King Midas’s Golden Touch

All that glitters IS gold with this link to the story of King Midas and his golden touch. Develop children's rich understanding of literature and creativity with an activity that is good as gold.

1. Read the story of King Midas, who loved gold so much he wished that everything he touched would turn to it.

2. Place your hand in the middle of white paper. Ask a friend or family member to trace around your hand with gold Crayola® Glitter Glue. Dry.

3. With Crayola® Metallic Colored Pencils and Crayola® Metallic Crayons, draw objects that turned to gold when King Midas touched them. Or draw objects that you would like to turn to gold.

4. Think about how useful these objects were and how different they would be like if they were solid gold. Could you still use them? What made King Midas change his mind about having a golden touch? Draw what King Midas treasured most in the world besides gold.

5. Outline objects with gold glitter glue. Dry.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

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crayola supplies

• Metallic FX Crayons
• Metallic Colored Pencils
• Glitter Glue
• Construction Paper

"Golden Touch broadened kids' understanding about the pitfalls of greed and the value of generosity."
Ralph H., school volunteer

"Even the youngest children loved to hear a this story and responded to it with art. They did a puppet show, too."
Holly M., family child care provider.

The third coffin of Egyptian King Tutankhamen, who died at age 19 in 1323 BCE, is made from solid gold. It weighs almost 2500 pounds and is worth about U.S. $14 million.