Water Plants
Use Crayola® Washable Markers and wet Crayola Paint Brushes to create original artwork of wetlands plants and flowers.
1. Study the plants and animals that grow in wetlands, and how wetland ecology differs from that of other environments. Visit wetlands in your area. Observe vegetation and animals. Sketch details with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils on paper.
2. Cover a work area with recycled newspaper. Using your sketches and a field guide as references, draw several wetlands plants and flowers on white paper with Crayola Washable Markers.
3. Load a Crayola Paint Brush with clean water. Pull the water over the washable marker lines, allowing the color to soften and bleed into each other.
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.
- Younger children and those with some types of special needs could experience success by shaping water plants from Crayola Model Magic. Color them with Crayola Washable Markers and blend the colors with water.
- Create a local wetlands field guide. Label each drawing with the plant name, date, and location found. Revisit the site in different seasons.
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