Born Again Crayons - Kids Fun Crafts - wax crayons

Method

• Place all your crayons bits on a small baking tray & place in a warm oven until melted.
• I actually use a 6'' metal pie dish lined with aluminum foil & pop it in the oven when I've just finished baking a cake.
• Remove from the oven - be careful not to jiggle the tray / tin or the colours in the wax will mix too much - & allow to cool slightly.
• The wax has to be solid enough to hold it's shape once cut but not totally hard or it becomes brittle when being cut, this is usually about 5 minutes after being removed from the oven.
• You might find that the bottom of the wax is still a little runny - if so leave the wax a couple more minutes.
• Whilst still slightly warm, use metal or plastic cutters of your choice to cut out shapes - remove the cutter, but don't try to force the crayon shapes out of the cutters if they don't want to come out.
• Allow the wax to harden fully then press the cutters down over the wax again & remove your new crayons.
• Any leftover bits can be stored until you've collected enough for another go!