Making Recycled Crayons
Here are the step-by-step instructions.
Goal:
Goal:
Click through the slideshow and follow the directions to make your crayons.
Prep
Ask an adult to preheat the oven to 275° Fahrenheit. Then, place cupcake liners in a muffin pan or place a piece of parchment paper on your cookie sheet and set your metal cookie cutters on top. If you are using a candy mold, you do not need to do any extra preparation. Then, peel the paper wrappers off your old crayons. Break up any larger pieces of crayon. All the pieces should fit within your mold.
Mix and Match
Place your pieces of crayon into your molds, mixing the colors. You can add whichever colors you want to the molds. The more crayons you add, the fatter your new crayons will be.
Melt (Adult Help Required)
Place your crayons in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until they are completely melted. Then, take them out and place aside to cool for about 20 minutes. An adult should perform this step because melted crayons are very hot!
Remove
When the wax has cooled and hardened, carefully pop your crayons out of their molds. Now you have a set of rainbow crayons!
Draw!
Use your new crayons to create a drawing. Don’t worry about what you create, just experiment with the new crayons and their shape!
Did you have fun? Take a picture of your creation and send it to your teacher!
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