Valentine’s
Day is almost here!!!!
I just love
this holiday because of all the hearts. This idea is a great way to give
Valentines to the kiddos without giving them the unhealthy sugars. It also encourages
creativity because the kiddos can use the hearts to draw with. I first came across
this on The Long Thread and thought it would be fun to make. I went to my local HomeGoods and found a
package of 12 Mini Silicone Baking Cups in the shape of a heart for $5.99. It
was a little pricey but I figured it was a good investment because I can always
reuse them. I had a box of used crayons laying around my house that I used as a
child and decided to use them for this project. This was an easy and sort of inexpensive
project to make fun Valentines for the kiddos. Get the FREE printable I made by
clicking right here.
Materials:
Heart shaped
baking pan or silicone cups
Cookie sheet
Crayons (lots
of them)
Ziploc
sandwich bag
Valentine’s
Day printable
Scotch tape
Oven
Instructions
Step 1: Peel
off wrapper of crayons (I found the Crayola crayons gave the best pigment and
use lighter colors)
Step 2:
Place crayons in the Ziploc sandwich bag (the crayons should not have their
wrapper on them)
Step 3: Break
the crayons in the Ziploc sandwich bag until they are little pieces.
Step 4:
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F
Step 5:
Place the crayon pieces into the heart shaped baking pan/silicone cups (if
using the silicone cups place them on a cookie sheet before placing into the
oven)
Step 6: Place
the pan into the oven
Step 7: Leave
for 5-7 minutes (checking occasionally until melted)
Step 8: Take
out of oven and let stand until it dries
Step 9:
While waiting for the crayons to dry, print out the Valentine and cut
Step 10: Pop
out the crayons and attach to Valentine with scotch tape.
Tip: When transporting them to your designated location, make sure to separate each Valentine with wax paper so the crayon does not transfer to the other Valentines.
I hope you
enjoy this diy and you even get a FREE printable too!!!! Happy Early Valentine’s
Day from me to you.
With love, Kate
