Christmas Crayons

While packing for our move back in June, I got to sort through all our art supplies. One thing that we had a lot of was crayons, and they all ended up in one big container. As Connor likes his big fat Crayola crayons, this container has been untouched for the last few months. Not wanting to waste the crayons, I decided to recycle them by creating Christmas crayons.

To make Christmas crayons you only need two things – crayons and moulds for making chocolates. Start by peeling the label off each crayon and break it into small pieces. Then, sort the crayons into similar colours.

The next step is to melt the crayons. I melted our crayons in the microwave. It took about 6 minutes to melt 1/2 cup of broken crayons. Then, you carefully pour the melted mixture into the moulds.

When you have filled the moulds, place them into the freezer for about 15 minutes. The last step is to pop the crayons out of the moulds.

As soon as Connor received his container of Christmas crayons, he pulled them all out. He then proceeded to draw with them in his Christmas sticker book.

This is definitely something I will be making again for other holidays. These crayons would also make a cute handmade gift!