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Crayon Rubbings

Create texture with crayon rubbings by layering objects, shifting the paper, and trying other suggested options.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book

Crayon Rubbings


Materials

  • Textured objects
  • Paper
  • Crayons, paper removed

Directions

  1. Collect textured objects like leaves, string, doilies, paper clips, keys, fabric, tiles, coins, cardboard shapes, and bricks.
  2. Place a sheet of paper over an object, then have your child rub the side of a crayon on the paper.
  3. Shift the paper and change colors for an interesting effect.

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