How To Make DIY Christmas Tree Crayons

Are you looking for a fun stocking stuffer or treat bag idea? Making homemade crayons never gets old. Get all the details on creating your homemade Christmas tree crayons in less than 20 minutes!

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*Crayola crayons melt the easiest and give the best colors. If you don’t want the hassle of peeling the wrappers off, you can consider buying bulk unwrapped crayons for your crayons.

Other Christmas Molds To Purchase

When purchasing molds for crayons, make sure they are oven-safe. Some at different dollar stores are meant for ice cubes and are not oven-safe.

• 5-Pack Variety Molds Including Snowflakes, Candy Canes, Gingerbread People
• Larger Christmas Tree Molds: the same ones we used but with bigger Christmas trees
• Candy Cane Mold
• Gingerbread Men Molds: Same size as our Christmas trees

Want an easy way to shop? Quickly click on links and shop a collage of molds on this LTK page.

Tips Before Beginning

How To Remove Crayon Wrappers (easily)

Soak the crayons in warm water for about 10-15 minutes. Some of the papers will just fall off, while others may need a little extra help. Twist your hands over the paper to help more crayon papers come off easily.

How To Pick Colors

Using crayons that are either warm or cool together helped avoid a brown mess. My children loved filling the trees with colors to see what would happen.

BOOK ALERT! You could read The Crayons’ Christmas before making your crayons.

How To Make Christmas Tree Crayons

Step 1: Take The Wrapper Off

Peel the crayon wrapper off of the crayons. Soaking in water for 10 minutes can help with the process.

Separating the crayons by color will help you quickly fill the molds before melting.

Step 2: Preheat Oven

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 3: Fill Molds

Place broken crayon pieces in molds. It is important to fill in the trees as much as possible as the crayons melt to fill every space. 

Any child of any age can help peel and place crayons in the molds. Once you have melted the wax, make sure that they are careful and supervised.

Step 4: Place In The Oven

Put your Christmas silicone mold on a cookie sheet before putting it in the oven.

Step 5: Cook For 9-11 Minutes

Cook for 9-11 minutes. Watch for when they are fully melted. You do not want to overcook them. 

This is what the crayons looked like after 5 minutes into the cooking.

If you have one stubborn crayon that won’t melt, you can stir the hot wax with a toothpick to help it melt quickly.

Step 6: Pull Out Of The Oven

Once you see that the crayons have fully melted, pull them out of the oven immediately. The wax will be very hot and liquid.

Step 7: Let Crayons Fully Cool Down 

The size of your molds will determine how long your newly formed crayons need to cool. You will know that your Christmas crayons are fully cooled when they are not warm to the touch and have a foggy appearance.

If you want to speed up the cooling process, you can place the molds in the freezer once the wax has started to solidify. I would not try to move it while the wax is still a liquid.

Step 8: Remove Them From The Mold

Pull the edges around the mold first to help loosen your new crayons. Once one is completely cool to the touch, you can carefully push it out of the Christmas mold. 

Pro Tip: If the edge of the crayon’s back is too sharp, you can use an old vegetable peeler to round it.

Ideas For Gifting

These tree crayons make an awesome gift, party favor or stocking stuffer. We added these to holiday treat bags as a no-food party favor for a school.

These would also make a great kid’s craft fair idea to sell or for Winter school market day.