Healthy Food Faces
Want your children to be on friendly terms with fruits and vegetables? Let them create and feast their eyes on colorful healthy foods.
1. Look in your refrigerator for fresh food. Or go to a farmers' market or the grocery produce department to see a variety of fruits and vegetables. Look for different shapes and colors.
2. Cover your work area with newspaper. Pour Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint into foam trays. With Crayola Paint Brushes, paint a variety of fruits and vegetables. Dry.
3. With Crayola Washable Markers, draw eyes, noses, mouths, and other facial features on your fruits and vegetables.
4. Use Crayola Scissors to cut out your food faces.
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.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
Recycled Foam Produce Trays—Wash in hot, soapy water. No meat or poultry trays should be used.
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.











