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Home » Activities » Art » Melted Crayon Art Activity for Earth Day

Melted Crayon Art Activity for Earth Day

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We love Earth Day activities! Combine Earth Day with cool melted crayon art & science, count us in. The Montessori art sequence is not a sequence per se but an amazing series of process art projects that inspire Montessori kids and their teachers!

I included a video at the end of this post going over my Montessori art album with you. I hope you find it useful in your Montessori journey!

melted crayon art

Crayon Activity for Preschoolers

Earth Day Melted Crayon Art Materials

  • large/thick crayons with earth tones
  • white card stock
  • green card stock
  • grater
  • scissors
  • glue
  • parchment paper
  • iron or hairdryer

Melted Crayon Art Process Earth Day Activity

Earth Day Art Approach

  • Plug in the iron or blow dryer
  • Set out the white card stock
  • Place the grater on top
  • Grab that old box of Crayola crayons & Peel the labels from the crayons
  • Grate the Crayola crayons
  • Shake/bang out the crayon shavings stuck to the grater
  • You can melt the crayons in a few different ways. I like using a hot plate or iron but a blow dryer works really well. The hot air adds a layer of amazingness to the project.
  • I placed parchment paper over the shavings & ran the iron gently over one time
  • You can also hover the iron over the shavings to radiate heat that causes the crayons to drip down the canvas
  • You can also place the card stock on a ‘hot plate’ or stone. I heat an old piece of tile up and place the card stock into of the hot tile (which is in a pan).
  • Lots of options for a base including melting crayons onto a canvas
  • Drying time is quick as a wink
  • Cut a circular shape from the white card stock with your design
  • Glue onto a piece of green card stock
  • Display the beautiful piece of art work

Earth Day Art Activity

Earth Day Learning Ideas

  • Read one of these Earth Day books before beginning the project
  • Talk about how the colors make you feel as you watch them melt
  • Observe the mixing of colors
  • Discuss the reason why the crayons melt and the chemistry behind it
  • Print out this Earth Day Journal page to prompt thinking about our impact on the environment

I hope you enjoyed this post! Don’t miss out on my Weekly eNewsletter for loads of printables, learning, and parenting fun!

* Please use adult supervision when doing this activity! Thank you!

Curious about the Montessori Art Curriculum? Check out the video below!

Marnie

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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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