May 28, 2009

Upcycling Crayons

Brooke loves trying to color with her older brothers' crayons but of course they end up broken and really shouldn't be anywhere near a toddler's mouth! So today we upcycled all the little pieces by melting them into larger crayons that will be less likely to become lodged in her windpipe. This is a very simple project, just follow the steps below:

  1. Preheat oven to 230°.
  2. Unwrap all your crayon pieces
  3. Sort pieces into colors, or just mix them up.
  4. Put pieces tightly into a muffin pan, or candy mold (one that you don't want to use for food anymore).
  5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until you can't see any more solid pieces.
  6. Carefully remove from oven and cool (remember it will be liquefied wax so place it where it can't be disturbed).
  7. After cool take new crayons from molds and start coloring!



 


 

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