Wonderful Tracings

Why

Find interesting shapes around the house and trace them with mess-free Crayola® Color Wonder™. The markers only color on Color Wonder Paper!

Steps

1. Ask an adult for permission to look around your house for recycled or disposable things with interesting shapes. You might try plastic spoons, little boxes, recycled plastic lids, and paper cups or bowls.

2. Place one item at a time on Crayola Color Wonder Paper. Trace around it with a Crayola Color Wonder Marker. These markers have clear tips and the color magically appears, in seconds, on the paper.

3. Carefully lift the item to see its outline shape.

4. Trace other items with different colors. Overlap the outlines for a cool effect. Fill the paper with shapes.

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.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Color Wonder™—Wash hands well with soap and water after use.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Color Wonder™ Markers
  • Color Wonder™ Paper
household supplies
  • paper towels
  • recycled plastic lid (optional)
  • plastic dinnerware (optional)
  • masking tape (optional)
  • seashells (optional)
  • bowls (plastic or paper) (optional)
  • blocks (optional)
  • shoe (optional)

Where & When

"I bring Color Wonder to my babysitting jobs. Kids can spend the whole evening making Wonderful Tracings!"
Sadira A., teenage babysitter.

"We incorporated this into our study of geometry. My children made Color Wonder shape books."
Lucie S., home-school parent.


Interesting Info

Talk about the shapes you trace. Count how many sides and corners your shapes have. Another word for straight sides is edges. Corners can be called angles. Rounded sides can be called curves. You're learning geometry!