ألوان شمعية

Crayon Nibbles


July 26th, 2007 by Candace



My son just turned 18 months, and is really into coloring. I
absolutely love this because now we can be creative together. However,
he is also a toddler (and a boy) which means most of the time breaking
the crayons is often more fun than coloring with them. A friend of mine
told me awhile back about melting down crayons to make chunkier ones
that are easier for little hands to hold (and tougher for them to
break). This is also a great way to use up broken crayons that you have
laying around.

What you’ll need:

• Crayons (like I said, you could use ones you already have or buy
  some. I purchased 5 boxes of 24-pack crayons for 20 cents each - back
  to school bargains!)
  
• mini muffin pan (one that you don’t mind getting a little crayon on)
  
• exacto knife (optional)
  

You’ll want to preheat your oven to 265 degrees F. Peel off all the
paper from the crayons (for the new ones, I found it much quicker to
remove the paper in one smooth motion if I carefully ran the exacto
knife down the center of the paper and peeled the paper back), and
break them into 1/2″ to 1″ pieces. Arrange two to three like colors in
each slot, then bake for 6-8 minutes (don’t over bake - you want them
just melted so you can’t distinguish the crayon shape anymore). Let
them congeal a little on the counter, then place them in the freezer
until they are firm (approx. 30 minutes). They should then pop right
out.
This is great for little hands that aren’t steady enough to hold
thin crayons. They can wrap their whole hands around them and go to
town without breaking them.

They also make great back to school and birthday gifts for other little artists in your life.