Maze in a Box Top
After slaying the dreaded Minotaur, Theseus used a golden thread to find his way out of the labyrinth. Have fun finding your way out of this Model Magic® labyrinth!
1. Look at pictures of labyrinths. Trace their paths. Play the Labyrinth game. Study drawings of buildings by M.C. Escher. See how his buildings look like labyrinths.
2. Here's how to make your own marble labyrinth. Use your fingers or a rolling pin to roll out a slab of brightly colored Crayola Model Magic. Make the slab about 1/4 inch ( 6.5 mm) to 1/2 inch (13 mm) thick.
3. To make your labyrinth walls, cut through the Model Magic with a craft stick or other straight edge. Space cuts about the width of two fingers apart. That will make your walls the same height.
4. Place strips in a shallow box lid to form your labyrinth. Squeeze the modeling dough to itself to smooth wall seams. Leave plenty of room for marbles to pass along the paths.
5. Use Crayola School Glue to hold the labyrinth walls in the lid. Dry 24 hours.
6. To make marbles, mix aquarium gravel with Model Magic. Roll into balls small enough to pass along the labyrinth's paths. Dry overnight.
7. Have fun rolling marbles along the challenging paths of your labyrinth!
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.
Modeling Tools—Use the least dangerous point or edge sufficient to do the job. For example, craft sticks, plastic knives and forks, and cookie cutters can cut or carve modeling materials.
Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points
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