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I saw this little nugget of truth the other day on Pinterest; who else can relate to this?

My 7th grader, who no longer has any use for crayons having graduated to Faber-Castell manga pens and markers, has a crayon collection dating back to nursery school. Heaven forbid I should throw them away, because, you know, if the Crayola factory blew up and there was a worldwide crayon shortage, he’d be the man. Crayon apocalypse not withstanding, I decided I needed them for this post. This is a quick and easy craft that melts down old crayons to make new ones, in this case heart-shaped ones for Valentine’s Day. A couple of these in a treat bag are a cute alternative to candy for the class Valentine’s Day party. My son intends to give these to his younger cousins (but I think he might keep one for himself).

I used a silicone baking pan as a mold. Get the crayons ready by removing the paper and breaking them up into small pieces. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.

Fill the mold as shown and place in preheated oven for approximately 22 – 25 minutes, checking to see when they’ve melted all the way through; I used a toothpick to swirl the colors.

Let them cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then put them in the freezer for another 5 to 10 minutes. When the crayons have cooled, carefully peel them out of the mold.

The crayons are easy for little hands to hold, and the swirled colors look great on paper!

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day craft? Let me know in the comments!

All crayon photos courtesy of mommeetsblog.com

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With Labor Day weekend officially underway, folks are still trying to hang on to those last precious bits of summer with cook outs, lazy days at the beach, and last-minute getaways. But even on this sunny, decidedly summer day, I see signs of the coming fall all around, especially at the supermarket – most notably in the massive displays of Halloween candy already on the shelves. Move over, s’mores, make way for the candy corn and pumpkin Peeps! I’m actually ready to bid goodbye to summer, as fall is my favorite season – the amazing foliage, apple picking (and baking!) and of course, Halloween. My son is getting a little old for trick-or-treating, but we still indulge in the decorating. We’re going to mix it up this year and try out these alternatives to the traditional jack-o-lantern carving!

Dripping melting crayon wax onto pumpkins turns them into festive Halloween decor (and makes use of all those little crayon stubs):