DIY Crayons

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (176°C). Gather your old broken crayons and remove ALL the paper on the outside of the crayons. Discard the removed paper.
2. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Evenly distribute the number of crayons between the cupcake liners. You can fill between 1/2 to 3/4 full. Place in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes. Check the oven window periodically to see if the crayons are completely melted. You may need to leave them in the oven for an additional 1-2 minutes. Once the crayons are completely melted, turn off the oven. Using your oven mitts, take the melted crayons out of the oven and allow them to cool completely. At this point, you have the option to leave them, as is, or stir them with a wooden toothpick to get a more uniform color. We stirred them just enough to have the top be a solid color but not thoroughly enough so that the bottom remained multicolored. We sped up the cooling process by allowing them to cool on top of the oven for a few minutes and then putting them in the refrigerator uncovered for about 10 plus minutes.