Comments on: Recycled Chunky Crayons

By: Give Love: A Valentine’s Day Lesson Plan from OMazing Kids Yoga « OMazing Kids Yoga

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:38:37 +0000

[...] A craft for later: These would take more time than we would have in a kids yoga class but would be fun to make at home and a great way to reuse broken crayons: http://thelongthread.com/?p=5646 & more tips: http://www.makeandtakes.com/recycled-chunky-crayons [...]

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:33 +0000

I found you on pinterest and I made these for valentine gifts and they were so super simple.

By: DIY Valentine Craft Projects for Kids : KiDOinfo: parents and kids, providence and beyond

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:02:14 +0000

[...] your own heart shaped crayons (from make and takes) and attach to valentine card (from the Long [...]

By: The Halfling

The Halfling — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:54:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I have some of these from when I was a kid that I use with my kids for leaf rubbings. I think I will do this with my Girl Scout Troop as a fun “reuse” project as I have a ton of old crayons. I like the idea of how to get a variety of shapes.

By: #4/365: custom crayons! « the laughing willow

#4/365: custom crayons! « the laughing willow — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:44:38 +0000

[...] you can melt old crayons in an oven (in a mold, of course), but with the Crayola Crayon maker, you can take more time to make fewer crayons and a bigger [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:31:18 +0000

Here is a tip to easily remove the paper on the crayons; use a sharp knife (like dad’s pocket knife) to slice through in a straight line from top to bottom. Makes the paper come right off in a cylinder – saves, like, 5 minutes per crayon! The knife does score the crayon as well but since they are to be melted anyway…no worries!

By: 5 Solutions To The Kid Gift Problem

5 Solutions To The Kid Gift Problem — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:48:12 +0000

[...] Chunky Swirly Crayon Buttons – great gift for little hands that want to color but tend to snap or break regular size crayons. You combine colors of half-used or broken crayons and melt them together to create new, cool, chunky swirly crayon buttons. A half-dozen mini’s would be an adorable gift. Full instructions here. [...]

By: the {upcycled & recycled} Reuse Broken Crayons: & turn ‘em into new!! | Recycle Your Day

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:20:46 +0000

[...] been dying to melt crayons in the oven for gosh only knows — I’ve mostly waited to do this craft because we didn’t really have a build up of broken crayons up until now. weird right? It was [...]

By: Lara

Lara — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:28:14 +0000

Thank you so much for these great directions. My class just made some and them are gorgeous!

By: Let the gifting begin! « frugal rock

Let the gifting begin! « frugal rock — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:48:27 +0000

[...] made these recycled chunky crayons for our little guy. They were a quick, easy and fun project for Gavin and Charlotte. They are so [...]