Recycled Crayon Tutorial....

Every Parent has these...ya know...broken crayons EVERY where. My little girl will not use a crayon if it is broke. She says it is "hurt". While i think that part is cute...the wasted broken crayons that she refuses to use is not so cute. I hate to throw out anything that is usable so i have been collecting all the broken crayons in a little box for awhile. Then i saw someone selling recycled crayons online somewhere. So i thought i would make my own. Here is how i did it.

I bought pans at Goodwill specifically for this. Break the crayons up smaller and put them in a mold. Don't forget to spray the bottom of the pan with cooking spray. If you are using a silicone mold you can just fill your mold with the broken crayons. If you want a multi colored crayon, mix them together.



Set your oven to approx. 325-350F. Silicone molds can go directly in the oven, but because of their flexibility, you probably want to put the mold ON a baking sheet for stability. This is particularly important if you are doing layers.

Melt the crayons in the oven, checking them every 5 minutes or so. You want them melted but not TOO hot. Once you see nearly all the crayons are completely melted, your crayons are done!



Let the crayons cool until completely hard and then, pop them out of the mold!! If you choose to use a metal pan, you would want to spray the pan lightly with cooking spray so the crayons slide out easier. This is one of the reasons I prefer the silicone molds--plus they come in way more fun shapes!!



Viola!!