Comments on: How To Melt Crayons

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:58:25 +0000

This is a great idea!
Although, personally, I would never put a plastic ice cube tray in the microwave. I would use silicone, or melt them another way (like a glass dish or measuring cup) then pour into the ice cube trays.
Plastic in the microwave is never a good idea. Not only a fire hazard, but cancer-causing carcinogens are released into the air 🙁
I work with after-school age P-6 kids, and am always looking for new crafts and science experiments!
Thanks for this!
Cheers

By: Sharla Kostelyk

Sharla Kostelyk — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:42:02 +0000

In reply to Mia. Great ideas! Thank you for sharing them.

By: Mia

Mia — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:55:08 +0000

From my experience..Soaking the crayons in warm soapy water makes it super easy to peel the wrappers off them, make sure to dry them well before you melt them, and crayola crayons work the best, they hold better and aren’t as oily as the others. I’ve also swirled a few drops of essential oils and fine glitter in right after melting, and got amazing results.

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Vanessa — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:32:42 +0000

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By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:52:13 +0000

We did this in the summer when my kids were little. We just sat the tray in the sun on a hot day.

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By: kascey

kascey — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:48:36 +0000

Mine did awesome dollar tree (ice-cube tray) lighter colors don’t melt as good i just smushed them into melted crayon until covered couldn’t tell. i ran mine 3x with 2 min run time then 2 min to help the crayons settle on their own. you rush it then, yes you will b cleaning up a mess and i used metallic but i put them at the bottom of the other colors.