Cross the Desert on a Camel
Who has seen a three-legged camel? Wooden toy camels often are carved with a single leg in front so they stand up better. Make your own toy and saddle up!
1. Everywhere in the world, children create toys from things they have around them. What toys have you and your friends created from recycled or natural objects? Maybe a wreath of dandelions? A drum from an oatmeal box?
2. The dromedary is a type of camel that lives in northern Africa and the Middle East. Hand-carved wooden dromedaries are popular toys for children who live in the desert. The front two legs may be carved together so the camel can stand up. Sometimes they are painted to show two separate legs.
3. To make your own dromedary sculpture, mix Crayola® Model Magic® with color from a Crayola Washable Marker or Multicultural Washable Marker. Mix yellow and a bit of brown to get a sandy desert color. Shape your Model Magic into a camel with one hump, two back legs, and a single, thicker front leg.
4. Mix Model Magic with other colors to shape a saddle for your dromedary’s single hump. Add a bridle, eyes, and similar details if you wish.
5. Air-dry your dromedary. Why not make a complete desert scene and some companions for your camel? What fun you can have playing with your friends.
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.
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