Cool Bikes

Why

What are your favorite bikes? Make a cool poster for your room to show your friends your dream bikes!


Steps

1. Did you know the first bicycle was made in 1839 by a Scottish blacksmith? Bicycles took a few years to become popular, though. In 1861, two men in France made a bike out of iron and wood. Guess why it was nicknamed the bone-shaker? From then on, bikes became more and more popular.

2. Inventors still experiment with various styles, materials, and designs of bicycles. What do you think would increase bike speed? How could bikes be more aerodynamic? Check out the newest cycle models. What makes them best in their field in competitions? Which ones do you wish you could ride? Regular or racing bikes? BMXs? Dirt bikes? Mountain bikes? Touring cycles?

3. Use Crayola® Total Tools™ Write Color Pencils to draw and color your favorite bike styles. Show as many details as you can!

4. Cut out your pictures with Crayola Scissors. Mount them on colored construction paper with a Crayola Glue Stick. Glue your drawings on posterboard to create a cool poster for your bedroom.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

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.

Related Crafts

Crafts

 

Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Glue Sticks
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Total Tools™ Write Color Pencils
household supplies
  • white paper
  • posterboard

Where & When

"My son really got into drawing and decorating the mountain bikes he found on the Internet."
Juan H., father of age 11.

"We visited a velodrome, so my kids were ready! They were excited to research and sketch the cycles they saw at the races."
Jim P., father of ages 8 and 13.


Interesting Info

Did you know that the Tour de France is the most famous and grueling professional bicycle race in the world? The ride is about 4,000 km long and takes 3 weeks for cyclists to complete. It ends in the city of Paris.