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March 26, 2012

DIY Toddler Crayons

I have tried giving crayons to Henry a few different times, but he always tries sticking them into his mouth. I'm afraid he's going to bite down on one and choke on a small piece.

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I set out to get some toddler crayons. Do you know how expensive those things are?! Were talking between $7-$9 for 3 crayons! Well, that's insane. 


So, I decided I would make my own. I bought a 64 pack of normal crayons for $3 at Target - which makes 9 toddler crayons. They are so easy to make. All you need is a muffin tin, and some crayons!

Here's how:

Preheat the oven to 250

Remove the wrappers from the crayons. This is way harder to do than I remember from my childhood. I found it was easier to just put the crayons in a bowl of warm water. The wrappers just fall right off. 


Then break the crayons into pieces and place into a muffin tin. I used a regular size, but you could also use a mini-muffin tin. I separated the crayons by color, but you could do any combination. 


Bake the crayons until all the pieces are melted - around 15 minutes. Once melted, turn off the oven and let the crayons cool for a few minutes before moving them.


Once they are a little harder, you can take them out of the oven. When they are completely cooled, pop them out of the muffin tins, and bam - toddler crayons. 


Aren't they pretty?! Henry loved them. And still put them into his mouth, but at least I wasn't worried he was going to choke!


I cannot wait to use these more as he gets older!


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Comments

Melinda
Melinda said…
Those look awesome. I now need to go to Target & get crayons so I can make those. I love how many crafty things you do with Henry.
Anonymous
Anonymous said…
Thank your for this. I'm definately going to try this. My daughter loves crayons but they break easily and I too worry that she might choke on the small pieces that break off. Awesome post.