Talk With the Presidents
Create a Model Magic® finger puppet of a president you research then use puppets to interview other presidential finger puppets created by classmates.
1. Take part in group activities and read-aloud experiences about U.S. presidential personalities and leadership styles. Choose one president to research. Find pictures and interesting information about his career and major events during his presidency.
2. Make a finger puppet of your chosen president. Use Crayola Scissors to cut a 2-inch ring from a cardboard roll. Slit the ring down the side. Work with a friend to wrap the tubes around each other's fingers and tape for a snug fit.
3. Mold egg-size pieces of white Crayola Model Magic around the tubes to create a likeness of the president. Build arms, pinch and press facial features, and attach hair or clothing. Dry 24 hours.
4. Cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Add color to the puppet with Crayola Tempera Paint, Multicultural Paint, and Paint Brushes. Dry.
5. Attach fabric and yarn for hair and clothing with Crayola School Glue.
6. With a partner, interview each other, role playing your president. Ask questions about the time period, presidential decisions, and other ideas. Research information for which you need answers.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough With Small Parts—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—
- 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.
- If the arts & crafts project involves making small objects, follow the small parts/choking hazards standards: WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years."
- 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.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
Recycled Cardboard Tubes—Use paper towel tubes, gift-wrap tubes, or long cardboard tubes that can be cut to any length. Health professionals caution against using recycled toilet paper tubes for arts & crafts projects because of the potential fecal contamination.
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.
String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.
- Puppet makers share questions before the interviews so they can research information.
- Use puppets to present biographical briefs on the presidents. After listening to each of the puppets, students vote for the one president they would most like to meet. Tally results.
- Videotape interviews and play them for an audience of families or other students. Write the interviews in the style of a magazine article. Publish the interviews on President's Day.
- Identify and gather appropriate picture books about presidents for younger children. Refer to pictures while creating finger puppets. Pair students with different presidential finger puppets. Children can informally share information they have learned as they make their puppets "talk" to each other.
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