Saturday, May 16, 2009

Toddler Crayons

Thanks to Laura I was introduced to this awesome blog . While I was browsing, I ran across this post. It looked like the perfect project for a lazy Saturday afternoon. It's super easy and I have a feeling that older kids will like making these crayons as much as the toddlers will enjoy eating using them.

You can either color coordinate your crayons to make traditional colors, or you can mix it up and make multi-colored crayons. We went with the more traditional route.


The directions are easy. Peel the crayons, break them up and arrange them in a muffin tin (preferably one that you don't mind getting wax all over).


Bake at 250 for about 10-15 minutes. Turn off the oven but let the tin sit so the crayons can solidify. Remove from tins. You can stick them in the freezer for a bit if you have trouble getting them out. Viola! Don't they look so cool?

Peanut thought so too.


See? Perfect for tiny hands.


9 comments:

  1. I've heard about this idea before and wanted to try it. Thanks for the reminder! You made some pretty multicoloured crayons, they're really effective :)

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  2. this looks like a lot of fun,I'm sure my four year old, Oliver will love it

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  3. I tried this before, but I think I turned the heat up too high, therefore, everything separated. All the "color" was in one part and the "wax" was on the bottom...or something like that. Anyhow, they didn't work. Note to self and others: Don't sit by the oven to see the colors melt, it will only make you impatient and you'll be tempted to turn the heat up higher!
    I think we (me and almost 4yo son) will have to try this again. Oh, and when we did it, we used the aluminum foil liners so we didn't ruin our muffin tin.

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  4. cool idea. I think I remember trying this once but I definitly will do it again when our crayons get all dull and messed up. I just threw out all the old ones and replaced them with four new boxes. They color so much it wont take long! I think they will enjoy making them even more than using them!

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  5. I love it! It's a pity that it wouldn't work so well in stoneware...

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  6. Crayon making is so much fun! Peanut sure looks cute using them.

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  7. That is really cool! I'll have to try this one out!

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  8. This is a great idea, I'm going to try it with my little guy this week!

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