Melted Crayon Hearts Valentine Craft

Melted Crayon Hearts

Fun Valentine’s Day Craft for Kids!

Try this simple melted crayon hearts project with your kids. It is a good use of broken crayons and a fun way to teach kids about re-purposing items. This craft also works great as a “non-candy” Valentine’s Day gift for your child’s classmates. The hardest part about this project is peeling the paper off the crayons. 

 

Melted Crayon Hearts - Supplies

Supplies needed:

* Crayons (paper free)
*Cutting Board
*Knife
*Silicone Mold (I used heart shapes)

Cut the crayons into small pieces. This step is a great place to have your child fill the mold with the unwrapped crayon pieces.

Melted Crayon Heart in Heart Shaped Mould

Bake in a 250 degree oven for about 10-20 minutes. The “melting time” depends on your oven and to the varying brands of crayon you use. Set the timer for 10 minutes and continued to check it every 5 minutes after that.

CAREFULLY remove tray from the oven (the melted crayon liquid is very hot) Set aside and let completely cool and harden. Pop them out of the molds and turn them over. They are so colorful and fun.

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5 Comments

  1. christine

    thanks for sharing! i made these with my kids and they turned out great. i love that it’s a non-candy gift. i was wondering, how did you clean your mold?

    • Thanks Christine. I let it dry up and used a dry cloth to wipe out the crayon bits — then cleaned with soapy, hot water. Did the trick.

  2. Carrie

    To get the paper off, take an exacto knife and cut through the paper the length of the crayon. They then peel off easily!

  3. I just did this project last night with my four-year-old son, and both of us enjoyed it thoroughly. Results are really beautiful. After spending I’m sure over an hour peeling the paper off, and cutting my finger with a knife, I did read on another blog that you can simply soak the crayons in warm water and the paper comes right off. Next time!

  4. Helen Bird

    And, by the way I used nonstick metal cupcake tins which worked great. Your crayons turned out really nice!

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