We all have 'em. Those boxes of old, broken, nasty crayons. Hate to throw them out, but the kids of course prefer the new, pretty ones. What to do with them? Make them into NEW crayons! Easy as pie. Actually, EASIER than pie.
(By the way, Crayola had a "Crayon Maker" toy on the market a while ago that used a similar concept. Not sure if it's still for sale. We purchased one (unfortunately). It took about 5 times longer than this to make the new crayons, made fewer crayons at a time, and broke after about 3 uses. Whatever you do, do NOT buy that toy. Total waste of money. If you've got money in your pocket and are itchin' to spend it, buy more silicon trays to make crayons with and a Snikers bar or something).
Here's what you need:
Broken crayons with the wrapper removed
Silicon ice cube tray
Here's what you do:
1. Remove the wrapper from all of the crayons.
(My 2-year-old was able to sweet-talk her uncle into helping peel crayons...)
2. Break the crayons into small pieces.
3. Place the crayon bits into the silicon ice cube tray.
4. Put the ice cube tray on to a cookie sheet.
5. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. You want your crayons to be completely melted.
6. Cool in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Pop 'em out of the ice cube trays.
7. Get coloring!
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