Feeling Crafty?

This week, one of the mom's at Jessie's ballet class was telling me about a fun art project she had done with her daughter for Valentine's Day. Yesterday, I did the same project with Jordan and Jessica. They loved it! And the added bonus is that it's quick and easy. 


Here's what you need: 
    - a silicone heart-shaped muffin pan
    - Crayola crayons (other brands don't melt well)


Here's what you do: 
    Peel the paper off of the crayons and break into 1 inch pieces. Fill the hearts with a variety of crayon pieces. (I wouldn't recommend using a lot of the darker colors, we left out all of the browns, blacks and dark blues.)


    Place the silicone pan on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. Once the crayons have melted, put the silicone pan immediately into the freezer. Once they have set, pop them out.


Here's what you get: 

My children loved doing this! A great use for all of those broken crayons.