Your Caring Words Stick!
Remember the compliments you’ve heard from others—and get to know your friends better—with this 3-D self-portrait.
1. Why is it sometimes hard to appreciate the compliments that friends and family share about us? Often we only recall the negative comments without letting the positive ones stick. Here’s a way to collect caring accolades and see yourself in a more positive light.
2. As you sculpt, recall kind words that you have heard said about yourself. With Crayola Colored Pencils, write the words on small strips of construction paper.
3. With a handful of colorful Crayola Model Magic® Naturals, shape your body’s torso, legs, and arms. Make these body parts by rolling "snakes" and then compressing or lengthening them. Just press them together, because Model Magic fresh from the pack sticks to itself.
4. Design your clothing in your favorite colors—a sweater or jacket, pants or a skirt. Make shoes to balance your figure. Press the clothing on your figure. If the Model Magic starts to dry, attach it with Crayola School Glue.
5. Roll more Model Magic Naturals into a ball. Shape your face by pinching and adding small bits for your nose and lips. Give yourself hair, perhaps with thin Model Magic rolls. Form your hands and neck, too. Attach these parts to your sculpture. Air-dry your sculpture for at least 24 hours.
6. Attach tiny pieces of fastener tape to your figure. Place the opposite side of the pieces on your compliment cards. Attach the cards to your figure. When you hear new praises, make a new card and add it to your sculpture.
7. Share one or two stories about the compliments you received with classmates so you all get to know each other better.
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.
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.
- Work in teams to sculpt each other. Attach words that describe the other person.
- Everyone in the class writes down compliments about one or more students. Attach them in a ceremony designed to build children’s self-esteem.
- Discuss the power of affirmations. Encourage students to write monthly affirmations for themselves.
- Assessment: Students identify their assets in writing. Children create a detailed 3-dimensional self-portrait. Did students display effective interpersonal communication skills when talking with classmates?
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