Episode 124 - Daily Routines
Segment #4 - Crayons and Rocks
Activity - Shape Up Old Crayons

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Old color crayons
• Several small empty glass jars such as baby food jars, one for each color
• Medium-size, shallow saucepan or electric frypan
• Plastic candy mold tray in shapes (available at kitchen supply or craft stores)

LET'S GET STARTED:

Remove the paper wrappers from each crayon. Break the crayons into small pieces. Separate colors.
Put the pieces into glass jars by color.

Place the jars into the saucepan or frypan filled with enough water to make a waterbath to cover 1/2-inch of the jars.

Heat the water until the crayons melt.

An adult should carefully pour the melted wax into the plastic candy mold tray. The wax will harden quickly and pop out of the mold easily. For added effect, pour a contrasting color in the mold after the first layer of wax has hardened. This will produce a two-tone crayon.

OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM THIS EPISODE:

Gazpacho
Gazpacho
Crayons and Rocks
Crayon Art on Rocks
Coloring Book On a T-Shirt
Shape Up Old Crayons