Broken crayons

As an elementary school teacher, I've always dealt with extra/broken/unclaimed crayons.  Bins and bins got filled in my classroom with the discards, and my kiddos always knew where to go if they were missing a color.  But, 30 pounds of extra crayons is excessive!  I heard someone mention melting down well-loved crayons and reshaping them to be useful again.  I decided that this would be a fun party favor for the kids coming to the munchkin's party, and cheap for me to make. 

Originally, I was just going to use a regular muffin tin to make the crayons, but while shopping for other craft supplies, I saw this star shaped mold and had to get it! 

Peeling the crayons was super fun.  My brilliant hubby, though, decided to use a razor blade to help.  Once we got that going, it was fast!  Then, I broke the crayons into smaller pieces, and put colors I wanted together.

The first batch I did was primary colors (yellow, blue, red).  Second, I did secondary colors (purple, green, and orange). After that, I just started mixing it up!  There were different shades of each color in the tins, which is why you see two distinct greens below. 

The crayons got baked at 250 degrees for 10-15 minutes, then sat out to cool and harden.  Once cooled, they were pretty easy to flip out of the mold!  They work pretty well and look great!

Welcome

Welcome to my  Cluttered Kitchen!  I am a stay at home mom to a spunky little girl.  I love to cook and attempt to be crafty.  In my life before the little one, I taught elementary school.  Shortly after she was born, hubby's job was transferred to a city 400 miles away, so we picked up and moved.  This city has a lower cost of living, which is what allows me to stay at home with my little munchkin.

I hope to post recipes and craft projects here, as well as anything else fun that comes up!  Pull up a chair and stay a while.  I love comments, suggestions, recipes, and the like, so please chime in!