DIY crayons

i've been wanting to try this project out for a while. i saved a lot of crayons

from my kindergarten teaching days and decided tonight was the night.

i started out with small tart tins.

then, i peeled off all the paper and broke them up into little chunks with my hands.

i chose to have a few colors in each.

then i baked them for 10 min. at 300. when i pulled them out i was a little disappointed

because i thought they melted to one shade, but then...

(freeze them for 15 min.)

and voila! they turned out just like i wanted! (these pics don't show

their true color.)

they are even kid tested!

and kid approved!

she thought the brown was a cookie

check out her coloring form, she is quite a natural

she was smelling it just to make sure it wasn't edible

i found some skinny ice cube trays and made a few also.