There were things I wanted to get done all summer, but of course they didn't happen
UNTIL TODAY
I needed to clean out the craft closet, clean up my sun room which also seems to house a lot of crafts, and then organize my new learning room which will be in my dining room this year. I decided with the new puppy I can't do "school" upstairs in our playroom/learning room. I think it will work out better being downstairs ... less running up and down for me ;) I moved around some bookshelves and placed them in our dining room to house the books and some of the crafty stuff that we may use more often.
In the middle of all my organizing. We noticed how many darn crayons we have ... some broken or just not "new" enough. We decided to do something fun for the little ones and make some Crayola Crayon Scribblers. Basically you peel off the paper of the crayons and break them into small pieces.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Then you stick the broken crayons in little muffin pans (I had both tin and silicone mini muffin pans).
After the oven heats up, place the muffin pans on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes ... until the crayons turn liquid. *Excuse the oven which seems to need a little self-cleaning.
When the crayons appear melted, remove the pan from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before sticking inside the freezer. I then left the pans in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. After that, I easily removed the scribblers from the muffin pan. Not sure why, but some of the scribblers broke in my first batch.
Still they turned out pretty cool and my girls were very excited to use them!
A GOOD DAY!!!!!
Comments
I have never seen such a thing -- you know, I live under a rock. What a great idea for all those yucky, broken crayons.
The sad reality is that I could probably find a whole muffin pan's worth at the bottom of my purse!
Can't wait to do these with the kiddos!
Way to go on the organization. It looks beautious!
Hope you have a Blessed school year!
W
I've been working on organizing our school space this week too. Still have a lot to do, but I did get the art drawers and cabinet cleaned out. That was a BIG step.
Oh, and I don't blame you for schooling in the dining room. I think that's the best place, really. Its so much more central to the action. I hate being cooped up in the back of the house or in a bedroom. We actually moved our one couch and tv to the dining room area and put our school room in the main living room. We have a family room that is huge and we put our dining room table in there with the big couches. I like this arrangement.
Boy, I've gone on and on, haven't I? LOL!
Good luck with school!
I also love how organized your shelves look, nice job!