#old crayons

Valentines Day-Recycled Crayon Cards

So if you’re like me and have older kids, you might have 50 million crayons laying around your house. A few years ago, as we were purging toys to donate, I found crayons everywhere. The kids are now 17 and 13 and were ready to just throw them away (which of course being the hoarder I am, I couldn’t).  I had already at one point made shaped crayons(posted Here), but didn’t use half of what we had.…

Here is a fun activity to do with your kids for this Valentine's Day.  Take some old unused crayons, in all different colors, and cut them up into small pieces. Using a silicone cupcake/muffin pan, fill with the cut up crayons and then place in the oven.  Bake at 230 degrees for about 15 minutes.  After they have cooled down, just pop them out of the pan.  You can use this idea to create adorable Valentine gifts for your children's friends or just to please your own special little Valentines.  You can use other silicone shapes to create fun new crayons for your children's active minds.  Happy Valentine Day!

http://www.usefuldiy.com/diy-crayon-multicolor-heart/