Melt old and broken crayons in various shapes.
A box of crayons is a staple in most houses with kids, and odds are you will end up with broken or old crayons. When this happens, you don't need to toss the old ones, simply reuse them and make crayon molds out of old crayons. This is one craft you can do with the kids by letting them break the crayons into small pieces and make shapes they can use as new, recycled crayons or as a homemade showpiece you can display in the kids' room.
Instructions
Muffin Tin Molds
1. Preheat your oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray the inside of a mini-muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Remove the paper from the old crayons, break them into smaller pieces and place the pieces in the cups of the muffin tin. Fill to 3/4 full.
3. Bake the crayons for seven minutes and remove from the oven.
4. Stir each muffin cup with the wood skewer to ensure there are not hard chunks left.
5. Let the melted wax cool for up to two hours. Remove the molds by turning over the tin and tapping the back of each cup with a spoon.
Cookie Cutter Molds
6. Take the paper off the old crayons, break them into small evenly sized pieces and place them in small paper cups. Ensure the cups are microwave safe.
7. Microwave the crayons for four minutes. Check the wax at around three minutes to see how much has melted. Remove the cups after four minutes.
8. Stir the melted crayons with the wood skewer.
9. Place a piece of wax paper on a cookie sheet and set cookie cutters on it. Pour the wax into the cookie cutters until it reaches the top of each cutter.
10. Let the wax cool a few minutes, then place the baking sheet in the freezer to harden the molds. Leave the molds in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, remove and gently push the molds out of the cutters.
