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Making Recycled Crayons

July 17, 2011

I threw my daughter an arts and crafts party for her 3rd birthday. For favors, I made each child their own set of personalized crayons spelling out their own name. Alphabet crayons on counter

 

What you need:

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Directions:

  1. Remove the wrapper from the crayons and start breaking them into smaller pieces. I used about 2-3 crayons and tended to stick to similar colored crayons per letter.
  2. Fill your mold with the pieces of broken crayon. I filled mine to the top, remember, they will melt down and shrink in size. Again, I used my alphabet silicone mold, but you could use any shape you want (flowers, cars, just find the mold).
  3. Mold with unmelted crayons
     

  4. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Set the silicone molds onto a cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  5. The better quality crayons you use, the less clear wax will rise up to the surface. If you notice a lot of clear wax at the top of the mold, you can attempt to mix it. I used a paper clip (I stretched it out straight) to stir in the clear wax back into the rest of the colored wax. If you opt to incorporate the clear wax back into the colored wax, you must do it immediately after you remove the molds from the oven. As the crayon starts to harden, you won't be able to mix, it will just clump.
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  7. Wait for the crayons to set up and completely cool off before removing them from the silicone tray. This is the hardest part, the waiting, BUT if you rush it, your crayons won't be hard enough to pop out of the mold and will break, SO wait!
  8. After I completed the set of crayon letters I needed for a guest's name, I placed them, in order, on white paper and photographed them.
  9. "Jacob"spelled with alphabet crayons
     

  10. I then pulled the image into a word document, into a text box I could resize and typed 'personalized crayons' under the picture. I printed these out and used them as tags for my favors.
  11. Goodie bag with label showing name in crayons against white background
     

This is so simple, personal, and inexpensive. I hope you enjoy!

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By Mom2Gracie from Wheaton

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 254 Posts
October 23, 2009

Never throw an old broken crayon away again. Renew it's life by making something old into something new. Recycle your old crayons into fun new new ones! Here's how...

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 433 Posts
December 14, 2011

Here is a good use for all those broken crayons that we all throw out; it seems wasteful. Gather them up, peel off the paper, and add about 10 different colours into your measuring cup.

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Melt the crayons in the microwave.

Child in bunny hat coloring.

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March 3, 2008

I recycle my grandchildren's broken crayons into new crayons. Take all pieces of the same color crayon and melt in a can set in water on the stove. Be careful, this is very hot. Pour into a mold and cool.

 
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August 5, 2009

Use clean, dry glass baby food jars to melt broken crayons. I get my crayons from restaurants that give my daughter crayons with a kid's menu.

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Sort crayons by color and peel off any paper. Put the crayons into separate jars in a hot water bath.

 
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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 277 Posts
January 31, 2007

Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Fill each mold with assorted colors of crayon pieces (paper removed) and bake until the crayons melt, about 10 to 15 minutes. (Tip: Place a sheet pan under the crayons to catch any drips).

 
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November 28, 2016

This is a page about make a rainbow crayon from broken pieces. Recycle old broken crayons into new pretty rainbow crayons.

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