The Star Shaped Crayons - How to

I know I have mentioned before, that we have invited many kids to the wedding. Usually there is nothing for them to do other than run around or dance. So my FI wanted to create a kid's activity table with an assortment of activities. This is where the star shapped crayons came from. I owe credit to a few people for the inspiration of this project but unfortunately I cannot remember the names of the Bees or the other websites this came from.

Supplies:

• 2 Box of crayons (preferably 48 or more qty.)
• Shaped mini tin pans (I bought stars but I have seen heart shaped)
• Cookie sheet

Star pan and crayons purchased at Dollar Store

Step 1: Preheat oven 350 degrees

Step 2: Choose your favorite color combinations for each star.

Step 3. Break the crayons in half, remove the paper and put half of the crayon in one tin pan and the other half in another tin pan (at least 5 halves for each star). I found it easier to use an exacto-knife to slice the paper off. I used 5 -6 crayon halves in each star and the crayon was fairly thin. Increase the amount of crayon halves to resolve the thickness.

Step 4: Place tin pans on cookie sheet and place in oven. It will take 3 - 5 mins to melt the crayons. Be sure to use a cookie sheet without holes or you will have a debacle that we had involving melted wax and a smokey oven =) (Whoops!!)

Step 5: Remove from the oven and allow to cool. I am not sure how long it took for the wax to re-set but I would say they should be ready in a hour.

Step 6: Peel the tins off and voila, a star crayon!

FYI... I will be putting them in plastic candy bags as favors for the kids and will label them crayons since my 6 yr old niece pointed out that they looked like candy.