Texture-Triangle Quilt

Why

Art builds children's confidence and coordination. With these no-sew quilts kids discover the importance of patterns, colors, shapes, and texture.

Steps

1. Peel wrappers from Crayola® Crayons. Under pieces of white paper, place textured objects such as carpet backing or rubber mats. Rub gently with the side of your peeled crayons. Create several different textures and colors.

2. With Crayola Scissors, cut your crayon rubbings in various sizes of small triangles.

3. Cut a new piece of white paper with a square to form your quilt. Fold it once in each direction to make four quilt squares.

4. Fill each of these squares with the smaller triangles containing your crayon rubbings. Experiment with different patterns, textures, and color combinations. Glue on your design with Crayola Glue Sticks.

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
  • Crayons
  • Glue Sticks
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • textured items, such as sandpaper, screen, paper doilies, rubber sink mat

Where & When

"The kids gained a sense of building something from scratch. They all did several quilts and put them together for a beautiful wall hanging."
Philippe C., father of kids ages 5 to 9.

"Shapes and sizes came alive as kids cut, fit, and glued them for this project."
Elaine Z., youth group leader.


Interesting Info

Shapes contribute to arts' meaning and mood. Look at a painting to identify the shapes. Are they geometric, such as the triangles in this quilt? Or biomorphic (shapes found in nature)? Are the shapes soft and blended, or bold and stiff?