{"id":333,"date":"2012-01-03T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T13:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/up\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/03\/how-to-make-candles-out-of-crayons\/"},"modified":"2022-10-29T08:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:17:58","slug":"how-to-make-candles-out-of-crayons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/how-to-make-candles-out-of-crayons\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Candles Out Of Crayons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Making candles out of crayons can be a fun activity for the family. Children will enjoy the fact that you&#8217;re using their used-up or broken crayons to create something new. Just make sure that an adult is doing the wax melting part since we don&#8217;t want anyone getting burned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First you will want to get all your materials ready ahead of time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Crayons &#8211; you may want to separate this into darks and lights or individual color<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Wick &#8211; you can buy these at craft store, use common packing string, or use a long thin candle<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mold &#8211; you can cut a milk or juice carton about 6 or 7&#8243; from the bottom, use a jar, or purchase a mold at a craft shop<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>To melt the wax you will need a sauce pan and coffee can (double boiler), or you can purchase plastic bags for wax melting at a craft store which you place in boiling water.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><strong>Optional &#8211; paraffin wax.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alright now that we have everything we will need, let&#8217;s do a little prep work before we begin melting the wax. Take your wick (string) and cut it 2 or 3 inches longer than your mold. Tie one end to a button, nut, washer or something to add some weight so it doesn&#8217;t float in the liquid wax. Tie the other end to the middle of a pencil. You&#8217;re going to center this over your milk carton or whatever else you chose to use as a mold. Another option is to place a long thin candle in the center of the carton to use as the wick.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now we need to melt the wax. You can do this in a plastic wax melting bag or by boiling water in a sauce pan and placing a coffee can in the center. Put the can in the water before you start boiling just to make sure you don&#8217;t overflow the pan. After the water is boiling you can reduce the heat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>If you are only using crayons place them in the can and begin melting<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>If you are using paraffin wax along with some crayons. Melt the paraffin wax first then add the crayons.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take the melted wax\/crayons and carefully pour it into your mold. You have to let the wax cool completely (it&#8217;s best to let it sit overnight) then cut and peel your carton away and you now have a candle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want to get creative there are several things you can do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>You can put ice cubes or crushed ice in your mold before you add the melted wax, or add ice cubes as you&#8217;re pouring in the wax. This will give you some neat Swiss cheese type designs but you have to be careful since they can be a little fragile. Also watch that you don&#8217;t use too big of pieces or your candle may fall apart when you try and take it out of the mold.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>You can pour melted paraffin wax a little at a time into your mold. Alternate the adding of wax and crayons. Since the wax is hot, the crayons melt slowly and can make some interesting designs.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Some tips for making candles out of crayons:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Washable crayons don&#8217;t work well for making candles<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Unlike actual candle wax, crayon wax does not evaporate. Make sure that you burn the crayon candle in a deep dish to catch all of the melting wax.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>If you make the candle entirely out of crayons it may not burn very well. The pigment in the colors can clog the wick. This is were using a thin candle as a wick comes in handy or if your just making them as a decoration then you&#8217;ll be fine.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making candles out of crayons can be a fun activity for the family. 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