Deep Inside a Cavern
How do stalactites and stalagmites grow hundreds of feet inside the Earth? Explore an original cave, constructed inside a box.
1. Caving is an adventure for spelunkers who explore caverns around the world! Research how subterranean caves were formed. You’ll find that rainwater containing carbonic acid erodes limestone to form caverns filled with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Find out how modern technology makes it possible to find hidden caves. Learn about amazing cave features such as rivers, caverns, and creatures (think bats and beyond). Get ready to climb deep into your own imaginary cave.
2. Here are some ideas to get your cave started. Use your own imagination, too. Using Crayola® Colored Pencils, draw the entrance to your cave on the bottom of a shoe box. Cut out the opening with Crayola Scissors.
3. Use Crayola Model Magic to cover the area around the cave entrance. To create rock- or vegetation-like colors of Model Magic, rub color from a Crayola Washable Marker onto white modeling compound. Knead, adding more marker color until you get the shade you want. Flatten the Model Magic and press it onto the box. Attach it to the box with Crayola School Glue. Air-dry the entrance.
4. Color the inside of your box and its lid to resemble the inside of a cave.
5. Using Model Magic and your imagination, form stalactites, stalagmites, and other cave formations. Vary colors of the formations, just like in a real cave. Glue them to the roof and floor of your cave. Air-dry the formations.
6. Glue the lid to the top of the box to seal your cave. Air-dry before displaying.
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- 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.
- Find out what animals live in caves. Learn how they move around in darkness, what they eat, and why they live in cave habitats. Construct a chart or add them to your diorama to show your findings.
- Research how human beings in the past used caves for shelter and safety.
- Research prehistoric cave art. Draw symbols similar to the art found in these subterranean caverns.
- Discover how technology, such as GPS devices and satellite photos, has advanced the field of caving.
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