Recycled Crayon Melts
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Turn broken crayons into new chunky rainbow crayons by melting them in a mini muffin pan.
What You’ll Need
- Broken crayons paper removed, cut into pea-size pieces (enough to fill each muffin cup 1/2 to 3/4 full)
Equipment
- muffin pan
- baking sheet
Directions
- Cover your work area with newspaper and heat the oven to 200°F.
- Peel off the crayon papers (score them with a knife if they’re stubborn), sort by color, and break the crayons into pea-size pieces.
- Set a mini muffin pan, silicone if you have one, on an old cookie sheet and fill each cup 1/2 to 3/4 full.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until melted. Swirl with a toothpick if you like.
- Let them cool 30 minutes to 1 hour, then pop them out. If they stick, put the pan in the freezer for a few minutes.
Notes
Kids can draw with them like regular crayons. Melting is a grown-up job: hot wax burns, so use oven mitts.