Here is how to make a crazy crayon. Why would you want to make a crazy crayon? So you can take your crayon drawings to a whole new level of ‘artsy’.
1. Make a mold out of tinfoil. I made mine using a water bottle ice cube tray, but you can also mold one around your finger, etc. This would also be a good time to turn on the oven. I don’t think the temperature really matters, we used 350.
2. Peel all the paper off any small or broken crayons. You will probably want to use at least 3 or 4 different colors. (Notice the nice crayon on display, not peeled.)
3. Cut your crayons into little bits. I tried using a grater, but that was not the way to go. The pieces ended up being too fine and it was taking forever. Plus the fact it looked like I was coloring all over a cheese grater.
4. Mix the bits around to distribute the colors evenly and fill your aluminum foil mold. This is a good chance to talk to your kids about primary colors, mixing colors, etc.
5. Place the crayon filled mold on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven. Keep an eye on it. We ‘cooked’ ours for about 7 min. You want the pieces nice and melted and mixing, but not to the point they make brown soup.
6. Wait for it…
7. Let the new crayon cool. I put ours in the freezer as soon as it was solid enough to move to speed things up. Once it is cool you can take it out of the mold. I cut ours into two pieces so there would be no fighting. As you draw you will see the different colors. Enjoy!
