I am asked to re-post this every year, so in case you missed it…
Ever since my little guy started going to pre-school, this has been a holiday tradition, for him and I. We do this for Valentine’s Day, St Patrick’s Day (we use various shades of green for this holiday), and Easter! This is a very easy, creative, and frugal art activity that anyone can do. You only need 4 things to make these. The entire project only cost $2 out of pocket!
1. Crayons (we use broken ones, who doesn’t have broken crayons in their house right?)
2. A knife
3. An oven, set for 240 degrees.
4. Candy Mold (for whatever holiday you want to make these for), commonly found at Target. They sell the 2 pks for $2 (for several holidays).
You simply place broken crayons inside each heart in the mold. I suggested the knife, in case some of your broken pieces are too big to fit. Once your mold is full, pop it in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 240 degrees (oven times will vary).
Once your crayons are fully melted, pull the mold out of the oven, and let cool (we let ours cool a few hours, so they just pop out of the mold). For Valentine’s Day we stick a heart onto a heart shaped construction paper with a crafter’s sticky dot, and he signs each one. They are always a big hit with his class!
We use various shades of green crayons and a shamrock mold for St Patrick’s Day. For Easter (yep you guessed it) an Easter Egg Mold and pastel color crayons.
These look like a simple, cute treat for young children to give out instead of candy.
This is a WONDERFUL idea! love love love it!
This is such a nice idea! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
THis is such a cool and individualized idea and kids can make them and give them out for Valentines day with coloring sheets or the like, thank you for sharing this idea with the rest of us.
THIS IS SUCH A CUTE THING TO DO. NO KIDS ANY MORE TO GET THEM FROM BUT WOULD LOVE TO TRY THIS. TEACHERS SHOULD PUT OUT A BUCKET FOR BROKEN ONES & COLLECT & DO THIS. THANKS
My kids don’t like these! Guess everyone’s different!