Supplies
Crayons without wrapping
Printer Paper
Relatively Flat objects (leaves, legos, coins, etc)
Steps
1. Gather Objects (leaves, coins, legos, bottoms of shoes)
2. Take wrapping off of 2-3 crayons
3. Place an object under the paper and color over it using the whole side of the crayon, not the point or the end
4. Make 4-5 rubbings on the same paper
Adaptions
Use one object
Extensions
Draw into foam plates and make rubbings of them by placing them under your paper
Go on a texture scavenger hunt, or create crayon rubbings then see who can guess what they were made from
Homework
Use rubbings to create texture for one of your drawings (scales or bumps for dragons, bottom of a shoe)
Crayon Rubbings Tips
The bottom of a shoe is hard for younger kids because the paper moves around, you may have to hold it for them
Melissa and Doug sell crayons that are unwrapped, they are not as bright as Crayola crayons but they wor