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How To Make Patriotic Homemade Crayons

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Learn how you can make homemade USA and American flag crayons in your oven for a fun Fourth of July Day or Olympic Games craft idea.
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different homemade crayons made in the oven on white background.
Prep:5 minutes
Creating:15 minutes
Dry Time:20 minutes
Total Time:40 minutes

Equipment

Supplies

  • Old Crayons
  • Cup Of Water optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 275° F.
  • Peel wrappers off of crayons.
  • Place silicone molds on a baking sheet.
  • Add broken crayon pieces into your flag or USA molds. Fill each mold as high as you can.
  • Bake the crayon filled molds for 9-11 minutes or until the wax is fully melted.
  • Pull out of the oven as soon as you see the crayons melted.
  • Let the crayons cool until the wax has solified.
  • Remove them from the molds and have fun drawing with your new crayons.

Notes

  • All temperatures and times may vary due to your oven.
  • Check your crayons as they are in the oven and pull them out as soon as they are melted.
  • Use broken crayon pieces that you know will mix well together. 
  • It takes around 20 minutes for the crayons to cool down before being able to take off the liner.
Author: Erin Nutter
Cost: under $10