I've told this story before, but when I was a little girl I would dump out my two large boxes of Crayolas and line them up in rainbow order.Something about it fascinated and soothed me, and thirty-something years later things are still the same.
We made heart shaped crayons for the kids to give as Valentines this year.
Start by soaking the crayons in a bowl of water. A lot of the paper peels will start lifting off.
The kids took all the wrappers off and threw them away.
Of course, for fun, we put them in rainbow order ;)
The kids and I broke them up into little pieces. The larger pieces I cut with an exacto knife.
I got my molds at Ikea. Line the bottom of the oven with tin foil.
I put them in at 200 degrees, but I had to keep a close eye on them. When they started melting I had to add more pieces.
Coming out of the oven, I let them sit for a minute, and then we put them in the refrigerator to cool for awhile.
We made a pink/red set, a yellow/orange set, a green/blue set, and a blue/purple set.
Finally, we made a cute valentine in picnik.com and printed them at 3 x 5.
The older kids will sign their own on the bottom instead of me typing it out.
It was a lovely afternoon crafting with my favorite littles.
They were mesmerized by the process!
Linking up here today:)
8 comments:
these are so stinking fun!!
How awesome!! Love this idea and a great project to do:O)
I've always wanted to try this! and I love the printable! :o)
The water soaking part is awesome! Crayola is SOOOO hard to de-paper. Great idea!
My girls have been given these for different holidays but we've never made them. What a great idea for Valentines. Thanks for sharing:)
oh my gosh i LOOOOVE these!!! how fun to make and how fun to give!!!! :)
ooooh! LOVE! *great minds kinda think alike!* ;) must be heart day!
Blessings!
Jill
The water soaking idea seriously changed my life today! Thank you. We made hearts, stars, & flowers. Just for fun! Thank you IKEA and thank you Chrissie! :)
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