Mermaid on Your Sidewalk!

Why

Picture a big-as-life Ariel the mermaid and her friend Flounder frolicking in your neighborhood! It’s fun to stencil the lovable mermaid and her best fishy friend.

Steps

1. With an adult, choose a safe outdoor surface to design your picture. Lay out your BIG Crayola Disney® Princess Sidewalk Stencil.

2. Ask a friend to hold the stencil in place. Use a Crayola paintbrush to dab Crayola Sidewalk Paint around the edges of the stencil to outline your designs. Air-dry the paint.

3. Color in the outlines with Crayola Sidewalk Chalk. Move the stencil around, repeat designs, and even flip over the stencil to fill in your picture area. Make schools of colorful fish to keep Ariel company!

4. If you wish, use the Crayola Rainbow Rake™ or Chalk ‘n Roll™ to create multi-hued picture frames for your artwork. Wash within 2 weeks with a garden hose or rain.

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.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Outdoor Crafts—Choose safe outdoor areas, away from traffic and dangerous equipment. Close adult supervision is required.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Paint Brush
  • Little Mermaid Giant Sidewalk Stencil
  • Sidewalk Paint
household supplies
  • garden hose
  • paper towels
  • safe, paved surface

Where & When

"One rainy day I played music from the movie sound track while our girls drew underwater masterpieces on the garage floor. Talk about rainy day fun!"
Renee T., mother of ages 5 and 7.

"Our swim club hosted a swim meet. For fun we decorated the parking lot with mermaids and fish to welcome the other team. They loved it!"
Su Lin T. & Ryan M., swim team coaches.


Interesting Info

The original “The Little Mermaid” story was written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1836. In his tale, mermaids were considered to be grown-ups when they were only 15 and could live to be 300 years old!