How to Make an Easy Skeleton Craft Project for Kids
Here you’ll find an easy skeleton craft project that also recycles old art supplies. Start saving those old watercolor paint trays today!
Model Magic Skeleton in a “Coffin” Tray
Easy skeleton craft projects are fun to make, but they come with the question of how to display them and keep them safe. Thankfully, this craft project idea has a solution for both AND uses up some old plastic art containers too!
It turns out that old watercolor trays, like the ones that Crayola makes, are the perfect size and proportion for a skeleton to “live” in. And when you make that skeleton out of small rolls of Model Magic, which loves to stick to itself, it’s easy to both make a pretty detailed body of bones, and also keep it safe in its little tray … or “coffin” if you will.
It’s easy prep for a classroom project (thanks to a little spray paint) and students will get lots of fine motor skill practice as they roll all that Model Magic for the small bones.
Start saving those old trays today, and you’ll have a special craft project that your students will love, come Halloween time!
Materials for an Easy Skeleton Craft Project
Directions to make an easy Skeleton Craft
Time needed: 45 minutes
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Prep: Remove the inset and wash the watercolor tray.
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Prep: Spray paint the tray with black paint. Be sure to paint both the outside and inside, and let dry.
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Make small rolls of white Model Magic and start to make a skeleton. Start with the hip line in the middle, and the legs below.
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Add the spine line above, and a head that has holes for the eyes and mouth.
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Add snake lines for the shoulders, arms and then three small lines for the ribs.
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Finish with small rolls for the fingers and toes. Two round circles will work for the knees too.
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Here’s a quick option to make the tray shiny AND sparkly — just add some sparkle Mod Podge!
