Insects! Recycled Robots
Here come the robot insects!! Make your own invasion hordes with recycled items and Crayola Model Magic® modeling compound!
1. Who likes insects? Maybe you like icky ones or strange ones? Ask an adult to help you find recycled items around your house, maybe a nonworking radio or calculator, or an old wooden box with brass hinges! Take apart the items you want to use to create your robot insect. Here are some ideas for making imaginary critters.
2. You could bend wire into any shape or use a box for the insect body. If you use a clear plastic bottle, why not put stuff inside it? For a mosquito, you could add red paint to look like the last big meal. Or fill it with other items such as small plastic pieces to look like guts!
3. Press on Crayola Model Magic® compound, any color you like, to give the body more shape. It sticks to most surfaces without glue. Use small pieces to make fangs, eyes, antennae, and other parts.
4. Add wings and legs with wire, hinges, or other items. Use recycled pieces and decorative craft items to give your insect character. Little speakers on a beetle’s back look cool, or a mosquito could have a broken radio antenna for a stinger. Be creative! Model Magic® dries to the touch overnight and dries completely in 2 to 3 days.
5. Add Crayola Glitter Glue or Squeezables™ 3-D Paint for details and highlights. Make your insect cute, scary, or even gross. Air-dry the decorations. Have fun creating a whole swarm of recycled creatures!
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.
Glitter Glue—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.
Squeezables® 3-D Paint— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.
Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.
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.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
See You Centerpiece
Dangling Snake
Jungle Friends
