Making crayons

My son's favorite way to color is with these heart shaped crayons. Since he has started school, he has become obsessed with coloring. We have so many crayons laying around, that I was excited to try to make some Heart Shaped Crayons by melting some of the extra ones from our supplies. Andrew was so excited

Did you know that you can use old, broken crayon pieces to make new crayons?

Making crayons was neither as easy nor as frugal as I had hoped, but it IS TONS of fun and you end up with a high-quality, non-toxic final product that you can be proud of.

Do you have a lot of old, broken or unused crayons laying around? Give your old crayons new life with these Creative Crafts for Old Crayons!

Don't throw away those broken crayons!

These DIY Alphabet Crayons are so cute, and your kiddos are going to love playing with them! They also make great party favors or gifts. Wouldn’t it be cute to give your kid or their friends a personalized set of crayons that spells out their name?! Or a whole alphabet set for them to play… Continue reading DIY Alphabet Crayons

Easy DIY project. How to reuse broken crayons to create personalised name crayons as gifts for children. Great craft to sell or activity to do with your kids of all ages. Spell their name or make the whole alphabet. Thrifty & frugal gift idea that they will actually be excited to receive! These make great birthday and christmas presents and its so simple anyone can make them!

Learn how to make crayons in molds using old broken crayons. See pictures, get tips and tricks, and find out all about how you can make fun recycled crayons. Learn how to make this fun craft with kids at www.hometimeactivities.com.

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Use up all your broken crayons by making a batch of this colorful DIY Crayon Slime! Get printable step by step instructions in the blog post.