So, I have been lucky enough to try out some of Wholeport Crafts fantastic supplies. They have tons and tons of silicone molds for great prices. While the molds are fun for food, we’ve been having fun with them in other ways too!
Not too long ago we dug deep into our craft stash and came up with some cool projects to do. One of those was…
DIY PUZZLE CRAYONS
Materials:
– Old crayons
– Silicone mold (we used this Puzzle Mold)
– Oven
Directions:
– Break up the old crayons into small pieces, small enough to fit into the molds.
– Heat the oven to 350F.
– Fill each of the mold cavities with the crayon pieces. If you want all the same color, use all pieces of the same color. If you like a “tie-dye” effect, mix up the crayon piece colors.
– Bake for 10 minutes or until melted. If you make mono-color crayons, stir the melted wax with a toothpick to get a single solid color.
– Let cool overnight.
– Get out the paper and let your kiddos go wild.
We did have a bit of an issue… our crayons hardened with a layer of clear wax on the top of the crayons. Monkey got a little frustrated when the crayons didn’t “work” because it was writing with the clear wax. I’m not sure why the crayons separated like that. Maybe it was because I used the cheap crayons. Maybe the oven was too hot. Or cold. Or maybe I looked at them wrong. I don’t know. If you have any ideas, clue me in so we don’t have this issue next time.
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