Tooth Fairy Flight

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Markers
Model Magic®
No-Run School Glue
Construction Paper

household supplies

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Why

What does the Tooth Fairy look like? How does she gather kids' lost teeth around the world? Show your ideas about the Tooth Fairy!

Steps

1. Do you believe in fairies? One fairy who really gets around is the Tooth Fairy. Many cultures around the world share the tradition of a magical creature who takes primary or "baby" teeth after they've fallen out and leaves a surprise in their place. Has this happened to you?
2. It's not easy to find those tiny teeth! Draw what you think the Tooth Fairy looks like using Crayola® Washable Markers. Is she flying between houses, or reaching under your pillow? Are her wings wide or tiny? What is she wearing?
3. Mold a pretend lost tooth out of Crayola Model Magic. Let it air dry overnight.
4. Glue it to your Tooth Fairy picture with Crayola School Glue. Air dry flat.

When & Where

"The tooth fairy has made many trips to our house. Now we know who to look for!"
- Chayim A., father of 6-, 8-, 10-, and 11-year-olds.

"Kids worry about getting their lost teeth home for the Tooth Fairy. We use this as part of our dental health unit."
- Lian T., kindergarten volunteer.

Interesting Info

Lost-tooth customs vary in different countries. Yupik children wrap their lost teeth in food such as bread or piece of meat. Then they feed it to a female dog saying, "Replace this tooth with a better one." Children who live in Kyrgystan also feed their teeth to an animal, but prefer a mouse since they have sharp white teeth, not ugly yellow teeth like a dog. Check out www.toothfairy.org.

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.