SCRIMSHAW NECKLACE

With this craft, students perform an art technique similar to that of some Inuit whalers of 200 years ago! Explain to youngsters that to stay busy during long voyages, the sailors often carved designs in whale teeth and bones to make scrimshaw art. To make a necklace, form a ball of white self-hardening modeling clay or dough into a whale tooth shape. Then use the point of a paper clip or a toothpick to etch a design or pattern into the tooth. After adding a hole at the top for stringing, set the project aside to dry. If desired, use watercolors to paint over the tooth. To complete the necklace, thread a length of ribbon through the hole.

WINTER WONDERLAND

To make a winter scene, squeeze thick lines of glue on a sheet of construction paper to make two bare trees. Set the paper aside to dry for several hours. Then lightly tape a sheet of light blue construction paper atop the paper. Rub over the glue lines with the side of an unwrapped brown crayon. Carefully remove the blue paper and then use crayons or paint to add other winter details to the rubbing.