We had a cozy, crafty, homey kind of weekend over here. No plans, starkly bright blue skies and good moods all around. We spent most of Saturday morning melting down the many, many crayon bits that we have accumulated over the years. As I have gotten older (and maybe wiser), I have resisted the urge to throw away useful bits like crayons that we get in restaurants or ones that are too small to use anymore so the collection we have amassed was really quite impressive.
We began by sorting the pieces--the fun part for my girl.
Then, using the mini-muffin tins I got expressly for this purpose, we prepped them for the melting.
After that, we put them in the oven heated to 350 degrees. They came out looking like this in under five minutes.
Now we have six (or so) new sets of crayons. I am going to bag them up and give them as party favors for middle's birthday in February.
6 comments:
These are adorable! I've always wanted to do this. As an elementary school teacher you would think I would have enough crayons to do it. Maybe I should set up a recycling station in the teacher's lounge. I think this is a fabulous party favor!
It sounds like a beautiful weekend at your house.
Very cool! I will always take those restaurant crayons with us now!
Good minds think alike. I have been collecting broken crayons too to make new ones to give out as holiday gifts to the kids this year! Hmmmm.
How clever! I've never heard of doing this,but you can bet we have plenty of those crayon scraps. Great idea.
What a fantastic idea! Our broken crayon pile is growing out of control. Great party favors, for sure.
you are AMAZING what a coooool idea! we miss you guys a ton, did you know that? love, jane and glen and lil V!
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