DIY Multicoloured Crayons

What do you do with the broken pieces of crayons that litter the bottom of your kid's crayon box? I used to pick them out and throw them in the garbage. Not anymore...

Make your own multicoloured crayons out of left over crayon bits.

Simply, take the wrapping off the crayons and break them into small pieces. Next, place the pieces into any type of mould. You can use cupcake tins, or anything you have around the house that you think would make a nice crayon and can handle the heat of the oven.

I tried putting the crayon pieces in cookie cutters on a baking sheet but, as you can clearly see in the next picture, they leaked all over the place and made thin crayons. I'm sure if I had found a way to weigh the cookie cutters down to the cookie sheet, they would have turned out better.

I have seen other people use silicone ice cube trays. I think I'll try that next time.

When making your own crayon creations, make sure you use only one brand of crayons. I used mostly Crayola Crayons, but a few dollar store crayons were thrown in the mix. The dollar store crayons didn't really melt, so they stuck out and looked funny.

Be creative, have fun and have your little ones help you out with this one. Mine loved this activity, and their fingers are the perfect size for peeling crayons.