My Favorite Colors Book
Young learners become authors as they write their own books about colors, using crayon resist art techniques.
1. Talk with children about their favorite colors and the objects, foods, and animals which are those colors. Encourage imaginative choices.
2. To create personalized books, fold white paper in half for the inside pages. Children write color names and draw things that are their favorite colors with Crayola® Crayons. Use the crayon labels as resources for spelling.
3. To make a book cover, use Crayola Scissors to cut firm paper...or oak tag to a size slightly larger than the book pages.
4. Illustrate the cover with more crayon drawings and color names, as well as the author/artist's name. Press firmly.
5. Cover the work area with recycled newspaper. Paint over the cover with Crayola Washable Watercolors and Watercolor Brushes. This crayon resist technique leaves a special background effect.
6. When the covers are dry, have an ADULT staple the finished pages and cover together.
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.
- Compile a chart of children's favorite colors and items that are those colors. Emphasize how interesting it is that there are so many different color choices and such a variety of items in those colors.
- Make crayon rubbings on textured surfaces with paper and crayons whose labels have been removed. Cut or tear pieces of the rubbings, and glue them on construction paper to create a colorful collage.
- Read books about colors, such as Hawaii Is a Rainbow, to broaden children's awareness of color as it appears around the world.
- Younger children and those with special needs may need assistance with writing color names. Write color names on index cards for children to copy into their books or provide preprinted color name cards to glue into books with Crayola Washable Glue Sticks.
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