This is a great way to recycle old crayons that mount up around the home.
All you need is –
- Old Crayons
- A Mould (In our case a dinosaur one)
- Silicone muffin cases
You can get lots of different mould designs quite cheap on Ebay.
Take all of the papers off the crayons and break them up into small pieces.
Put them into your silicone cases.
Then pop into the oven for around 10-15mins on approx 200 degrees/Gas Mark 6.
Transfer the wax into your mould and leave to cool down and set.
And there we are! some new funky crayons.
Mix it up a bit!
Love this idea! My little boy is only 8 months but I’m storing up all these tips for when he’s a bit older and then I can look like a pro! 🙂 #HowToSunday
Thank you,
haha you will be Queen of crafts when he reaches toddler years 🙂
This is so great! So beautiful! My boy is crazy about dinosaurs! This will be ideal as we also have loads of crayons scattered around the house. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 #HowtoSunday
You’re very welcome!
glad it has been useful 🙂
These have turned out brilliantly! Such a great recycle project. #howtosundays
Thank you,
it really is because you can use all sorts of moulds depending on what your little one is in to at the time 🙂
I had no idea this was so easy – definitely doing this! #HowtoSunday
Oh great, will look out for your post 🙂
These look fab! I love the colourful dinosaurs. I’ve tried making crayons before, but normally I just put them straight into the moulds to melt inthe oven, however this end up with a separation at the back with a white/translucent wax on the back of the crayon. Does it look better, set evenly with this method of putting it in silicone containers first? These are great for party bags too.
Thanks for linking up to #Whatevertheweather 🙂 x
Ha ha, hashtagged the wrong linky, I meant thanks for linking up to #HowtoSunday!! 🙂 xx
Haha! I guessed that 🙂 xx
They do seem to turn out better this way,
Yes never thought of the party bags, awesome idea!.
Thanks for hosting 🙂 x
These looks fabulous, my son would go mad for these! I have to find somewhere that sells moulds like these; I don’t think I have come across any in my travels. Maybe I just haven’t been looking for them! Ray xx #HowToSundays
Thank you,
Have a browse on Ebay, that’s where we got ours.
You can get all kinds of designs, email if you get stuck and I will send you the links 🙂 x
What a fabulous idea! We have lots of tiny bits of crayon to try this with!
What a great idea
Must admit I usually throw away
Will give this a go
What a fab idea! I didn’t know you could recycle crayons in this way.