Rachel is learning about colors for science this year. I was searching for fun stuff to do with colors and I found this great project. So much fun! You peel the paper off crayons, and then break them up and stick them in silicone shape trays. Then melt in the oven at 275c for about 25 minutes. When you remove the trays be really careful not to shake the trays so the colors will stay swirled, otherwise the colors will mix and turn brownish.
We bought our trays at Ikea, in four different shapes. The best shape to use is the heart shape. They are the easiest to remove and they don't break. All the fish tales and star "arms" broke off while trying to remove them from the trays. Not so fun.
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| Crayons peeled, broken and ready to be melted. |
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| Perfectly melted crayons. It takes a couple of hours to completely cool before you can "pop" them out of their mold |
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| As you can see, none of the fish tails survived and a lot of the star arms broke off.. :o( |
I just love how the hearts turned out, so adorable. :o)By the way, sorry about the for formatting on this post, I have been having a terrible time inserting pics with the "improved" blogger! :o)
Thanks for stopping by,
Nicole Bailey
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