Last year my daughter and I made a really cute Valentine’s Day Craft that she was able to pass out to all of her friends. I love this particular Valentine as you use recycled materials and there is no candy attached. My children Do Not need any more candy throughout the year. They get enough from their daddy.
Basically you will need:
Crayons – Sharpie – Cardstock – Heart shaped silicone mold ( I found mine at Joanne’s) – Glue Dots ( I got Elmer’s medium thickness.)
Everyone has broken crayons laying around. Okay maybe not everyone. But if you have kids you most likely do. This is a great way to recycle and reuse those crayons. Just peel the paper and break into small pieces. To make it easier you can soak the crayons in water. The paper will come off easier this way.
We did use some non-broken crayons just to add some pretty colors in each mold heart. Then make sure to read the directions on your silicon mold. I put my mold on a cookie sheet and baked 15-20 minutes at 250. Let cool on rack or place in the freezer to cool. Then the hearts just pop out of the mold.
Then take the card stock and cut into squares. Write whatever saying you like. We choose “You make my world colorful” But you can also use, “You color my world” or “Happy Valentine’s Day”. Then place a glue dot in the center and place the heart on top!
It’s that easy! I’m excited to do this craft again as my daughter has different children in her class this year.
What Valentine’s Day Craft are you working on?
What a perfect idea for crayons that might otherwise never get used. This is awesome!
I love this idea! I have tons of old crayons I keep meaning to throw away, but can’t seem to… this would be a great way of recycling them!
I love this idea, because we have so many broken pieces and the colors this would create would be awesome!
This is such a sweet craft and my 7 year old is going to love making it. I love that it is a fun, useful gift that isn’t candy lol!
Oh wow, this is super cute and looks so easy to make. I think this would be perfect for the boychild.
This ism new of my favorite crafts. The worst part is peeling the paper. Haha.
I soaked them in water and it pretty easy.
What an excellent idea. Especially when I have all those crayon leftovers my kids usually throw on the floor, ugh!!! This way we will make art out of the mess! Thank you!!!!
My daughter did something similar last year at camp. So cute! I loved being able to find a use for all those broken crayons, instead of throwing them away all the time. 🙂
I remember when I first saw these on pinterest. I pinned them to my Valentine’s Day board and it’s been repinned like a million times. They are so fun and easy to make.
Coloring with those heart-shaped crayons would be fun, seeing the rainbow of colors. These are very cute Valentines.
Fun! We made a number of handmade Valentine’s this year, straw sippers, pencil holders and tic tac toe game boards are just a few of them.
So cute! We have a whole basket full of broken crayons from my oldest two kids. We received some of these a few years back as a gift and they were so sweet and fun!
How adorable is that! That is such a creative idea for Valentine’s Day.
What a fun idea. I have yet to make a melted crayon project and my DD is 14 now 😛
Looks like a super fun craft. I bet my kids would love to make something like this.