Moomba in Melbourne
Join Melbourne, Australia, in some festive Moomba fun! Create bobble-head figures with Crayola® Model Magic® and hold your own parade.
1. For 4 days in early March, Melbourne, Australia, celebrates the spirit of the 4Fs—fun, family, festive, and free—during Moomba. Decorated tram parades, street fairs, music, and water sports on the Yarra River are just a few of the activities that happen on the streets.
2. Get into a Moomba mood by making a bobble-head figure that can ride in the car or sit on your desk. Capture the Australian spirit with a bobble-head kangaroo or koala!
3. With a handful of white Crayola Model Magic, form a stable body. Decorate it with bits of colored Crayola Model Magic. The modeling dough sticks to itself with just a bit of pressure.
4. Roll a ball with a smaller handful of modeling material. Push your thumbs up into it and hollow out the head. Make a face using more Model Magic. Air dry both Model Magic parts for 24 hours.
5. Cover your art area with newspaper. Mix a glaze of equal parts Crayola School Glue and water. Paint the Model Magic pieces with the glaze using a Crayola Paint Brush. Air dry the pieces.
6. Fold a chenille stem in half and twist into one sturdy stem. Stick one end into the head like a neck and the other end into body between shoulders. Bend chenille stem until head balances upright. Secure stem with glue. Air dry before bobbling!
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.
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