DIY Crayons: Crayon Activity {for Parents}

DIY Crayons!  Go along reading to learn well-nigh this great crayon activity to brand a cool new tool for your child's art supplies.

Kids Activities Blog wants to point out that this activity is for parents to brand and for kids to bask.

DIY Crayons

Does your art center need a scrap of a selection me upward?   Ours did.   The crayons had fallen by the wayside in favor of colored pencils and markers.   So I decided to try and make them more appealing for Carry (4.5 yrs) past turning empty glue sticks into twistable crayons.

To become the glue stick containers fix, I twisted them upwardly all the mode, and then cutting off the gum with a plastic knife.   I also dug out whatsoever glue was left in the plunger.   And then information technology was on to prepping the crayons.

Peeling labels off of crayons can be tedious work, so to expedite the process I used the large-sized crayons made for younger children.   This fashion, I didn't have to skin so many.   After the wrappers were all taken off, I snapped them into a few pieces and placed them in cupcake wrappers in a muffin tin.   (Information technology just then happened I had corresponding wrappers).

For Parents

It took them about 8 minutes in the oven fix at 350 degrees to become them to melt.   I carefully removed the tin can from the oven.   Pouring the melted wax into the glue containers proved fairly easy with the cupcake wrappers.   All I had to do was pinch the tops together to create a minor opening for the wax to go through.   I found that one of the fat crayons filled 2 glue stick containers.   Due to the hot wax, this is most definitely only recommended for adults.

Crayon Activity

I set the hot wax filled containers on the stove to cool and harden.   I waited nearly 6 hours just to ensure that they had fully fix.

And so I set up them out on our preschool table for Bear to explore.   This little twist  on traditional homemade crayons proved to be merely the inspiration he needed.

Please note: I am sharing this activity equally a project for parents to exercise for their children.   I do not recommend this project for children.   Please use your discretion and all-time judgment.

More than Kids Activities

Have yous e'er made DIY crayons?  What is your child's favorite crayon activity?  Nosotros have more slap-up kids activities with crayons.  Bank check these out:

• DIY Crayons
• The Big Crayon Box: A Cute Letter of the alphabet for Parents
• Decorative Neck Ties {Crayon Action}

Andie Jaye is a sometime preschool teacher turned SAHM of 2 kiddos. Her blog, Crayon Freckles, is an eclectic mix of play, fine art, and learning activities. Mingled in are her perspectives on existence a crunchy momma, having a long-haired hippy boy and using follow-your-gut parenting. Run across more of Andie on Crayon Freckles' Facebook folio, on Pinterest or on her parenting teens site Why Does My Teen?

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