Monkey Around Game

Get your sunglasses ready for the bright colors in the Crayola Neon Color Explosion® system! Draw fun monkeys with curvy arms, legs, and tails, and then make a large chain of chimps!

1. Use Crayola Colored Pencils to sketch several monkeys with curvy arms, legs, and tails on Crayola Neon Color Explosion® Paper. Design them so they can hook onto each other when you play your game.

2. Decorate each monkey in a unique style with the Neon Color Explosion Markers. Add all types of lines, dots, and designs to make them interesting. The crazy and classic marker tips make drawing a cinch! Use lots of colors so you can see how neat it is when the colors really POP off the page with bright Neon Color Explosion hues.

3. Carefully cut out the monkeys. Then decorate the other side of each one, too! How many different looks can you give them?

4. Use scrap papers to cut out extra mouths, bellies, and ears, for example. Decorate them with neat designs. Glue little bits of cardboard on the backs of these pieces. Attach them on the monkeys to create extra 3-dimensional fun.

5. Bend the arms, legs, and tails in slightly different directions. Now you’re ready to play with your troop! Try to hook as many monkeys as you can to one you’re holding! Make up your own rules and play with a friend!

6. When you’re finished playing for the day, the monkeys can hang around your room!

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.

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.

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Colored Pencils
• Neon Color Explosion®
• Glue Sticks
• Blunt-Tip Scissors

household supplies

• recycled cardboard

"Whenever we have a few extra minutes, the kids either play the game or make more monkeys. The monkeys make a colorful swag all around our space! "
Michael K., youth group advisor.

"My kids made a set of these for their cousins. They glued pictures of their faces to the monkeys. This fun, personal gift was a real hit! "
Liza G., mother of 6- and 8-year-olds.

Red Howler Monkeys live in South American forests. Their faces are hairless, but they have silky, golden-red coats. These creatures live in troops of from 5 to 40. Their roars are among the loudest of any animal, and can be heard from as far away as 3 miles (5 km) away! Imagine a whole troop of them howling!