Piece-Together Patterns

Why

Experiment with dramatic geometric shapes! Create cool patterns with Crayola Twistables® Slick Stix™ super-bright colors.

Steps

1. Cover your craft area with newspaper and wear a painting smock. Cut several small geometric shapes from construction paper with Crayola Scissors.

2. Arrange your shapes on another paper. Experiment! You could place the pieces near each other, overlap some, and/or leave negative space (the space around the objects). Outline the shapes with a Slick Stix.

3. Remove the construction-paper pattern pieces. Color your design using bright, smooth Slick Stix colors. Blend colors if you wish. Try several other arrangements using the same pattern pieces.

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.

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.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Pointed Tip Scissors
  • Twistables® Slick Stix™ Crayons
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • painting shirt

Where & When

"Each of our kids created a design from pieces they cut, then traded pieces. Their designs were SO colorful!"
Kenneth R., dad of 7, 9, and 12-year-olds.

"I showed kids interesting geometric fabric designs to whet their imaginations. Then they created geometric patterns of their own."
Erin Y., after-school craft leader.


Interesting Info

Although geometry is said to have been invented by a Greek man named Euclid in approximately 300 BCE, the Egyptians used geometry to design and build their pyramids long before Euclid was ever born.