Color Etchings

We went to an author signing at our public library and there were lots of kids activities set up. I liked this one because I used to make these crayon etchings as a kid. These were bookmarks from oriental trading that have black wax or something on top and you scratch them off to see colors but you can make your own. All you need is a magazine cover and a black crayon.

When I was little I would take a piece of paper and color it with lots of different colors. Then I would color the entire paper with black crayon thickly so that I couldn't see the picture anymore. I would then scratch off the black to see the colors underneath. When I tried this again as an adult I was a little disappointed with how dull the colors were so here's the trick! Use the cover of a magazine (not the inside pages they are too thin and not as glossy), cover it thickly with black crayon and then scratch it off to revel the colors underneath. This method worked nicely and produced excellent results.

Happy coloring!