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Recently in attempts to get rid of my old crayons in my classroom, I decided to melt them down in metal molds. I chose heart shaped molds because of the upcoming Valentine’s holiday. While watching my last batch cool, I realized that I could use this idea for the underaged guests at my wedding. I would alternate hearts and shell molds to go with my beach theme of course. I thought some of your diy brides might like the idea so I have enclosed pictures and how-tos. I hope the crayon idea works with your readers!
Connie
Bride to be 07/07/07
#1 gather old broken crayons
#2 put your broken pieces in a metal molding tray and bake away
#3 cool on a cold counter or put them in the fridge for awhile
#4 give the tray a little twist and these babies should pop right out! 
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this is a pretty neat arts & crafts idea! what temperature do you preheat the oven to?
Too cute!
I love it! I’ve done this project before with kids but never thought of it as a favor idea for kids. . . hmm. Don’t forget step two - take the paper off!!
that is cute. i like it. that’d actually be a fun favor regardless of age. especially for me because i still enjoy coloring. are the pans completely done for after you melt the crayons in them? or are they salvagable.
really cute!
THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! I have not seen a crayon in years. SO fun.
oh the memories of all the broken crayons in my classrooms 
Wonderful idea! And you managed color coordinate them so well!!!
wow this is awesome!
awesome idea!
Tea - I’ve got about 3 tins that I’ve used for this type of project and they’re all done for as in I wouldn’t use them for muffins anymore, although I guess you could potentially clean them out by freezing the bits and chipping them off, hardly worth it though.
You could also use silicon or disposable trays for this project. See the tips at http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:-vfe_4wxZX8J:jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts%3Fpage%3DCraftDisplayComments%26craftid%3D11585+disposable+mini-muffin+tins+shapes&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
Tea - I’ve got about 3 tins that I’ve used for this type of project and they’re all done for as in I wouldn’t use them for muffins anymore, although I guess you could potentially clean them out by freezing the bits and chipping them off, hardly worth it though.
You could also use silicon or disposable trays for this project. See the tips at http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplayComments&craftid=11585
Sorry for the posting twice!
My mom used to do that with our old crayons! FUN! I too never thought of it as a wedding project but it can absolutely be used for the kids’ table. Great idea!
adorable crayons!! great idea.
Very cute idea.
LOVE this idea! Thanks.
karen: temperature was 350. melt down time was 3 minutes.
tea: pans are not reusable for food. i have a set of non-food pans.
These are neat! I love it.
i LOVE your wedding date! My friends’ twins are due that day too!
ahhhhh, that’s a freaking AWESOME idea!! so creative…=) i applaud you.
Oohh… I second as a favor idea These are tooo cute!
What a great idea! I want to try but I think I threw out all my old crayons.
To clean up the trays, you could just pop them into the dishwasher and it should just wash off with the high temp! easy~
Brilliant idea, and even more brilliant that you are thinking of the younger guests *g*
You can also use cookie cutters on a cookie sheet, putting the crayons within the cookie cutters.
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