A couple of weeks ago I found these cute heart-shaped silicone molds in the $1 bin at Target and thought they would be perfect to make heart-shaped crayons for T & Baby CJ to give out for Valentine's Day to all of their friends. This project is super easy and great to do with the little ones. T loved having an excuse to break his crayons and enjoyed putting all of the pieces into the individual molds.
Directions:
- Gather crayons & remove wrapping. (Note: Because I didn't want to use our "washable" crayons, I posted an ad on Craig's List looking for unwanted crayons. I received an overwhelming response (who knew?) and ended up getting a huge tub of crayons from a generous lady right down the street for FREE.)
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Break crayons into tiny pieces and drop into mold. (Note: Be sure not to overfill the mold, as crayon will melt and overflow)
- Put the mold into the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the crayons are completely melted. (Note: Place the molds on a separate baking tray to make it easier to remove from oven and to prevent any spills.)
- After you remove them from the oven, let them sit for 15 minutes and then place them in the freezer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Pop them out of the tray and voila...oh, so cute & crafty crayon hearts.
I also got some cute Valentine's Day treat bags in the $1 bin at Target that I am going to place the hearts in. Total cost of project= $3.50 ($2.50 for molds, $1 for bags)...very thrifty!
3 comments:
We used to make those when we were young.....I forgot about that until I saw these.
I'm absolutely stealing that idea next year! You rock, Keely!
Jacque
Thanks Jacque! I figured I had to do the crayon hearts now, when they just go along with whatever Mommy says, as I just know that I am going to be doomed in future years with Transformers, Power Ranger & monster Valentine's.
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