Recycled Crayons
Make new crayons out of old broken crayons
Yield: 8
Cost: $5
Equipment
- oven
Materials
- A Cupcake Tin or a Silicone Mold
- Cupcake Wrappers - This is if you are using a cupcake mold. You might want to double up. Some of the wax managed to leak through my wrappers.
- Lots and lots of Broken Crayons with wrappers peeled off
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Farenheit
- Kids can help: place crayon pieces into mold
- Fill the mold with whatever colors you want. For Earth Day - use blues and greens.
- Only fill molds up about 3/4 of the way. You don't want the wax to spill over into your oven.
- Set your mold or tin over a baking sheet to catch any spills
- Adults only: Place the tin into the oven. Turn your oven light on, and in about 10 minutes, have the kids come and see. Their crayons are melting into a cool design,. Leave the crayons in for about 15-20 minutes.
- Adults only: Set them in a safe place to cool. They cool off pretty fast. I think in about 20-30 minutes, they are ready to peel the wrapper off and use it.
- If they are still warm, leave them alone. You don't want tears from using them too early. - I let mine sit overnight.
- Kids can help: pop new crayons out of silicone mold and enjoy!
Notes
Safety note: Keep kids away from the oven and hot molds. Once the crayons are cooled and firm, kids can help pop them out and use them.
Tip
Have a very steady hand when you remove the crayons. If you don't hold them as level as possible, the designs will mix, and make a yucky color.