Comments on: Melting Crayons – Give New Life to Broken Crayons

By: Springtime Piggies Birthday: Crayon Favors

Springtime Piggies Birthday: Crayon Favors — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:31:34 +0000

[…] mainly followed the tutorial on Better in Bulk to make the crayons. I peeled off the wrappers and broke the crayons in about 4-5 pieces. The girls […]

By: Beat the Boredom Blues - While He Was Napping

Beat the Boredom Blues - While He Was Napping — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:27:25 +0000

[…] Make candy with your kiddos.43. Make up a board game with your kids.44. Make your own crayons. Use fun shaped molds for extra cool crayons.45. Have little girls? Let them help […]

By: Lolli

Lolli — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:24:14 +0000

In reply to Bonnie.

I got all of my molds at Ikea a while ago. I’m not sure if they still have them there, but I did find them on Amazon: https://bit.ly/waterbottleice They’re actually ice cube trays that are made for water bottles. Pretty cool, huh? :)

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:19:11 +0000

Where did you get the pencil-shaped molds for remaking color crayons?

By: Beat the Boredom Blues

Beat the Boredom Blues — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:02:19 +0000

[…] Make candy with your kiddos.43. Make up a board game with your kids.44. Make your own crayons. Use fun shaped molds for extra cool crayons.45. Have little girls? Let them help […]

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:01:41 +0000

I saw this post on your sidebar and I love your tutorial! The puzzle pieces are so awesome. Thanks for sharing!

By: logansmomma

logansmomma — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:18:27 +0000

a few helpful hints! I just made a bunch of train and #3 shaped crayons for my sons birthday party as favors. If you intend to pour the wax, melt it in a clean tin can and a pan of water (like a double boiler) the can is not too hot to handle and you can use pliers to bend a pour spout into one side. this worked fantastically. Also, if you are pouring, get chocolate candy molds. the hard plastic ones, the crayons are on the smaller side BUT they pop out easily and you end up with very few broken shapes. keep in mind the more intricate the more likely to break, I was also able to create fun tye die and duo crayons by pouring a small amount of each color one at a time and letting it harden before adding another color. again, remember that color wheel! mixing a bunch of colors willy nilly will yield you brown or black rather than a fun rainbow!

By: sioux

sioux — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:02:20 +0000

my 12 year old LOVES to do this! She came up with this on her own because she loves reading “Box Car” children books and loves trying to make “home made”, every day useful items the way the children did in the books. My daughter uses wax paper boxes that she makes by taping pieces of wax paper together and then she lets them melt in the sun, the crayons come right out and then she just throws away the used wax paper. Easy clean up, I LOVE it, no mess!

By: Happy Brain Design » Joker and Melted Crayons!

Happy Brain Design » Joker and Melted Crayons! — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:53:49 +0000

[…] Glue crayons to top of canvas, use a blow dryer with very high heat. If you have a blow dryer with a cool button you’ll be able to control the direction of the wax by heating it and cooling it when you want it to freeze. See more ideas here! And what to do with leftovers here! […]

By: Happy Earth Day! | The Do-Gooder Mama

Happy Earth Day! | The Do-Gooder Mama — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:37:24 +0000

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