A Game of Life
Why create and play original games? Kids think analytically and improve organization skills!
1. What kind of board game could you create, called A Game of Life? (a) For this theme, imagine places players could visit, and what could happen to them in those locations. What might they want to accomplish? (b) Then think about game rules that make sense for players to reach those goals. (c) Next think about how to design the setting. How would players move from the start to the finish? What would give players challenges or bonuses? Will the game involve cards, luck, decision making, and/or money? What will the game-playing tokens be? (Sometimes when you design a game it helps to think about your favorite games. Then change the setting, figures, goals, ways players move, and other aspects to make an original, creative game.)
2. Sketch out a drawing of the game board on scrap paper, using Crayola® Colored Pencils. Experiment with different shapes and sizes to get everything to fit on your map. What Game of Life messages would work for your Game of Life?
3. Then draw the final version on a recycled file folder or poster board with Crayola Washable Markers. With Crayola Scissors, cut out and label any cards, money, or other playing features.
4. What characters are needed for your Game of Life? Mold the player figures that will move along the game board using Crayola Model Magic. Choose your favorite color of Model Magic or add color with washable markers after the white modeling material is dry.
5. Make dice with Model Magic. Mark the dice with dots representing numerals, colors, or whatever system works to move characters along in your game.
6. After the modeling material has dried overnight, let the games begin.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
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.
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.
Kwanzaa Harvest Calabash
King Midas’s Golden Touch
Singing in the Sun
