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Not sure what to do with all of those broken crayon ends? Turn them into fun candles to give out as holiday gifts.
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Materials:
- Old crayons
- Plastic bag
- Muffin tin
- Tealight candle wicks (available at your local craft store)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
- Remove wrappers from crayons. Soaking crayons in water makes this easier.
- Fill plastic bag with crayon pieces and start smashing!
- Coat muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill each cup about ¾ full with smashed crayon pieces.
- Bake crayon mixture for 8-20 minutes until the wax is melted. Melting times vary depending on the brand of crayons.
- Remove from oven and let wax cool. After a few minutes, push a wick into the center of your candle (it should still be liquid but firm).
- Tip: If you don’t insert a wick, you’ll have giant “crazy crayons” that you can use to color or decorate cards.
- Let candles set until hard. Freeze for 10 minutes, then turn upside down to remove.
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November 3, 2017