How To Make Crayons

We had so much fun making these recycled crayons. This project is a great way to repurpose broken crayons and make them good as new.

All you need are old crayons and some silicone molds. If you don’t have molds, you can also use mini muffin tins! I used an alphabet set as well as a heart mold.

This activity kept my children busy for several hours. You’re going to love learning how to make crayons!

Not only is this craft perfect for learning letters, shapes and colors, it would make a fun gift, too! For Valentine’s Day, you could tie the heart shapes to a little note (bonus points for a melting “pun”).

Or you could spell out “mom” or “dad” for an easy (but special) homemade Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift.

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Peeling the Crayons:

Peeling the paper off the crayons is the most time consuming part of this project. My children helped peel the crayons and it kept them engaged for a full hour, which is pretty rare for us.

If you prefer to skip this step, unwrapped crayons are available. I personally found it to be one of those strangely comforting tasks, and even spent a whole evening peeling crayons and watching TV after my kids were in bed.

Tip: I was told that soaking the crayons made them much faster to peel, so I tested this method for you. It worked very well for Crayola brand crayons.

Other brands had too much sticky residue, and I found peeling them dry to be much easier. My advice is to test one crayon before soaking a whole box of them.

Why Kids Love Recycled Crayons:

• This project is a chance to reuse supplies you already have at home.
• Colors can be combined to create unique crayons in all different colors.
• These crayons are an excellent gift idea that your child can help make!

Supplies and Equipment:

1. old crayons (peeled and broken into small pieces)
2. slicone molds (I used an alphabet set and a heart mold.) You could also use a mini muffin tin.
3. baking sheet
4. oven

How to Melt Crayons in Silicone Molds:

1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place your silicone mold on a baking sheet to make it easier to remove.
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until you can see the crayons have melted completely.
4. Allow crayons to cool completely in molds before removing them.

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Learn how to make crayons using recycled crayons and molds.

Prep 20 minutes mins

Cook 30 minutes mins

Total 50 minutes mins

Supplies

• ▢ old crayons (peeled and broken into small pieces)
• ▢ 1 silicone heart mold (or muffin tins)
• ▢ baking sheet

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place your peeled crayons in a silicone mold on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until you can see the crayons have melted completely.
• Allow crayons to cool completely in molds before removing them.

Equipment

1 oven

Notes

• I was told that soaking the crayons made them much faster to peel, so I tested this method for you. It worked very well for Crayola brand crayons.
• Other brands had too much sticky residue, and I found peeling them dry to be much easier. My advice is to test one crayon before soaking a whole box of them.

Keywords crayons, kids crafts