Don’t Waste Crayons Anymore! – DIY Heart Crayons
Tired of throwing out all those broken and leftover crayons your child refuses to use anymore? One way to stop letting these perfectly good crayons go to waste is by making these DIY heart crayons. Their easy to make and kids will love coloring with a multitude of colors at once.
Materials (makes 6 crayon hearts)
21 crayons (3 of each: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white)
Heart shaped silicone molds
Sharp knife
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. To remove the wrappers from your crayons, carefully score the crayon wrapper from top to bottom and the wrapper should slide right off
3. Break your crayons into thirds (if not already broken)
4. Place your crayons inside the heart molds, starting with red, then going to orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white
5. Place your molds in the oven, cook for about 8 minutes
6. Carefully take your tray out of the oven, and set on a flat surface in the freezer for around 20 minutes, or until your crayons are cool and solid
7. Carefully remove the crayons from your molds and they are ready to use!
8. Have fun!!
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I have a lot of broken crayons. This would be a great idea. My kiddo would love this with all the colors mixed together. Weekend project for sure!
That is such a great idea. I love how you have reused those crayons
I made these with my kids when they were little. It’s such an easy craft to let thrm take part in.
Those are just the cutest crayons, and boy do I have a lot of old broken ones to use! I love the heart shape!
How fun are these crayons? Will have to do this with my son – we have a whole box of used crayons that he refuses to use because they are short:)
What a great idea for broken crayons. The twins will have so much fun with this.
What an adorable idea and a great way to recycle rayons
My nieces are going to love this. It’s also going to give me an excuse to color with them, lol. I can’t wait to make these!