Squiggle Sculpture
Sculptures can be fun as well as serious. Create a delightful Squiggle Sculpture with Crayola Neon Model Magic®! Can you balance the squiggles?
1. Did you know that Pablo Picasso used bicycle parts for one of his most famous sculptures? This Crayola Model Magic® Squiggle Sculpture may get you started along the same artistic path!
2. For inspiration, find several samples of famous and interesting sculptures on the Internet using Web sites your teacher has selected. This sculpture is fun to make by yourself, with a partner, or in a small group! It’s a great way to get to know your classmates.
3. Pick colors of neon Model Magic that look interesting together. You could even add a little white or black as cool accents! Roll out long skinny strands (a little thinner than your pinky) of each color. Roll the strands into long curls and swirls by propping your sculpture on or inside a base such as a paper cup or bowl. Air-dry your sculpture overnight.
4. Choose a fun Model Magic color to make a base for your sculpture. Roll a thick slab of it on wax paper. Press a plastic cup into it to cut out a circle. Very carefully, push the ends of the dried squiggles into the base so they stand straight up. It’s OK if the squiggles tangle up. If some pieces break, just lace pieces into another spot. Attach loose pieces with a dot of Crayola School Glue.
5. Air-dry the sculpture before moving it to your in-school art gallery! Display it with a detailed written description of the sculpture. Use as many of the art elements and principles of visual organization as possible in your description.
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.
- Invite other classes to admire your work! Write invitations, select docents (tour guides), and ask visitors to sign in to your gallery!
- Work in cooperative learning groups to create one sculpture. Each person chooses one color to add to the sculpture. Or combine several smaller sculptures to form a large one on a huge base!
- Many sculptural artists incorporate math, art, science, and social studies in their work. Find out more about artists such as Bathsheba Grossman, George W. Hart, Elizabeth Catlett, Etta Winigrad, and many more!
- Younger children and those with special needs improve their fine motor skills by rolling the Model Magic into long snakes. Children can help each other tangle them into a balanced Squiggle.
- Assessment: Ask children to become art critics of their work. As a group, talk about what an art critic does. Ask children to reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. Use art elements (line, shape, form, color, texture) and principles of visual organization (unity, variety, balance, pattern, emphasis, proportion, movement) as the basis for discussion.
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