Do you have mounds of broken, old crayons lying around?
Do you have children? Then of course you do!!!
I was looking for something to do with all my bits and pieces of old crayons - this activity is a blast and my kids LOVED doing it.
Gather all your old pieces of crayon - unwrap them and peel the paper off. Place them all together in a bowl. The more colours you have, the better.
Then you take a sharp, large knife (make sure children are only watching at this point!) and chop all the crayons into little pieces, about 1/2 - 1 inch thick.
Place your crayon bits in a muffin tin (we used the small muffin tin). Have the kids mix up the colours and create designs as they wish.
Bake the crayon "muffins" in your oven at 350 for about 15 minutes. Let them cool for a good long time, and then place them in the freezer for half and hour - they will "pop" right out of your muffin tin for you!
Voila - you have created your own multi-coloured crayons!!! Lay out some paper and have your kids get creative . . .
These are a great idea to do for loot bags or birthday party activities as well!!
