Color my Heart!

I have had this bag of broken misfit crayons laying around for a while. I have been hoarding them to some day make those cute little shaped crayons. We were shopping the dollar section at Target and I came across the heart shaped silicone trays and I thought it might be a fun activity for the weekend. Its not like we have anything else to do (sarcasm). I thought they would make cute Valentine's giveaways at school. As I was searching for my bag I realized we have a LOT of crayons. I caught my child hoarder "saving" some of the broken ones. I did a batch of the hearts when she wasn't looking, don't get upset with me, she has PLENTY of crayons.

To figure out what to do I did a google search for how to make them. Basically you have to unwrap all of the crayons. This step I did not enjoy, neither did my 8 year old. I recommend using scissors or a razor blade to cut the wrappers, this helped a lot. Despite the effort, it makes a cool pile.

Then you break them up into small pieces.


Then you put them in the silicone trays. I realized later that we were using an ice cube tray. Probably not so smart on my part but it didn't melt...too bad. I also put the trays on a baking sheet. Bake them at 325 degrees until the crayons melt. Let them cool completely, have patience! I broke one because I don't have patience. This is what you get! So cute right?

I am going to put these in little plastic bags and tie with cute ribbon. I don't know why I can't just give out paper valentine's like everyone else. Then again if you read anything in this blog I am sure you are not surprised that I don't do those! Happy Valentine's Day!