Valentine's Day Crayons

So with Valentine's Day quickly approaching. Yes I know it's less than a month away but hey there is NEVER a wrong time to craft baby! I decided to make some cute crayons as gifts for Felix's daycare friends because I don't want one more reason to tell my kid no to tons of candy. 

You are welcome parents that are getting this!

So you start off with a ton of crayons. I raided Felix's stash as well as got more from the 99c store. They sell a pack of 30 for you guessed it 99c! They might be off brand but heck a crayon is a crayon! Also I know this is nothing new to the world of Pinterest but it is new to me and for a first attempt I think they came out pretty damned snazzy!

I used a razor blade to remove the paper wrapper because I have other things to do than spend my day unwrapping crayons!

 

Once you are done you should have a nice pile like this:

Now grab your crayons and break them up! If you have had a stressful day this is a good way to let go of some of that tension. Break it baby break it! I tried to break each crayon into about 4 or 5 pieces.

Once that is done you can arrange the pieces into your mold. I got mine at the 99c store because that's how I roll but also because I doubt I will use this that many times and because it's silicone I can unmold these puppies really easily! I didn't take a picture of that part ooops sorry! When you have your mold filled up the way you want them. Turn your oven on to 275 degrees and put the mold with the crayons in the oven. I started with a cold oven because I forgot to turn it on but it also allowed me the clean up the mess I made while I was waiting for these suckers to melt and do their thing. Mine took about 10 to 15 minutes.

Now this is the hard part waiting for them to cool down. Felix was with me when I made the first batch and kept going over and putting his fingers in the melted wax. 100% do not recommend! So make sure to keep this out of your little ones reach! Before you ask he is fine, the wax wasn't hot just slightly warm to the touch.

See how pretty these turned out? I think they are pretty darned awesome! Felix had me make him one just for him so that he has his own. He loves it and enjoys coloring with a rainbow of colors!