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Home » Activities » Make Homemade Crayons for Earth Day

Make Homemade Crayons for Earth Day

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Children love crayons and most children love science. So, making DIY Crayons with kids is a sure win. Not only do children enjoy homemade crayons, but they also enjoy the process of tearing off the crayon’s wrapper and especially enjoy the process of breaking the crayons.
Melted Crayons for Earth Day

Homemade Crayons

Earth Day Crayons

TIP: Crayola crayons melt the best, most even way.

How to Make Earth Crayons

Materials for Making Earth Day Crayons

  • Old crayons in earth tones
  • Mini Round Silicone Mold
  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet
  • A bowl for crayon wrapper scraps (save these scraps for another art project!)
  • A bowl for your crayons

Homemade Crayons

Steps to Making Homemade Crayons

  • Gather your materials
  • Set out two bowls
  • Invite your child to the activity
  • Talk about making earth crayons
  • Ask your child to choose colors for the earth crayons 
  • Demonstrate how to peel the crayon wrapper & break the crayons to fit in the mold
  •  Place the mold on a baking sheet
  • Bake at a low temperature, like 200 degrees. Honestly, I am not sure if there is a specific temperature better or worse. I like a slow, low temperature to avoid any mishaps and to allow for more time to check on the melting process.

DIY Crayons for Earth Day

  • Typically after 10-15 minutes, the crayons have melted well enough
  • Leave time to cool & pop them out of the mold

How to Make Crayons

Why is this activity so great?

  • Fine motor skills development
  • Creative in making the crayons and in using them!
  • Integrates science
  • Versatile in using a variety of molds and colors

Enjoy!
Marnie

 

Tagged With: DIY, Earth Day, Holidays

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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