How to Make Heart-Shaped Crayons

Valentine's Day is all about hearts and love. Let your little one show their affection by creating heart-shaped crayons to give to their Valentines. This craft requires the help of an adult and will take 1 or 2 hours to complete.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Old crayon pieces
• Heart-shaped cup cake tin
• Flat baking sheet
• Tin foil
• Oven
• Scrap paper

1. Gather crayon pieces. Remove the wrappers and discard the paper.
2. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
3. Fill each heart mold with crayon pieces. Break large crayon pieces to fit entirely in the mold.
4. Line a flat cookie sheet with tin foil. Set the heart tin on the cookie sheet.
5. Place both pans in the oven. Bake the crayon pieces for 10 to 15 minutes or until they are melted.
6. Remove the pans from the oven, using oven mitts. Let the crayons set until the wax has hardened and they are no longer warm.
7. Smooth out rough edges of the crayon by rubbing them on a piece of scrap paper.

Tips & Warnings

• Cut 3-inch circles from red paper and tape the crayons to the center. Write a Valentine message around the outside of the heart.
• Write fun phrases on the paper such as, "Have a colorful Valentine's Day" or "You melt my heart, Valentine."
• The pan and wax will be hot when it comes out of the oven. Keep it out of the reach of children until the wax is completely cooled.

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