Upcycling: Rainbow Crayons

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If your kids are anything like mine, they have a box somewhere of full of broken Unusable” crayons. Make the old something new again and create a few rainbow crayons that are sure to delight.

Things you’ll need:
Assorted crayons
Empty pill bottles
Empty and clean tin can
Tongs

Things to do:
1. Heat a pot of water to a low simmer.
2. Break the crayons into color groups, reds, oranges, greens, blues. Peel off any remaining paper and break into small chunks.
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3. Starting with reds, melt the crayons in the tin can set in the boiling water.
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4. Pour into the pill bottles. Try not to disturb or shake the bottle until the wax has set. Give the wax a few minutes to cool and harden.
5. Melt the next color in the can and pour over the first color. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all of the crayons have been used up.
6. Allow the wax to set up for a few minutes and then set in the freezer to harden completely.
7. Once hard, turn the bottle over and tap firmly on the countertop to release the crayon from its mold.

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2 Comments

    1. No youre not missing anything lol no worries… there was a typo and it was supposed to say “crayons” lol So this project is to make crayons with pill bottles and not candles.