Ever wonder what else you can do with that magic crayon that comes in your Easter egg decorating kit? Here is another fun activity that your kids might enjoy - making magic pictures or secret messages!
*apologies for this poor photo, I can't tell you the ridiculous amount of time I spent trying to make it look more clear and crisp - I obviously need help!*
Take a blank piece of paper and carefully create your image or message on the paper. Then have your child color the paper with markers or paint and watch your image magically appear!
This activity is fun for beginner painters because they can create fancy images with just simple brush strokes. It's fun for older children because they can trade secret messages with friends or they might find a secret message from mom in their lunch...
Do you have any fun ideas for the magic crayon? I'd love to hear them!
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We do that occassionally as an art project with the kindergarteners at church! (It just takes a regular crayon to do it)
You're right, Ronnica, any crayon will react the same way, but if you want a "secret message" that you can't see until it's colored over you either need a crayon that matches the color of the paper or a clear one like you find in an Easter kit.
Great kindergarten craft for sure! :)
Wonderful idea! I am going to try this with the boys! Blessings!
love, love, LOVE this idea! we are totally doing it this year!
ok what is a magic crayon, now i must discover this..my kids would love it
sounds cool :)
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Ooo - that is cool. We need to try that out. Thanks for the tip!
We've done this with regular crayons. For Halloween you can use watered down black and it gives everything a spooky quality. We're going to batik on fabric soon...
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