NanceXToo Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Don't toss 'em! :) Peel off the paper wrappers, cut the crayons into short sections, mix the colors, and place them in foil-lined muffin tin cups. Place the muffin tin in a 250 degree oven. When the crayons just begin to melt, turn off the oven. Let the crayons cool in the oven. When they are cool, you'll have "colorful crayon rounds" for some fun coloring. Of course, you could always shave the broken crayons, too, and sprinkle them over pictures the child draws, place between waxed paper, cover with some newspaper and iron on low until the crayon shavings melt on the picture for a "stained glass" kind of design, as mentioned in one of the SOTW activities! But we've already done that one, and I think I'm going to try the "crayon rounds" thing, which came from a book I happened upon at a dollar store once, called "A Year Of Fun For Your Four Year-Old," which has some really cute ideas in it. Another my kids liked for a rainy day, by the way, is sprinkling a few drops of food coloring in different colors on a paper plate, then going outside in the rain long enough to let the rain spatter on the food coloring and mix the colors for some rainy day artwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oasis Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My dd7 and ds5 would LOVE to make crayon rounds. The other ideas sound fun, too! Thanks for posting! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Crayon rounds are great for kid gifts. We use silicone candy molds from the dollar store (no paper stuck to them and they come in fun shapes). We have made heart crayons for valentines, snowman crayon sets for gifts for the cousins at Christmas and star crayons for birthday favors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Great idea! We also keep a box of broken crayons, paper removed, to use for rubbings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jen* Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We did the crayons in the muffin tins. I would suggest finding some silicone shapes and using those. Our round ones are hard to color with because you don't have much of an edge to color with. My kids got frustrated with them and ended up breaking them up into a ton of pieces. Also don't worry if the tops of the melted crayons looks like one muddy color the bottom will be a mix of colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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