Snow Sports

The action heats up when kids freeze frame their favorite winter sports on hand-crafted televisions. Help them tune into their own thrilling ideas as they use crayon resist to create a wonderland of winter sports.

1. On white paper, draw a winter sports scene with Crayola® Crayons.

2. Cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Paint your drawing with Crayola Watercolors and Crayola Paint Brushes. Notice how the watercolor covers the picture everywhere but on the crayon drawing. The crayon wax resists the paint, leaving a colorful background for your snow sports scene.

3. With Crayola Scissors, cut out a TV-shaped frame for your picture and an antenna from colored construction paper.

4. After the watercolor is dry, staple the frame around the picture and the antenna on top so it resembles a television set.

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 Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

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

• Paint Brushes
• Crayons
• Washable Watercolors
• Blunt-Tip Scissors
• Construction Paper

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• stapler and staples
• paper towels
• container(s) of water

"The boys got all excited creating their snowboard scenes. The bottom of each board was different."
Phouc V., father of two, ages 7 and 9.

"We watched a local winter competition. Then the kids recreated scenes and pretended they were broadcasting a news report."
Maribelle C., scout leader.

Television came into widespread use in the 1950s, but the first public demonstration of the technology in the United States took place in 1927. AT&T broadcast a speech by Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover. Hoover's voice was transmitted with telephone wires while cameras captured his image.