I try to provide lots of opportunities for my son to practice his Fine Motor Skills. Sometimes, it is all about novelty. New supplies are always a hit. Our "new" pumpkin crayons are actually recycled.I melted our old crayons and made new ones! Here is what I did...
1. I gathered our broken /old crayons.
2. I peeled all of the paper off the crayons.
3. I put the crayons in cupcake liners and put them on a cookie sheet.
4. Next,I put the oven on 225 degrees Fahrenheit and melted the wax. It took about 15 minutes.
5. I poured the wax into a Pumpkin Ice Cube Tray (Dollar Store),like this one..
6. Finally,I popped the crayons out of the mold.
.I put out paper and encouraged my son to draw. Although he does not "mouth" things,he did ask me if he could eat them. Proceed with caution my friends. :)
LOVE these. Heading to the store later today and I will for sure be looking for that pumpkin tray. These are so cool I know my daughter will love them.
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ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful! Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteThose turned out great! I had planned to do the same thing for my son's kindergarten class!
ReplyDeleteI've already made soap with that mold, but I think I'll make crayons too. :) (Love Dollar Tree.)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I did these with the skull ice cube trays I got at the dollar store, and they turned out great! I'll have to find the pumpkins, too!
ReplyDeleteThat is genius! I have the same ice cube trays that I've tried to make chocolates in and even jello but to no avail!
ReplyDeleteLove them! We've been doing this, too, but never seem to get the stems. Figure they'll break off quick, anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I have done this with the silicone molds sold in the dollar section at Target. You can even melt the crayons in the silicone molds.
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ReplyDeleteI have that same mold and was thinking of another project to do besides this one we did..
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Such a great idea! I think we will do it for Thanksgiving. Thank you!
Such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving an excellent idea. Really I like it. I hope,to write something on this topic.
Loved your airplane idea from a while back. It gave me and my girls something to do the other night in celebration of "A". Thanks for the idea. Pics at www.cowsgomooandducksgoquack.blogspot.com I, of course, gave you credit! =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious idea!
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