Wait....What?......Why do I have so many broken crayons? Funny you should ask. Liam goes though a box of crayons in about 2 weeks. He presses so hard and doesn't hold them right, so they snap. Good thing the dollar store sells washable crayons! I started saving them so I could make swirly crayon eggs to put in Liam's Easter basket. Here's what you need:
A disposable, foil muffin pan, cookie sheet, crayons and an oven.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Peel the crayons and break them up into 1/2 inch pieces. You can group the crayons together by similar colors (ex: blues, reds) or just mix the colors.
Put the foil pan on top of the cookie sheet (just in case a spill were to occur). Fill the muffin cups no more than 1/2 way with crayon pieces. Slide the pan into the oven for about 3-5 (mine took 4) minutes or until the crayons are melted.
Here they are, ready for Liam's Easter basket. I put some "grass" in a big plasig egg, which will go in his basket. I hope I don't cave and give them to him sooner.
Lindsay
2 comments:
that is such a great idea! I am going to do that!
what a great idea! As a mom of a toddler, (and a 10 yr old) I have a box full of broken crayons! Now I know what to do with them! I hope you don't mind, but Posted this easy craft idea on my website, with credit to you and a link back here. The link to my site is http://fwahm.com/2011/04/make-your-own-crayons-easy-craft-idea/ if you'd like to check it out!
Thanks!
Janis Bennett
fwahm.com
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