DIY: Make Your Own Rainbow Crayons

These rainbow crayons take only a few minutes to make and are not only pretty to look, but the shape makes them perfect for little toddler hands learning to draw. Plus they stack nicely, which my two year old loved.

Supplies:

One clean tin can for each color layer you intend to make
One empty pill bottles or film canisters for each crayon you intend to make (my local pharmacist gave me a few empty pill bottles for free)
Broken crayons in various colors

Start with one color at a time. Remove the paper wrappers and break into small pieces if needed.

Place broken crayon pieces of similar color in a clean tin can.

Place the tin in a small amount of boiling water and watch as it melts. Usually it takes only a minute or so.

When it's completely melted, pour the colored wax equally into the canisters or bottles. The wax will harden very quickly, in just a couple minutes, but you can stick them in the freezer to speed up the process if you are working very fast.

Start again with a different color layer: breaking pieces of crayon, melting them in a new clean tin, and pouring into the bottles on top of the previous color layer. Once the last layer has hardened, they are surprisingly easy to pop out of the bottles. I stuck a knife down into one side and it popped right now without damaging the wax shape at all.

Aren't they just the prettiest thing to happen to your drawer of broken crayon pieces?

Easy for toddlers to hold and fun to stack too!