This year for Valentine's day we will be attending a party with our homeschool group so I wanted to come up with a fun Valentine for D to be able hand out. I have seen many posts floating around Pinterest of melting down crayons in the oven so we decided to roll with it.
We chose to use this brand of crayons because it has various shades of each color. We had a lot to make so we went through about 5 boxes but 1 box would do if just doing this for fun. They were 1.77 each at Walmart.
1. First I had D sort out all the colors. I had to help him a couple of times because some shades were harder to place.
2. Next we placed them in a bowl full of water to soak. I was going to do it one color at a time but D had other plans and dumped 3 colors in. I left them in the water for a few hours to let the paper soak it in.
3. We then peeled the labels off and then I used a paring knife to remove and stuck on paper or glue residue.
4. I bought this cute Wilton's Heart Silicone Mold for making our crayons, but you can make them in any shape you'd like. We sorted them in to the mold making sure there were light and dark shades in each spot.
5. Now comes the fun part of baking them and watching them melt. Set the oven to 250 degrees and bake for about 15 min while keeping an eye on them. D kept running to the window in the oven to see if they had melted yet. Let them cool in the mold for about 20 min before trying to take them out.
This is what our finish product looks like. I made a heart on PSE and printed them out and then used tape to attach on the crayons.
I also made a set for D to have for himself and he loves coloring with them. Going to be making his valentines box here soon so will share once it is completed. Our party is on Valentine's day so a lot to get done by then!!
Happy Creating!
Katie
