Twisted Wristbands

Create your own wristband jewelry! Personalize your look with these cool, crayon-resist accessories. Show your friends how to make them, too!

1. On white construction paper, use Crayola® Twistables™ to color bright patterns. Use as many colors as you like, and leave some of the white paper plain. Cut your paper into several thin strips with Crayola Scissors.

2. Cover your art area with newspaper. Use Crayola Watercolors and Watercolor Brushes to paint a thin wash of color over the colored strips. Make strips in different colors. Air dry flat.

3. Choose one strip for your main wristband. Cut it slightly longer than your wrist. With a Crayola Glue Stick, attach the beginning ends of other, thinner strips to the main strip. Air dry.

4. Wrap the thin strips around the original strip. Glue the ends of the strips in place to the bottom of the main wristband. Air dry.

5. Trim all strips to fit the original strip. Trim one end of all of the strips, including the original one, into a point. To wear your wristband, tuck the point under the wrapped strips at the other end.

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

• Washable Watercolors
• Watercolor Brushes with Plastic Handle
• Twistables®
• Glue Sticks
• Blunt-Tip Scissors
• Giant Floor Pad

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• paper towels
• container(s) of water

"My daughter and her friends make these wristbands and trade them. They create necklaces and ankle bracelets, too."
Hannah Y., mother of age 10.

"Elementary kids help younger ones make these friendship bracelets. It's such a portable project."
Tarah J., teenage babysitter.

Even tough guys wear bracelets! Legendary actor John Wayne regularly wore two bracelets. One was a POW (prisoner of war) bracelet commemorating Capt. Stephen P. Hanson, a Vietnam veteran who idolized John Wayne. Wayne kept in touch with Captain Hanson's family as long as he lived. The other bracelet was a Yard bracelet given to him by the Montagnard people of Vietnam. It is a symbol of friendship and respect.