Theme
Book List
How Is a Crayon Made? - Oz Charles
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Jodi Huelin and Kevin Murawski
Max in the Tub with Crayons - Rosemary Wells
Snoopy's Crayons: Learning Colors - Charles M. Schulz
The Crayon Counting Board Book - Pam Munoz Ryan
Crayon World - Angela C. Santomero
Songs & Fingerplays
Five Little Crayons - rhyme
Five little crayons coloring on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the Teacher and the Teacher said
"No more crayons coloring on the bed!"
Four little crayons coloring on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the Teacher and the Teacher said
"No more crayons coloring on the bed!"
Three little crayons coloring on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the Teacher and the Teacher said
"No more crayons coloring on the bed!"
Two little crayons coloring on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the Teacher and the Teacher said
"No more crayons coloring on the bed!"
One little crayon coloring on the bed
He fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the Teacher and the Teacher said
"No more crayons coloring on the bed!"
Now there’s no more crayons coloring on the bed
Arts & Crafts
Marbled Rocks
Have kids find flat smooth rocks, and wash them. Put them in a 250 oven
for 10 min. while the rocks are heating, have children remove the paper from
old crayons. place warm rocks on newspaper. When the children draw on the
rocks the crayon blends and marbles. If they hold the crayon in place, it will
run down the side, very cool craft. The rocks get pretty hot, so this is best for 3 and up.
~Submitted by Christina
Crayon Rubbings
Put a piece of paper over a textured surface or a flat object like a leaf. Rub the crayon back and forth. Find all kinds of surfaces that make nice pictures.
Melting Crayons
Break up 6 to 9 crayons of many colors in 2 cupcake papers. (The papers should be inside one another.) The crayons should be 1/2" long. Put the cup in the microwave for 3 1/2 to 5 minutes on high. Watch to see when they melt. Not all of them need to be totally melted. Take out the cup and let them cool for at least 10 minutes. Peel back the paper carefully and remove the crayon.
Let cool about 5 minutes longer
Crayon Shavings
Make crayon shavings by peeling off the jackets of various colored crayons and inserting them in a pencil sharpener. Then spread glue over a sheet of paper, or moisten the sticky side of a length of paper tape and press the crayon shavings into an interesting design or picture on the paper.
Theme Ideas
Sink or Float
Do crayons sink or float? Why do some sink and some float? Explain that some crayons contain more 'color' pigment in the wax they are made from and therefore are denser and sink.
Links
Preschool Crayon Activity Ideas - Bright Hub Education
Crayola
Learning With Crayons - Preschool Express
A Bundle of Fun with These Crayons - Teach Preschool
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