Sparkling Serpent

crayola supplies

Model Magic®
No-Run School Glue
Glitter Glue

household supplies

chenille sticks
decorative craft items

Why?

Is it a snake? A garden hose? A worm? Design and decorate a Sparkling Serpent mask that lets your imagination—and creativity—run wild.

Steps

1. Read Claire and the Friendly Snakes. What objects did Claire think were snakes (but really weren’t)? How were these objects similar to snakes? How were they different? Find pictures of snakes and look closely at their markings.
2. Look around your classroom and at home. What things can you find that look similar to snakes?
3. Use Crayola® Model Magic to sculpt your own colorful snake mask. Be imaginative, so nobody will mistake it for a real snake!
4. Use Crayola Glitter Glue, chenille stems, fake jewels, and other items to decorate your mask. Attach them firmly with Crayola School Glue. Air-dry your mask at least 24 hours.
5. Share your serpent mask sculptures with your classmates. What different snakes are represented?

adaptations

Make a before and after display. Use Crayola Colored Pencils to draw an everyday object that looks like a snake. Then sculpt snakes representing the objects.Try to match each other’s drawings with the sculptures. Display the pictures and sculptures together.

Each student researches a different kind of snake. On a long piece of craft paper, students draw a class-size snake. Children decorate a section of the snake to represent the snake they researched.

benefits

Children read and discuss Claire and the Friendly Snakes by Lindsey Tate.

Children use their imaginations to design and create unique serpent masks.

Children practice the skills of observation, comparison, and contrasting.

grades

Grades 1 to 3

subjects

Language Arts
Science
Visual Arts

time

30 to 60 minutes
Multiple Sessions

curriculum standards links

US: Research U.S. Standards
UK: Research UK Standards
Canada: Research Canada Standards

safety guidelines

Costumes & Masks— CAUTION: When children wear hand-crafted costumes and masks, make sure the crafts do not obstruct the child’s vision, hearing, or impede movement. Do not use feathers, fabric, or raffia on wearable costumes and masks because these items do not pass costume flammability tests. Wearable masks are those held in place on the face with elastic, yarn, or other materials. Keep away from open flames.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

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.