This week, it was rainbow crayons! This craft was super easy. Although runt only had an interest in the final product, it was still enjoyable for me.
Things you need:
Old crayons (or if you're like me and have no old broken crayons, dollar store crayons work fine)
A silicone chocolate mold or mini muffin tin
First, unwrap all of the crayons. This is tedious. Preheat oven to 200 (it takes a little longer for crayons to melt, but you are less likely to end up with clear wax on top). Break the crayons into quarter inch pieces and place them in a container to mix them together.
After your oven is ready, place crayon pieces all the way to the top of the mold. I used a silicone chocolate mold because it was decorative and oven safe. You can also stack them a little higher, just be sure that they don't hang out of the actual mold or the wax will not end up in the final product.
Place the mold in the oven for roughly 10 minutes. Be sure to watch the crayons. You need to pull them out as soon as they are melted. They will go from "mostly melted" to "so melted they're separating" in a matter of seconds. This does not harm the final product, it just makes them less attractive.
Once they are fully melted, remove them and place them on the counter to cool. I placed mine in the fridge to speed up the process. After fully cooling, remove and let your little one enjoy!
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