Two-Wheel Wonders

Why

Build kids' confidence by marking major milestones in their lives, such as learning to ride a bike or scooter, with keepsake artwork that they create.

Steps

1. Shape Crayola® Model Magic® into a bike frame and seat. Roll thin strips and pinch together to form handlebars. Attach handlebars to the bike frame.

2. Coil chenille sticks into circles for wheels and poke into the bike frame. Make spokes from Model Magic or chenille sticks if you like. Dry.

3. Bike parts may be glued together with Crayola School Glue.

4. With Crayola Washable Markers, draw yourself to look like you are sitting on the bike seat. Be sure you wear your helmet!

5. Cut out your figure with Crayola Scissors. Color it on both sides. Balance your bike-rider on the Two-Wheel Wonder. You're ready to roll.

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.

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.

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
  • Markers
  • Model Magic®
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • chenille sticks

Where & When

"We shared bicycle safety ideas for National Bike Month in May. Kids' hand-made bikes remind them of rules of the road."
Samira J., youth club mentor.

"Our boys and their friends are into stunt bikes, so this was a fun party activity. They made ramps and jumps, too."
Jason D., father of two ages 9 and 10.


Interesting Info

The first steering-wheel bicycle was invented in Germany by Baron Karl von Drais in 1817 and was called a walking machine because it had no pedals. Riders rolled along on the bike by pushing their feet against the ground while straddling the frame.