Bus Bank

Get on board when it comes to encouraging resourcefulness! Count on cool recycled crafts like this bus bank to save the day and your kids' pennies.

1. Cut yellow construction paper with Crayola® Scissors to cover a recycled tissue box.

2. Glue paper on the box sides with Crayola School Glue. Leave a slit at the top of the box as an opening for money.

3. Draw wheels, windows, passengers inside the bus, and other decorations with Crayola Washable Markers.

4. Create the front grille, headlights, and other trim for the bus out of colored Crayola Model Magic. Glue on the bus. Dry.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough With Small Parts— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—

• 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.
• If the arts & crafts project involves making small objects, follow the small parts/choking hazards standards: WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years."
• 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.

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Crafts

crayola supplies

• Markers
• Model Magic®
• Glue Sticks
• Blunt-Tip Scissors
• Construction Paper

household supplies

• recycled tissue box

"My son made several buses to fill with different coins and bills. He was eager to learn how to count change."
Stella H., home-school parent of 7-year-old.

"We invited kids to bring their families to our first meeting to make these buses. Kids used them to role play bus safety practices."
Henry Z., PTA officer.

About 23.5 million children in the United States ride school buses every year, covering a distance of 4.3 billion miles. In many places in the world, children ride public transportation to school.