recycling crayons

Pin It Sharpening crayons and then glueing them on paper has always been one of my favorite art projects to do as a kid. A&N did a few when they were little. And since then I've been collecting a bin of damaged crayons. This week, I tried to do something different, and follow some of the pinterest ideas floating around.... like recycling the crayons into a different mold so that they are new again!

Start by peeling all of your crayons and then breaking them into pieces. This is a lengthy process.  Whether its Crayola, RoseArt, or the ones from restaurants (yes we bring ours home!), each one is glued on differently - and it took a lot of patience and nail digging to get them naked. 

Drop various colors into each mold and fill to the top and bake at 350 for about 10 mins.



Silicone molds are great for these - especially afterwards when you need to "pop" them out.



The mosaic colors look beautiful and are fun too look at.



And even more fun to color with because you won't know what color you'll get!