Library Log

Why

Looking to log in more library time with your kids? This Library Log turns heads and pages while keeping children on a reading roll.

Steps

1. Shape Crayola® Model Magic® into a wooden log. Slightly flatten the bottom so it won't roll over.

2. Color the log with Crayola Multicultural Markers, using different colors to show bark texture and shadows.

3. While the modeling compound is still damp, press large paper clips into the log. Dry.

4. Use Crayola Scissors to cut paper into pieces. Write titles of books you've read on the papers with Crayola Colored Pencils. Decorate each piece by picking up on a theme from the book. Slide notes into the paper clips.

5. Set a reading goal and try to fill your log every week or month with new book titles.

Safety Guidelines

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.

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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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Colored Pencils
  • Markers
  • Model Magic®
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • paper clips (large)

Where & When

"Perfect for encouraging independent reading!"
ZenaBeth T., mom of two children ages 8 and 10.

"Every child in school made a Library Log. The teachers and librarians all noticed that the logs really inspire kids to read."
Patrick D., PTA member.


Interesting Info

Melvil Dewey (1851- 1931) was a librarian who invented a classification system for books called the Dewey Decimal System. His system divides books into 10 categories. Dewey also founded the American Library Association in 1876 and opened the first school for librarians at Columbia University in 1887.