Solar Flare Sidewalk Game

Why

Have fun flipping "suns" in an outdoor game you create! Challenge each other to land a sun in each solar flare.

Steps

1. With your friends, make three or four Crayola Model Magic® sun shapes to use as markers in your game. Attach the suns’ rays with Crayola School Glue to help keep them attached when you toss them. Decorate with Glitter Glue so your suns shine! Air-dry the suns overnight.

2. Ask an adult to help you find a safe, paved, game surface outdoors. Get permission before you paint. Change into clothing and shoes that can be washed. Assemble your Crayola Sidewalk Paint Sprayer.

3. Paint several circular solar flare targets on which to throw your suns. Try mixing colors. If you wish, use a Crayola Super Brush, sidewalk paint roller, and Sidewalk Chalk to add details to your game area.

4. Stand at one end of the game and toss the suns to see if you can land them in the center of the painted flares. Agree with your friends on how you will play. How will you score? When you’re finished playing, wash away the paint with a garden hose—or keep playing until there’s a rainy day and the game washes away. Then you can design another game!

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.

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.

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

Outdoor Crafts—Choose safe outdoor areas, away from traffic and dangerous equipment. Close adult supervision is required.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Model Magic®
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Glitter Glue
  • Washable Sidewalk Paint
  • Sidewalk Paint Sprayer
household supplies
  • garden hose
  • paper towels
  • safe, paved surface

Where & When

"My kids are amazed at the cool effects they get with the Color Cyclone. We changed this game by jumping in and out of the circles like hop scotch."
Mike R., father of ages 6 and 8.

"This was the perfect activity for a sleepover. Making the suns the night before gave us something to look forward to doing the next day."
Dottie C., grandmother of ages 6 and 9.


Interesting Info

Did you know that the energy released by a solar flare is many millions of times more powerful than any explosion known to scientists? Solar flares often happen many times a day, and researchers are constantly studying them.