I saw this photo for valentine crayons on Pinterest and decided to give them a shot for Reza’s valentine goodie bag at school. Yes, I am going to be “that mom” that doesn’t hand out candy. Crayons and bubbles it is!
Since they seemed a little labor intensive I decided to work on them this week so I am not scrambling the week of Valnetine’s Day. Reza had a great time peeling the wrappers with me. The wrapper removal is the most labor intensive part but was made easier by using a razor blade down the center, but in case you didn’t see the band-aid that Nurse Reza applied, we did have a little bit of a casualty so careful!
The silicone muffin tin was from the Target dollar section but I think it was $2.50, Reza had tons of broken/abandoned crayons, enough to yield muffin size. I looked for the smaller sized baking tray but came up empty handed. So happy hunting! You can also find boxes of crayons for cheap at Big Lots or save those restaurant crayons when you go out with the kidlets.
Instructions:
Peel & chop crayons
Place in tray
Melt in oven. I went 260 on mine, all ovens are different.
Pull and transfer to freezer til hardened.
And you’re done!
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My name is Ivonne and this is where I come to unload. I am am artist, wife, mother, loud mouth and Mexican jack of all trades.
Currently my family and I did the unthinkable and uprooted from the West to the East Coast. Me and NJ. You can imagine the hilarity that will ensue when the snow comes.
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I love this idea. Ariana is a bit older, but I bet she’d still dig handing these out to her friends. I’mma do it.
You are the “cool” mom!!
That has to be the most rad idea ever! You’re one cool Mom
sweet! i’m glad to see you made them! i was wondering how those would turn out since i saw it all over pinterest and don’t have any crayons myself. lol
That’s a great idea. How cute.
I was meaning to ask you something since I know you were from the San Diego area. Is the zoo there worth the $46? We will have 3 adults and 1 child with us. I don’t think I ever seen a zoo that cost so much lol. Also, do you think we could do the zoo and Seaworld in one day?
Both in one day is too much. San Diego zoo is huge and you’d be very surprised how fast the day goes. Trust me! It is expensive but it truly is one of the nicest zoos in the world. If you go to the zoo website I believe they have admission deals for both the zoo and sea world as a package deal, you can do them on different days. Sea world is cool but not for the steep ticket cost. If you had to pick one I would go zoo for sure. If you have any more questions let me know!
pinterest is paying off! love it!
and you can pick up different molds during each season – the skulls at halloween will be rad!