How to Make Heart Shaped Crayons

My kids are really starting to get the winter stir craziness! Please tell me we aren't the only ones!

Due to the pent-up energy, I have been trying to do fun things with the kids inside.

Since Valentine's is right around the corner, I figured we would put our activities to good use; no sense in making a huge mess just to throw it away, right?

So we made some heart-shaped crayons for home to give to Aubrey's class!

Download the printable Valentine's card to pass out!

Supply List

• Crayons
• Craft Knife
• Silicone Heart Shaped Mold
• Baking Sheet
• Regular Knife

Tips Before You Get Started

If you can, don't buy new crayons for this project. I asked my son's teacher if she had any old crayons, and she gave me a whole ice cream tub full of them!

The X-Acto knife isn't required, but it helps if you can slice the paper before trying to peel it off... plus it makes it easier for the kids to help remove the paper.

I found my silicone Heart-shaped mold at Walmart in the Valentine's Section. My heart is about 1.75" in the broadest part... just in case you were wondering.

Instructions

Use the craft knife and slice all the way down the paper.

This made it much easier to remove the paper and allowed my kids to help me without getting frustrated.

So I cut the paper, and they peeled it off! Yay for teamwork!

Then break the crayons into smaller pieces.

It's a little more complicated than you might think, so I let my kids break them up as much as they could, and then I took an old knife and cut them into little pieces.

Drop the small pieces of crayon into the heart-shaped molds, and don't be afraid to fill them up because they really meltdown!

I tried using similar colors in each heart mold, but you can use whatever you like. Let your hair down and go wild!

Don't skip out on the white; if you can get some of those in there, it turns out pretty.

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place the silicone mold on a baking sheet, and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Mine took exactly 13 minutes, depending on your oven and how many crayons you have.

If your tray is a different size, the time may vary.

I set a timer for 10 minutes and then carefully watched until they were completely melted.

When they are done, pull them out and let them completely cool before removing them.

Just because they look hardened doesn't mean they are. The bottoms have to cool too.

Some shapes might not appear to have that "marbled" effect, but I promise they do.

The side you see is very different from what's in the mold... that will be your pretty side!

My sister made these last year. She thought they wouldn't look good, so she stirred them a little, which messed them up. Just let them cool, and all will be well.

Then, push up from the bottom of the mold to remove, and you have your heart crayons!

Have fun, and let the little one's imagination go wild! They will love coloring with these and seeing all the colors come from one crayon!

Final Thoughts

These really were so much fun to make!

The kids had a blast. My kids are overly active, so getting them to sit down and do small projects at their age isn't usually successful, but this... they loved it!

It was probably because it involved tearing paper and breaking crayons.

Visit You Color My World Valentine Card to see the cards we made with these and for the printable!

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