Crayons Molded Figures and Animals

This is a description on how to Mold your own Figures and Animals and Cars and etc - using old Crayons.

I originally bought my daughter, Anna, a Crayon Mold Factory - and she molded all of the Rings and Cars and Crayons in the kit.

But, we wondered if we could also Mold other things. So, I modified the Crayon Hot Pot, so we could keep it open. I also epoxied Folded Cardboard over One of the Pouring Spouts to block it, so as leave only 1 Spout to Pour for safety. 2 Spouts left it too hard and risky to pour.

(Only for adults to do this - and kids must work on this only with an adult).

She then Melted Crayons, to pour into Flexible Candy Molds , and made assorted Figures and Animals.

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But, this describes how to do the Molding, using only: an old soda Can, Crayons, and Candy Molds.

(Only with Adults Helping of course.)

First, we used an old Aluminum / Soda Can, cut down to half size here.

We then placed it on the Burner on the stove, and set the Burner Heat to between 4-and-5 setting.

(Only with Adults Helping of course.)

When heated, then place pieces of a broken Crayon into the Can. And, mix with a 4-6 inch Stick.

Usually best not to mix colors - which often ends up just resulting in Brown.

You also may need to wipe out the Old Color - before adding new color. Or, just use Multiple cans.

When the Crayon is fully Melted (1 minute or 2), lift the Can using a PaperTowel or OvenGlove, and carefully pour the Liquid Crayon into the Mold.

(Only with Adults Helping of course.)

Next, place the Mold carefully into the Fridge or Freezer for 5-15 minutes, until Cool and Solid.

You can then pop Your Figures out !

Suggested to push from underneath. Grabbing and pulling often breaks the figures.

Here are batches of some of the pieces that she made.

The batch includes pieces from the original Crayon Mold Factory.

These, we left a loop of Thread in the Melted Crayon until it Dried. This left the ability to put the Loop and Hang the Figures (SeaShells here) on a Necklace.

These are 'Pen Hats' that we made.

We glued the Crayon Seashells, that we made, onto a PenCap, which we then put onto the Top of a Pencil.