My Teddy

A favorite stuffed animal is the perfect model for that first sculpture! These teddy bears are soft and simple.

1. Choose the color you want your teddy bear to be. Cover a handful of white Crayola® Model Magic® with marks from a Crayola Washable Marker.

2. Knead the Model Magic in your fingers. Add more marker color until you see your bear's color.

3. Form your teddy bear with the Model Magic. Start with a body. Shape a head, arms, and legs. Pinch out eyes, ears, snout, and a tail. Or press tiny pieces of Model Magic to itself for these details. Dry overnight.

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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"My kids sculpted a teddy bear family picnic. They made bear snacks and games."
Priscilla J., mom of 3- and 5-year-olds.

"Our children make their favorite animals for attendance markers. We coat them with a glaze of glue and water."
Jordana L, nursery school volunteer.

Here's an interesting way to recycle outgrown clothing: Turn fake fur coats into cuddly, stuffed teddy bears.