Breaking Down MLK Day through Crayons...
Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing a simple craft based on the poem "The Crayon Box That Talked" to break down the meaning of MLK Day with young children. I hope you enjoy!
"We are a box of crayons. Each one of us unique. But when we get together. The picture is complete."
xo, Kassy
The Crayon Box That Talked
Wouldn't it be terrible?
Wouldn't it be sad?
If just one single color was the color that we had?
If everything was purple? Or red? Or blue? Or green?
If yellow, pink, or orange
was all that could be seen?
Can you just imagine how dull
the world would be?
If just one single color
was all we got to see?
What You'll Need
- Crayons of every color
- Thick construction paper
- A frame of your choosing
- Glue
Time to Create!
After sharing the poem with my children and talking to them about peace keepers like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I asked them if they would be sad if they could only use one color of crayon for the rest of their life? Wouldn't it be sad if everything was always the same? If everyone looked the same?
Then I asked them to pick out as many colors of crayons from the crayon box that they'd like, all the colors they wish they'd get to see everyday. After selecting these, we (if they let me help) glued them to the paper, right side up, upside down, sometimes with the label showing, etc.
Once dry, we framed them, and they are now hanging happily and colorfully in their room as reminders of all the colors in the rainbow, and how peacemakers like Dr. King fought to make life equally colorful.
