Growing up, I convinced my mother that I needed a new box of crayons every school year, despite the fact that I had plenty of perfectly good crayons in the box from last year… and the year before that… and the year before that. If your house is anything like mine was, you have at least one tub of miscellaneous crayons. It’s usually a ridiculous amount and you wonder what in the world to do with that endless supply of crayons.
Well, here is a festive kid-friendly craft for using up some of those crayons.
This technique can be applied to any theme, season, holiday, or topic. It works for X-mas trees, Valentine hearts, shamrocks, pumpkins, whatever. Use this basic method to make limitless adorable crafts.
Supplies:
Paper (two pieces per turkey)
Scissors or crayon sharpener
Parchment paper
Iron
Glue
All of the crayons
This is a fun craft for children. I did it while babysitting and both of the kids were fascinated with watching me melt the crayons (from a safe distance). It does take some prep work if your kids are not old enough to shave the crayons themselves. With the crayon sharpener, kids can contribute, but it does take a while to get enough shavings for a project. However, it is a wonderful technique for using crayons in a different way and has gorgeous results.
Afterward, you can let your kids play and explore with the leftover shavings. It always leads to interesting results (another reason it’s a good idea to lay down newspaper first).