Erasable Alphabet Blocks

Why

Learn the alphabet-or decorate fancy letters-with this vanishing act! Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils lend a new spin to writing and spelling.

Steps

1. Find examples of alphabet letters in newspapers, books, magazines, catalogs, on alphabet blocks, or other places. Sing the alphabet song if you like. Can you match each letter name to its symbol?

2. On white paper, color a large patch with a Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils.

3. Chose a letter that you want to learn to write or decorate. It might be the letter that your name starts with or a pet's name, for example. Use the eraser end of the Colored Pencils, rub away the shape of the letter in the color patch. If you're not sure about the letter's shape, ask someone. Be sure to make capital letters at the beginning of people's names, and use lower-case letters for the rest of the name.

4. Outline or fill in the letter with a contrasting color if you wish. Add decorations around the edges of your color patches, too. Write as many letters of the alphabet as you like. You could make alphabet blocks with your initials, spell words, or create an ABC quilt with your patches.

Safety Guidelines

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.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • recycled magazines

Where & When

"My older children watched their younger sibling, and immediately wanted to write their spelling words in color patches."
Myra O., home-school parent.

"Each first-grade child wrote a letter in their school or teacher's name. We hung them together for Back-to-School Night."
Paul B., PTA leader.


Interesting Info

Hyman Lipman, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was issued the first patent for attaching an eraser to a pencil in 1858.