Rainbow Crayons
This is a great way to reuse and recycle that box of old crayons that the kids just don’t want to play with anymore. It’s also lots of fun to break up crayons and then watch them melt together!
What you’ll need:
-old crayons
-old muffin tins , empty tuna cans OR I do like those disposable muffin cups for this project
aluminum foil (to line the muffin tins or cans-see why I like the disposable cups for this!)
Remove all the paper wrappers from the crayons. Go for the bright colored ones! Fill each can/tin with bits of different colored crayons (let the kids break up any larger pieces) Try to keep pieces less than 1/2″. Fill about half way. Bake the crayons in a preheated 300 f. oven for about 5-7 minutes. Watch them closely! They’ll melt quickly. Don’t let them melt completely though, or it blends into one color.
Let them cool about 30 minutes before trying to remove them from their cans or tins. Usually they can be tapped out or you just have to peel the tin foil off.
You can make solid colors or the rainbow colored crayons. Great way to make BIG crayons for little hands.