I don’t know about you, but we have tons of broken crayons at our house. I was wondering what to do with all these little bits, when I came across the idea in the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron to melt them into larger crayon “cupcakes.” I didn’t do it exactly the way she suggests – here’s what I did.
Supplies
- Mini muffin pan
- Paper liners
- Broken crayons with the papers removed
Step by Step Instructions
- Line a mini-muffin tin with paper liners – I used two in each compartment. Sort your broken, peeled crayons by color and fill each cup up about ¾ full.
- Melt the crayons in a 250 degree F oven for about 12-15 minutes. I had to keep checking them. It took longer than the 5 minutes that was suggested in the book. I kept my eye on them to make sure that they didn’t start to smoke.
- Let the crayons cool, then peel off the paper and have fun!
This was a really fun little project for my little guy. He loved sorting the crayons by color and then peeling the wrappers off once they were cool. A great way to spend a rainy morning!
Rosemary Kelly
You can also use silicone shape molds as well. You really don’t need cupcake papers.
Campfire Chic
Cool idea! Easier to hold onto, as well.
Kim
what a sweet idea!