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A few weeks back, Target had their back-to-school supply section set up. I love buying school supplies. Every year I buy a new notebook, new pens and new color pencils. I’m old school…I still hand write everything…like the olden days.
Now that Liev is older and we’re homeschooling, we always stock up on school supplies when Target brings them out. We buy paints, PlayDoh, construction paper and, of course, bins to keep everything organized (my favorite part). We just bought washable Crayola crayons for $0.50! What a steal!
Unfortunately, we can’t get away with buying crayons only once a year. We buy crayons about every two months. Liev loves to draw and he’s really hard on his crayons. I always end up with an art table full of crayon papers and a big container of broken crayon bits.
Looking for something to do with all these bits, I saw that everyone (but me) had discovered the art of melting crayons to reuse them. Well, shoot, I can get on board with that! I gathered all the tools needed and set to work. Liev helped me sort colors and was amazed when the finished product came out of the oven. What a wonderful way to reuse what I formally thought was trash.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- A silicon mold
- I ordered this one from Amazon. There are a million options, but of course, we went with dinosaurs.
IMPORTANT: It must be silicone. I was initially going to use our fish shaped ice cube tray from Ikea but realized it would actually melt in the oven.
- Broken crayons
- I noticed that some people online said it didn’t work with washable crayons, but we used our washable crayon bits and it worked just fine.
HOW TO
Preheat your oven to 175°. Sort your crayons into color groups and place bits in molds. You can mix and match your colors all up, but I liked the idea of still having a semblance of color organization. Place your mold in the oven and leave long enough for wax to melt—10 to 15 minutes. Let them cool. Once cooled, pop out of molds and let the creativity madness begin!
