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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Totally-Fun Tuesday #1

Crayon Making

My kids love melting and making new crayons!
We actually made heart crayons around Valentine's Day.

I re-used old baby food jars to melt the crayons in. You can find ice molds and fun plastic candy molds to fill to make new fun crayon shapes!
Target usually has fun, seasonal molds like this one in their $1.00 section!

I would suggest putting the baby food jars in a pot of hot/boiling water. Then, I pour the
melted crayon into the molds. (Caution: This part is NOT OKAY for your children to do.) I know that some silicon trays are made to be put into the oven. I have not experimented to see if these trays would do well in the oven. (I might experiment with one on a really low temp. and see how it goes.)

My kids love unwrapping crayons and sorting them into the appropriate colors. Sorting things by color, shape, or size is a good skill for younger children! For older children, you can talk to the about how a solid can turn into a liquid by heating it up! (Okay, that was just the teacher in me!)



Happy Crayon Making!!

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  1. LesliJune 14, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Hello from a new follower on the Blog Hop!

    So glad I found you! Your blog is so much FUN!!!

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    Lesli :D

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  2. UnknownJune 14, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Hi, I'm your newest follower from Follow Me, Chickadee! Would love a follow back :)
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  3. RebaJune 14, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    I have to admit, I haven't ever done this. I know Lauren would love to though...maybe we will this summer. :)

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  4. Amanda O'BanionJune 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    We did something like this with some of the kids at school and they loved it! There are so many creative things that you can make with just recycled things around the home, like new crayons! We had the kids bring in their broken crayons from home, peeled off the paper, broke them up and then brought them home and baked them in cupcake holders. When they were finished they had heart shaped crayons in all different colors. It was a blast! I will definitely have to try this idea too!

    Amanda
    Our Life on a Marquee
    www.theobanions.blogspot.com

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  5. the girlJune 17, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I remelted crayons in some silcone ice cube trays from the dollar store (cheapest ones ever)and we melted the crayons at 200-250 degrees, and the trays stayed in tact, no melting or anything. This removes the melting in jars and pouring hot wax, its lots easier! :)

    Bry
    www.collardgreenshomemadethings.blogspot.com

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  6. UnknownJune 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    What an interesting idea to melt them before placing them in the molds. Great suggestion for situations where the mold is not oven safe. :)

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  7. BritJune 18, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    What a great and fun idea. Can't wait to try this with my kids. Thanks so much for sharing. Would love to have you link up with us on Sunday for our link up party! Hope to see you there :)

    Britney
    www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

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  8. BritJune 19, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Yah, so happy to see you at our link up party! Thanks for linking up!! Hope to see you again :)
    Britney
    www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

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  9. Screaming SardineJune 19, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    I've been wanting to make some of these kind of molded crayons. I don't have any young kids, but these crayons are just so cute.

    Cheers,
    Tracy Screaming Sardine

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  10. vintagevioletstyleJune 19, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    I did this exact same project for Valentine's Day with the ice cube trays from Target. Only problem was, some of the crayons really stained the silicone mold. Any tips for getting them cleaner?

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  11. Kristine@thefoleyfamJune 20, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    Thanks so much for linking up to "Strut Your Stuff Sunday!" We appreciate it! You rock!! Love this idea! Thank you for sharing and hope to see you every Sunday :)

    Kristine
    www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

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  12. LrSchwtzJune 22, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    HA! I bought those molds for the same thing then realized they probably wouldn't do so well in the oven. But they worked if you just let them sit out and cool? Please stop by www.laughloveandcraft.com and link up to my Share the Wealth Wednesday Link Party! I'm your newest follower!

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  13. KarimaJune 23, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Saw you on a crafty soiree, now google following you, please pop by, Karima x
    www.karimascrafts.com

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  14. UnknownJune 23, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    I just bought some star ice trays at Ikea and this idea is perfect, thanks for sharing! This is my first visit to your blog from a blog hop and I'm your newest follower. I hope you'll stop by my blog to say hello and follow back if you'd like.

    http://www.iheartcraftythings.blogspot.com

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  15. UnknownJune 24, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    what a creative project! thanks for sharing this with us! hope you have a fab weekend...

    hugs,
    Lelanie

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  16. UnknownJune 27, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    This is such a great idea! How easy and fun! Bet your kids had a great time with this project~ thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share today!

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