Kids Craft Corner

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:18 PM

I just got done doing a trial run of my planned craft for my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout meeting, and it turned out so cool I wanted to share!

Hopefully others will post their successes so I can get more ideas

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:28 PM

Recycled Crayons

Beg broken crayons from teachers, daycares and friends who have a lot of kids.

Run a paring knife or razor blade down the side of the label and peel them all off. Ice cream is a good bribe to get your kid(s) to help with the peeling when you run out of patience.

I made molds out of heavy duty aluminum foil using the bottom of a medicine box. I thought making shaped crayons using cookie cutters to shape the foil would be cool, but I didn't feel like digging around in my pantry to try to find 'em.

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:30 PM

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F.

Line a pan with aluminum foil in case your molds leak. Mine did a little.

Fill them about 3 crayons deep (2-3 cm or 1") and put them in the oven.

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:33 PM

After 10 min, this is what they looked like:

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:34 PM

After 14, I took them out and used a toothpick to mix the colors a bit. Next time I will use a Q-tip to get more swirls.

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:37 PM

It took about 20 minutes of sitting on the counter for them to be cool enough to peel off the foil, and another 10 after that for them to be hard enough to color with.

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:39 PM

I saw these on Etsy. The seller wanted 5 bucks for three puckshaped ones made in a mini muffin tin. Pfffft. I like my stick shaped ones better

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xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2009, 02:42 PM

Graffiti artists dream.

Here's one for the kids.

LabRat · 05-02-2009, 02:50 PM

If I had a band saw, I'd be all over that!!!

Since we don't, can I put it on my secret santa wish list?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2009, 02:54 PM

Don't need a bandsaw, a simple coping saw will do it. $4.99 here. $8 at Sears.

Beestie · 05-02-2009, 02:58 PM

Labrat - that is great project. My kids will be all over that.

monster · 05-02-2009, 06:12 PM

excellent craft, rattie. I see it in our summer future if a rainy day crops up....

Clodfobble · 05-03-2009, 01:33 PM

It can rain in the summer?

kerosene · 05-03-2009, 08:45 PM

You should make them to sell on Etsy. Those are pretty awesome.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-03-2009, 10:51 PM

Kids will love making Booger Balls.

05-02-2009, 02:18 PM	#1
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Kids Craft Corner I just got done doing a trial run of my planned craft for my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout meeting, and it turned out so cool I wanted to share! Hopefully others will post their successes so I can get more ideas __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:28 PM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Recycled Crayons Beg broken crayons from teachers, daycares and friends who have a lot of kids. Run a paring knife or razor blade down the side of the label and peel them all off. Ice cream is a good bribe to get your kid(s) to help with the peeling when you run out of patience. I made molds out of heavy duty aluminum foil using the bottom of a medicine box. I thought making shaped crayons using cookie cutters to shape the foil would be cool, but I didn't feel like digging around in my pantry to try to find 'em. Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 05-02-2009 at 02:52 PM.

05-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#3
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Line a pan with aluminum foil in case your molds leak. Mine did a little. Fill them about 3 crayons deep (2-3 cm or 1") and put them in the oven. Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:33 PM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	After 10 min, this is what they looked like: Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:34 PM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	After 14, I took them out and used a toothpick to mix the colors a bit. Next time I will use a Q-tip to get more swirls. Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:37 PM	#6
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	It took about 20 minutes of sitting on the counter for them to be cool enough to peel off the foil, and another 10 after that for them to be hard enough to color with. Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:39 PM	#7
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I saw these on Etsy. The seller wanted 5 bucks for three puckshaped ones made in a mini muffin tin. Pfffft. I like my stick shaped ones better . Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:42 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Graffiti artists dream. Here's one for the kids. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#9
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	If I had a band saw, I'd be all over that!!! Since we don't, can I put it on my secret santa wish list? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-02-2009, 02:54 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't need a bandsaw, a simple coping saw will do it. $4.99 here. $8 at Sears. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-02-2009, 02:58 PM	#11
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Labrat - that is great project. My kids will be all over that. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

05-02-2009, 06:12 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	excellent craft, rattie. I see it in our summer future if a rainy day crops up.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-03-2009, 01:33 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It can rain in the summer? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-03-2009, 08:45 PM	#14
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	You should make them to sell on Etsy. Those are pretty awesome.

05-03-2009, 10:51 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Kids will love making Booger Balls. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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