Smell That Pencil Cup!

Why

Organize and refresh your desk with a silly-smelling pencil cup! Think Fairy Tale Forest or Monkey’s Breath! These fun organizers make great gifts, too.

Steps

1. Ask an adult to help you cut off the top of a plastic water bottle or similar container with Crayola Scissors.

2. Cut construction paper into a rectangle to cover the bottle. Use Crayola Silly Scents™ Colored Pencils to draw designs, pictures, and words to personalize your pencil cup. Combine the scents you like most to fill the air at your desk! How about Sasquatch Sneakers with Zombie Laundry?

3. Wrap the paper around the bottle and glue it in place with Crayola School Glue. Air-dry the glue.

4. For extra fun, add feathers, chenille sticks, pompoms, and other craft décor to your pencil cup! Create sparkle with Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry the glue.

5. Place your Silly Scents Colored Pencils inside the cup, so you’ll always know where to find them!

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.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Recycled Containers—Must be clean and safe. Do not use containers that contained bleach or other harmful chemicals (for example, household cleaners, dishwasher or laundry detergents). Do not use recycled metal cans that have sharp edges (for example, lids removed by household can openers).

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
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Glitter Glue
  • Pointed Tip Scissors
  • Silly Scents Colored Pencils
  • Silly Scents Markers
  • Silly Scents Crayons
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • decorative craft items
  • recycled plastic water bottle

Where & When

"My kids made personalized pencil cups for their teachers, school secretaries, and even the principal! They had a great time coming up with different scent combinations. "
Nkechi U., mother of 5-, 8-, and 10-year-olds.

"Our son’s Scout troop was in back-to-school mode at our first meeting, so we used the items gathered on our nature hike to decorate really neat, and really smelly, pencil cups. "
Ray G., scout leader.


Interesting Info

A typical pencil can be sharpened about 17 times, write up to 50,000 words, or draw a line 35 miles (56 km) long!