Cool Crayons....

**simplemom** · 07-24-2004, 04:18 PM

I found this neat idea for making a frugal gift for small children.

COOL CRAYONS

Those broken bits of crayons the kids bring home from school can be
salvaged quite easily by making larger crayons in candy molds.

Melt the crayons from the same color family .... all yellows, blues,
greens, etc. … in washed vegetable cans. I set the cans in a pan of hot
water set on simmer so they melt slowly.

Then I just swirl the colors around a little, cool to lukewarm, and pour
the resulting mixture into candy molds. Set them aside to cool a few
minutes, then pop the new crayons out.

You can have flowers, animals ... most anything. I have a set of ice cube
trays in the shape of farm animals. These are super for a birthday gift
at the last minute, or save them for stocking-stuffers at Christmas for
the under-5 set. I got my molds at garage sales, but have seen them in
the bargain bins for under a dollar.

I found this in the web site below: Pennywise

http://www.smart-penny.com/Craftideas.htm

**guest2** · 07-25-2004, 04:58 PM

Very cool idea Lucie!!!

**simplemom** · 07-25-2004, 09:16 PM

Thanks Debbie!

**kittykatstrong** · 10-15-2008, 04:21 AM

I love this idea because it is easier for my 1 1/2 year old to hold a bigger crayon.

**michaelnolan** · 10-16-2008, 09:01 AM

This idea really does work very well and if you want to get creative with it, you can mix complementary colors together as well and just let them slightly swirl, then flash-cool them in a bowl of ice. These multicolor crayons are a huge hit with my niece and soon to be adored by my new nephew as well!

**Denvergirlie** · 10-16-2008, 10:19 AM

I used to do this as a child but we did so in muffin tin pans in the oven. The multi colored one were my favorites over the solid colored ones and they are great for little hands.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 10-16-2008, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by simplemom

I found this neat idea for making a frugal gift for small children.

COOL CRAYONS

Those broken bits of crayons the kids bring home from school can be
salvaged quite easily by making larger crayons in candy molds.

Melt the crayons from the same color family .... all yellows, blues,
greens, etc. … in washed vegetable cans. I set the cans in a pan of hot
water set on simmer so they melt slowly.

Then I just swirl the colors around a little, cool to lukewarm, and pour
the resulting mixture into candy molds. Set them aside to cool a few
minutes, then pop the new crayons out.

You can have flowers, animals ... most anything. I have a set of ice cube
trays in the shape of farm animals. These are super for a birthday gift
at the last minute, or save them for stocking-stuffers at Christmas for
the under-5 set. I got my molds at garage sales, but have seen them in
the bargain bins for under a dollar.

I found this in the web site below: Pennywise

http://www.smart-penny.com/Craftideas.htm

Oh this would make an awesome idea for the kids for Christmas! They have a whole lot of older crayons around the house and this would be magnificent. I could take each crayon, melt them down and then wrap them up when they're cooled off. I think they'd love them!