Goalie's Goal

Why

Capture the action with this 3-D soccer display. Show your team's colors! Go for the goal!


Steps

1. Perhaps the most widely played game in the world, soccer, is called football by the most countries. The term soccer was coined in the United States. The U.S. already had a game called football, so this new sport was named association football. The name was shortened to assoc., then soc., and around 1895, it became called soccer. Today, men and women around the world play the game.

2. Check out a soccer game in your neighborhood, on TV, or a video. Find pictures of local or famous teams.

3. To make your own soccer action triarama, open a recycled file folder and cut it into a large square with Crayola® Scissors. Fold the square into a triangle, and then fold it the other direction to make a smaller triangle. Open the file folder and cut along any one of the new folds from the edge into the center of the square. Later, you will slide one of the cut pieces under the other to create a three-sided soccer stadium. Save the piece you cut off.

4. With Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils, illustrate soccer fans, the stadium, and the field (on one of the two bottom triangles). On the cut-off piece of file folder, draw soccer players and the goalie. Leave tabs at their feet to fold under for support.

5. Make a box with chenille sticks for the soccer goal. Tie yarn or string to the sides of the box. Weave the yarn into a net. Attach extra chenille sticks to each side for support.

6. Roll Crayola Model Magic into a ball. Dry. Add soccer ball details with a Crayola Marker. Dry.

7. Slide the bottom triangle of your triarama under the soccer field so your triarama stands up. Secure the bottom with Crayola School Glue. Glue players' feet tabs to the field. Glue on the soccer ball. Dry and display!

Safety Guidelines

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Sharp Point— CAUTION: Contains a functional sharp point and should not be used by children under 4 years. Close adult supervision is required and adult assistance may be needed.

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

 

Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • Markers
  • Model Magic®
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Pointed Tip Scissors
household supplies
  • yarn
  • chenille sticks
  • recycled file folders

Where & When

"Our soccer players personalized these scenes with their own numbers and team colors."
Cliff L., dad of 9-year-old twins.

"My daughter is a real soccer head. She also likes crafts, so this action scene keeps her team spirit alive all year!"
Darby D., mom of 7-year-old.


Interesting Info

Although games in which people kicked balls were played in early China and ancient Rome, entire English villages played soccer-like games against each other about 1,000 years ago. The teams were huge and the goals miles apart.