Make your own scratch art boards using crayons.
By Andrea Mulder-Slater
Younger students will enjoy exploring with this activity while older students should be encouraged to investigate detailed images and patterns.
What You Need:
- Paper (bristol board [poster board] works best)
- Crayons
- Popsicle stick, paper clip or construction nail
- Optional: black India ink or black tempera paint
What You Do:
Fill the paper with crayon shapes and patterns, making sure to press hard. It is best to use light colors at this stage.
Once you have filled the paper with crayons patterns, color heavily over the whole paper using black crayon.
Plan out a picture or design and using the popsicle stick or paper clip, scratch the design into the black crayon.
The light colors will show through where you scrape away the black.
Polish the picture by rubbing wax paper on it — to give it a shine. You can also use a chamois cloth or even a plastic bag.
Optional: Instead of rubbing black crayon over the colored crayon, you can paint black India ink or black tempera paint over the colored crayon, let it dry and scratch into the ink – revealing the colors below.
3rd Grade Student Example, Saint Joseph Cathedral Elementary School
You can also try store-bought scratch paper for a smoother look.
If you like this activity, you might enjoy our Crayon Crackle Lesson. It involves the same materials but used in a slightly different way.
Samuel kunikina wekesa
Monday 6th of June 2022
It is possible to the learners.good work pays
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Thursday 19th of May 2022
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Shelmith Muthoni
Tuesday 5th of January 2021
What happens when you do not allow the surface to dry completely after applying black Indian ink