Submitted by Nancy Etchingham, of the Montana State University Child Development Center in Bozeman, Montana.

Level: Preschool

Materials:

A warming tray (the old plug in variety used before the microwave era), crayon stubs, peeled or unpeeled, thin paper, anything but construction will work.

Procedure:

Plug in the warming tray. Place crayons and paper nearby. The children will place the paper on the tray and begin to draw with the crayon, which melts beautifully and dries quickly. It is necessary to have a teacher in the art area to remind the children that the tray is WARM. Because only one or two students can put their pictures on the warming tray at once (unless you get the larger size), The other students could be drawing their designs in pencil first.