Melting Crayons

This project is great for transforming odd bits of crayon into a masterpiece!

Parent time

20 minutes (get materials and supervise the blow drying!)

Kid time

One hour it depends

Materials

Box of crayons

PVA glue

Canvas

Hairdryer

Newspaper

Thick cardboard (optional)

Instructions

Peel and break crayons

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Arrange your broken crayons

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Glue crayons to canvas

Set up melting space with newspaper

Turn on high heat and blow heat onto crayons

Let dry and admire your work!

Get more creative

Cut out some very thick cardboard into a shape and stick to bottom of canvas.

Make sure there are no gaps in the cardboard and canvas otherwise the crayon will run through instead of around

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