Heroic Statue

Spark awareness about monuments and people in your community. Kids create statues to honor their heroes or key events.

1. What famous statues do you know? Have you visited them or seen photos? Why were they built? What makes them famous? Is there a statue or monument near where you live? Who is portrayed in the statue?

2. Statues are built for a lot of different reasons. Can you think of a statue that needs to be built? What person, event, or idea deserves a statue?

3. Think about materials used to build statues. They must withstand a lot of weather. Stone and metals such as bronze are common materials.

4. Sculpt a statue using white Crayola® Model Magic®. Color the modeling compound with Crayola Washable Markers. Mix the color together just a bit to get a marbleized look. Or mix it up completely for a solid metal effect. Make tiny dots of color for granite. Think about which shape will show your concept best. The bases of statues are often made of a different material.

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 Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

• 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.
• 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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"My kids keep a log of statues and monuments they've seen. We've learned about amazing people and events."
Annie B., mom of 7- and 11-year-olds.

"Our class is raising money for a statue. We learned that 121,000 people contributed $102,000 for the Statue of Liberty."
Dov R., religious instructor.

Why were four United States presidents chosen to be depicted on the Mount Rushmore Monument? Each one stands for an important aspect of the history of the United States: George Washington for its founding, Thomas Jefferson for its expansion, Abraham Lincoln for its preservation, and Theodore Roosevelt for its conservation. There was a movement at the time to have Susan B. Anthony included, too.