colors. Color across both sides of construction paper. Cut the paper in strips. Bunch the tips of several strips together. Hold in place with clear adhesive tape. Make two bunches.
5. Cut a drinking straw in half. Push the bunched ends of a strip into one end of each straw. Fasten with tape. Insert the empty straw ends into your bicycle's handlebars. Keep your bike indoors in wet weather to protect your decorations! And most important of all, ride safely with a helmet!

When & Where

"I take materials for these decorations along with me on jobs. Kids love making something cool for their bikes."
- Minh D., teenage babysitter.

"This simple project is great for rainy days. The decorations are easy to pack up and take home."
- Matt A., camp counselor.

Interesting Info

Did you know that in China, bicycles outnumber cars 250 to 1?

Safety Guidelines

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

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.